Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000541
Lindley Elementary School
2201 Ardmore Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 · (260) 467-5350 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
223 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
71%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
34.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
30.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Lindley Elementary School
Lindley Elementary School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindley Elementary School this school | 330 | 67.6% | 28.9% |
| Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School Indianapolis | 328 | 64.6% | 12.8% |
| Indian Village Elementary School Fort Wayne | 331 | 71.3% | 26.7% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Indianapolis | 404 | 69.1% | 22.2% |
| Beardsley Elementary School Elkhart | 356 | 68.8% | 12.7% |
| Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School Indianapolis | 251 | 68.1% | 12.6% |
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 Lindley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #731 of 983 | #33 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #754 of 986 | #35 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #586 of 986 | #30 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #770 of 1,079 | #47 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #180 of 991 | #20 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #53 of 996 | #20 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #204 of 1,058 | #19 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #312 of 597 | #14 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
330
+38 (+13%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 330 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 68% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 26.5 | 11.5:1 | 70% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 69% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 64% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 23.5 | 15.9:1 | 72% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 66% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 75% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 44% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindley Elementary School.
About Lindley Elementary School
Lindley Elementary School is an elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, according to federal school records. Enrolled students number 330 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 24% lower than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
The 50 schools of Fort Wayne Community Schools, including Lindley Elementary School, enroll 28,561 students.
Lindley Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 35%. Other students are 29% Black, 27% White, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Allen County residents are about 9% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 13.2 students per teacher and 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 68%. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Allen County.
Lindley Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (28.9%) and its predicted rate (27.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
Allen County has about 392,378 residents, and the median household income is $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Lindley Elementary School, Allen County has 91 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Portage Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Lindley Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Lindley Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 38 students since 2020-21, to 330. By 2024-25, the school had 13.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.4 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Portage Middle School0.2 mi · 380
- Study Elementary School1.2 mi · 268
- Indian Village Elementary School1.2 mi · 331
- Kekionga Middle School1.5 mi · 527
- Washington Elementary School2.0 mi · 206
- South Wayne Elementary School2.2 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Lindley Elementary SchoolHow large is Lindley Elementary School?
Lindley Elementary School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lindley Elementary School serve?
Lindley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lindley Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Lindley Elementary School.
How diverse is Lindley Elementary School?
Lindley Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 35% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lindley Elementary School public or private?
Lindley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Wayne Community Schools.
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