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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000533
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School
2201 Maplecrest Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46815 · (260) 467-4510 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
385 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
75%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
21.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
15.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 J Wilbur Haley Elementary School
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Wilbur Haley Elementary School this school | 583 | 66.0% | 19.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Fort Wayne | 590 | 66.9% | 42.2% |
| Forest Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 558 | 66.3% | 26.7% |
| W E Wilson Elementary Jeffersonville | 518 | 66.4% | 29.6% |
| Weisser Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 632 | 64.1% | 42.1% |
| Clay International Academy South Bend | 496 | 63.1% | 17.1% |
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 J Wilbur Haley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #845 of 983 | #43 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #911 of 986 | #46 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #824 of 986 | #43 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #205 of 1,079 | #13 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #283 of 991 | #29 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #10 of 996 | #6 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #233 of 1,058 | #24 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #352 of 597 | #19 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
583
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 583 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 66% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 37.5 | 14.9:1 | 63% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 36.5 | 15.6:1 | 65% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 63% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 32.2 | 20.1:1 | 63% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 32 | 19.6:1 | 64% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 59% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 30 | 20.1:1 | 46% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 33 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J Wilbur Haley Elementary School.
About J Wilbur Haley Elementary School
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In all, 583 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 34% above the average of about 436 students for elementary schools in Indiana.
Fort Wayne Community Schools operates 50 schools. Combined enrollment is 28,561 students.
The student body at J Wilbur Haley Elementary School has no majority group. Black students lead at 30%. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's Black share is 19 points above the 11% share among Allen County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The school has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 1.6 students per teacher. In all, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Allen County is 16 points.
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of Indiana public elementary schools.
In Indiana, J Wilbur Haley Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 19.8% actual against a predicted 28.8%.
In Allen County, home to about 392,378 people, median household income comes to about $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen County's 92 public schools enroll about 55,262 students and include J Wilbur Haley Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Blackhawk Middle School is closest at about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 19.8% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
A 3% decline took enrollment from 604 in 2020-21 to 583 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.3:1 to 13.9:1.
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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
- Blackhawk Middle School0.8 mi · 814
- Lane Middle School1.0 mi · 644
- Fred H Croninger Elementary School1.0 mi · 619
- Glenwood Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 532
- R Nelson Snider High School1.3 mi · 1,927
- Brentwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About J Wilbur Haley Elementary SchoolHow large is J Wilbur Haley Elementary School?
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does J Wilbur Haley Elementary School serve?
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at J Wilbur Haley Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at J Wilbur Haley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J Wilbur Haley Elementary School?
At J Wilbur Haley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 23% Hispanic, 30% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is J Wilbur Haley Elementary School in?
J Wilbur Haley Elementary School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.