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If you could change one rule at Lane Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
644
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000539
Lane Middle School
4901 Vance Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46815 · (260) 467-4400 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Indiana public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
466 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 205 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 38% |
Student demographics
76%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
23.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
17.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Lane Middle School
Lane Middle School's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Middle School this school | 644 | 72.4% | 22.1% |
| Kekionga Middle School Fort Wayne | 527 | 75.3% | 11.8% |
| Shawnee Middle School Fort Wayne | 624 | 66.5% | 20.3% |
| Northwood Middle School Fort Wayne | 585 | 70.6% | 20.0% |
| Miami Middle School Fort Wayne | 496 | 73.0% | 12.5% |
| Lakeside Middle School Fort Wayne | 452 | 77.7% | 18.6% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Lane Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #267 of 324 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #270 of 325 | #10 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #272 of 325 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #125 of 334 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #52 of 314 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.5% | #1 of 315 | #1 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #25 of 330 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #127 of 187 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
644
-93 (-13%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 644 | 51.3 | 12.6:1 | 72% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 47.8 | 14.5:1 | 71% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 47.3 | 15.0:1 | 74% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 737 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 71% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 70% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 65% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 70% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 593 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 34% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 25 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lane Middle School.
About Lane Middle School
Lane Middle School sits in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is classified as a middle school. The school reports 644 students in grades 6 through 8.
Fort Wayne Community Schools runs 50 schools with a combined 28,561 students. Lane Middle School is one of them.
Black students form the largest group at Lane Middle School, 31% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Asian, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Allen County residents are about 11% Black. By the diversity index, Lane Middle School comes in at 76%.
Lane Middle School operates with 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.6:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Lane Middle School reports 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Allen County, the school's rate is higher.
Lane Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lane Middle School is 24.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Allen County, median household income is about $70,737, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Lane Middle School is among the 92 public schools in Allen County.
The nearest other public school, Glenwood Park Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lane Middle School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
Lane Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Lane Middle School saw enrollment fall 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.3 to 12.6 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lane Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Lane Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lane Middle. Lane Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Lane Middle SchoolPortland, OR · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Glenwood Park Elementary School0.3 mi · 532
- R Nelson Snider High School0.3 mi · 1,927
- Brentwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
- J Wilbur Haley Elementary School1.0 mi · 583
- Fred H Croninger Elementary School1.3 mi · 619
- Robert C Harris Elementary School1.4 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Lane Middle SchoolHow large is Lane Middle School?
Lane Middle School enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lane Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lane Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lane Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lane Middle School is approximately 12.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lane Middle School?
At Lane Middle School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 27% Hispanic, 31% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lane Middle School?
Lane Middle School is overseen by Fort Wayne Community Schools in Allen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.