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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000564
Levan R Scott Academy
950 E Fairfax Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46806 · (260) 467-8050 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
316 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
73%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
15.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
10.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
11.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Levan R Scott Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levan R Scott Academy this school | 419 | 75.4% | 11.6% |
| Homecroft Kindergarten Indianapolis | 359 | 73.8% | N/A |
| William Henry Burkhart Elementary Indianapolis | 449 | 76.8% | 41.3% |
| Winchester Village Elementary Indianapolis | 546 | 81.5% | 17.1% |
| Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten Indianapolis | 273 | 64.5% | N/A |
| Rosa Parks Kindergarten Indianapolis | 295 | 61.7% | N/A |
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 Levan R Scott Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #937 of 983 | #49 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #950 of 986 | #48 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #894 of 986 | #47 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #558 of 1,079 | #36 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #86 of 991 | #12 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #28 of 996 | #11 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #80 of 1,058 | #8 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #185 of 353 | #8 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
419
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 419 | 34.8 | 12.0:1 | 75% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 30.6 | 11.4:1 | 84% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 25.8 | 13.8:1 | 87% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | 89% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 90% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 88% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 96% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 71% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 211 | 9 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Levan R Scott Academy.
About Levan R Scott Academy
Levan R Scott Academy is an elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools. The school enrolls 419 students in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 50 schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools, with 28,561 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Levan R Scott Academy; the largest is Asian, at 32%. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% White. Allen County's residents are about 5% Asian, 27 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Levan R Scott Academy scores 73%.
For every teacher at Levan R Scott Academy, there are about 12.0 students; the school has 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 316 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 75% of enrollment. Public schools in Allen County average 50%.
The model predicts 22.2% for a school in Indiana with Levan R Scott Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Levan R Scott Academy posts 11.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Allen County show that the median household earns about $70,737 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Allen County has 92 public schools with about 55,262 students, including Levan R Scott Academy.
The closest school to Levan R Scott Academy is Jeff H Towles Intermediate School, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 26.1% on proficiency, and Levan R Scott Academy is below that at 11.6%.
NCES assigns Levan R Scott Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 419, from 440 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 20.0:1 to 12.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Levan R Scott Academy, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Jeff H Towles Intermediate School0.5 mi · 600
- Merle J Abbett Elementary School0.7 mi · 467
- Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle1.0 mi · 150
- Timothy L Johnson Academy1.0 mi · 440
- Harrison Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 612
- John S Irwin Elementary School1.3 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Levan R Scott AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Levan R Scott Academy?
Levan R Scott Academy enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Levan R Scott Academy serve?
Levan R Scott Academy serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Levan R Scott Academy?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Levan R Scott Academy.
What is the student diversity at Levan R Scott Academy?
Student demographics at Levan R Scott Academy are roughly 5% White, 27% Hispanic, 30% Black, 32% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Levan R Scott Academy in?
Levan R Scott Academy is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
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