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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000524
Francis M Price Elementary School
1901 W State St, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 · (260) 467-4950 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
278 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
60%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
36.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Francis M Price Elementary School
Francis M Price Elementary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis M Price Elementary School this school | 405 | 68.6% | 33.8% |
| Stephen Decatur Elementary School Indianapolis | 496 | 70.8% | 18.9% |
| Meredith Nicholson Elementary Sch Crawfordsville | 377 | 67.1% | 33.6% |
| Mollie B Hoover Elementary School Crawfordsville | 375 | 65.6% | 36.8% |
| Riverview Elementary School Marion | 393 | 74.0% | 34.9% |
| Vaile Elementary School Richmond | 311 | 71.1% | 29.2% |
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 Francis M Price Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #638 of 983 | #31 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #718 of 986 | #30 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #544 of 986 | #28 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #588 of 1,079 | #40 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #119 of 991 | #16 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #284 of 996 | #34 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #183 of 1,058 | #17 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #119 of 597 | #3 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
405
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 405 | 32.5 | 12.5:1 | 69% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 35.5 | 14.0:1 | 70% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 32.5 | 14.4:1 | 67% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 63% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 67% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 63% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 72% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 43% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 23 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francis M Price Elementary School.
About Francis M Price Elementary School
Students in Fort Wayne, Indiana, attend Francis M Price Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 405 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Fort Wayne Community Schools oversees Francis M Price Elementary School and 49 other schools, with 28,561 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Francis M Price Elementary School is 58% White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Allen County's population at about 71%. The chance that two students picked at random at Francis M Price Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.5:1, with 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 69% of enrollment. Across public schools in Allen County, the average is 50%.
Francis M Price Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Francis M Price Elementary School is 6.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 33.8%. Predicted: 27.0%.
Federal survey data for Allen County show that median household income is about $70,737, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 92 public schools operate in Allen County, serving about 55,262 students.
Franke Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Francis M Price Elementary School is ahead of the 23.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
The federal government classifies Francis M Price Elementary School's location as City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 421 to 405. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Francis M Price Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Franke Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 416
- Allen Co Juvenile Center1.3 mi · 24
- Bloomingdale Elementary School1.3 mi · 331
- Washington Elementary School1.7 mi · 206
- Smith Academy for Excellence1.7 mi · 64
- North Side High School1.8 mi · 1,383
Frequently asked questions
About Francis M Price Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Francis M Price Elementary School?
Francis M Price Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Francis M Price Elementary School serve?
Francis M Price Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Francis M Price Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Francis M Price Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Francis M Price Elementary School?
At Francis M Price Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Francis M Price Elementary School public or private?
Francis M Price Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.