Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000535
John S Irwin Elementary School
3501 S Anthony Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46806 · (260) 467-5310 · Allen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
190 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% 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 17 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 John S Irwin Elementary School
John S Irwin Elementary School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John S Irwin Elementary School this school | 302 | 62.9% | 48.0% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Michigan City | 350 | 65.1% | 24.6% |
| William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School Indianapolis | 381 | 56.4% | 20.9% |
| Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2 Speedway | 223 | 68.2% | 57.1% |
| Muessel Elementary School South Bend | 295 | 68.8% | 5.3% |
| Coquillard Elementary School South Bend | 305 | 63.6% | 3.3% |
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 John S Irwin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #344 of 983 | #14 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #421 of 986 | #15 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #239 of 986 | #12 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #828 of 1,079 | #49 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #366 of 991 | #35 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #132 of 996 | #28 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #296 of 1,058 | #29 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #320 of 353 | #20 of 22 |
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
302
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 63% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 67% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 18.5 | 15.1:1 | 68% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 64% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 63% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 16 | 19.0:1 | 60% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 61% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 15 | 19.4:1 | 47% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John S Irwin Elementary School.
About John S Irwin Elementary School
Fort Wayne, Indiana, is home to John S Irwin Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 302 students in kindergarten through 5. The school is 31% below the average for elementary schools in Indiana.
John S Irwin Elementary School reports to Fort Wayne Community Schools, which has 50 schools and 28,561 students.
At John S Irwin Elementary School, Black students make up the biggest share, 49%. Enrollment also includes 26% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Allen County, the Black share is about 11%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The school had 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. The school reported 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 50% average for public schools in Allen County is 13 points lower.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, John S Irwin Elementary School does better than predicted by 16.9 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.0%; the prediction is 31.0%.
In Allen County, home to about 392,378 people, median household income comes to about $70,737, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 92 public schools in the county, enrolling about 55,262, John S Irwin Elementary School among them.
About 0.6 miles separate John S Irwin Elementary School from the closest public school, Weisser Park Elementary School. The five-mile area around John S Irwin Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts John S Irwin Elementary School at 1st of 6.
NCES assigns John S Irwin Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is set up for the John S Irwin Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Weisser Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 632
- Merle J Abbett Elementary School0.7 mi · 467
- Whitney M Young Early Childhood0.7 mi · 218
- Timothy L Johnson Academy1.0 mi · 440
- Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle1.0 mi · 150
- Bunche Elementary School1.0 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About John S Irwin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John S Irwin Elementary School?
John S Irwin Elementary School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does John S Irwin Elementary School serve?
John S Irwin Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does John S Irwin Elementary School have?
John S Irwin Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at John S Irwin Elementary School?
Student demographics at John S Irwin Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 12% Hispanic, 49% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is John S Irwin Elementary School in?
John S Irwin Elementary School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
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