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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Fairfield Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363002197
Fairfield Elementary School
2825 Fairfield Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46807 · (260) 467-5900 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
335 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
16.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
19.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairfield Elementary School
Fairfield Elementary School's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Elementary School this school | 481 | 69.6% | 15.3% |
| Edison Middle School South Bend | 551 | 67.0% | 12.4% |
| Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 416 | 68.3% | 12.5% |
| Beardsley Elementary School Elkhart | 356 | 68.8% | 12.7% |
| Mary Daly Elementary School Elkhart | 476 | 63.9% | 10.2% |
| Harrison Elementary School South Bend | 555 | 73.3% | 12.5% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #898 of 983 | #46 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #873 of 986 | #43 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #884 of 986 | #45 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #416 of 1,079 | #26 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #87 of 991 | #13 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #124 of 996 | #27 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #167 of 1,058 | #16 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #412 of 597 | #22 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
-52 (-10%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 481 | 40 | 12.0:1 | 70% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 78% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 34.3 | 13.4:1 | 88% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 89% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 28.1 | 18.5:1 | 90% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 90% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 95% (504) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 79% (510) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 27 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Elementary School.
About Fairfield Elementary School
Fairfield Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its 481 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Fairfield Elementary School is one of the 50 schools that make up Fort Wayne Community Schools (28,561 students in total).
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Fairfield Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 49%. Smaller groups are 23% Black, 13% White, 11% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Allen County is roughly 9% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1 at Fairfield Elementary School, with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 70%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Allen County.
Fairfield Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.3% is 11.0 points below the 26.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Allen County, the median household income is $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen County is home to 92 public schools and about 55,262 public school students.
South Wayne Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Fairfield Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Fairfield Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 15.3% against a local average of 25.0%.
Fairfield Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school enrolled 481 students in 2024-25, 52 fewer than the 533 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.8:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Blackhawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Other Fairfield Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fairfield Elementary. Fairfield Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMASSAPEQUA, NY · 513 students
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolPickerington, OH · 502 students
- Fairfield ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 478 students
- Fairfield ElementaryWinnsboro, SC · 418 students
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 381 students
Nearby schools
- South Wayne Elementary School0.2 mi · 340
- South Side High School0.6 mi · 1,405
- Harrison Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 612
- Weisser Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 632
- Whitney M Young Early Childhood1.1 mi · 218
- Fort Wayne Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Fairfield Elementary School?
Fairfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fairfield Elementary School serve?
Fairfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fairfield Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Fairfield Elementary School.
How diverse is Fairfield Elementary School?
Fairfield Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 49% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Fairfield Elementary School in?
Fairfield Elementary School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
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