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Fred H Croninger Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyWhat this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Indiana's top 10%.
Where Fred H Croninger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #9 of 983 | #1 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #10 of 986 | #2 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #6 of 986 | #1 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #154 of 1,079 | #6 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #878 of 991 | #53 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #318 of 996 | #36 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #494 of 597 | #26 of 31 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 619 | 34.5 | 17.9:1 | 33% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 35.7 | 16.7:1 | 28% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 29.8 | 19.4:1 | 29% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 29% (186) |
About Fred H Croninger Elementary School
Fred H Croninger Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Fort Wayne Community Schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It serves 619 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Indiana is roughly 436 students; this school is 42% larger than that.
Fred H Croninger Elementary School is in Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district with 28,561 students across 50 schools.
At Fred H Croninger Elementary School, White students make up 61% of the student body. The school is also 15% Black, 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 71% White share among all Allen County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 34.5 full-time equivalents, or about 17.9 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 33%. The average for public schools in Allen County is 50%.
BeatsExpectations places Fred H Croninger Elementary School in the top 10% of Indiana schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 29.6 points above it (81.6% actual, 52.0% predicted).
In the county around the school, 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. There are 92 public schools in Allen County, enrolling about 55,262 students in all.
Nearest public school: Blackhawk Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fred H Croninger Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Fred H Croninger Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 644 in 2017-18 to 619 in 2024-25. The share of White students fell 10 points, from 71% to 61%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.2:1 to 17.9:1.
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