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How has Northcrest Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000551
Northcrest Elementary School
5301 Archwood Ln, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 · (260) 467-5450 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
333 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 | 86 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
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
25.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
26.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Northcrest Elementary School
Northcrest Elementary School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northcrest Elementary School this school | 536 | 62.1% | 24.5% |
| J Wilbur Haley Elementary School Fort Wayne | 583 | 66.0% | 19.8% |
| Walt Disney Elementary School Mishawaka | 512 | 61.3% | 43.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Fort Wayne | 590 | 66.9% | 42.2% |
| Hickory Elementary School Avon | 589 | 55.3% | 56.8% |
| Glenwood Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 532 | 66.9% | 35.3% |
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 Northcrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #793 of 983 | #41 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #799 of 986 | #38 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #766 of 986 | #41 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #291 of 1,079 | #19 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #464 of 991 | #41 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #7 of 996 | #4 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #310 of 1,058 | #31 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #108 of 353 | #5 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
536
+114 (+27%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 62% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 35.5 | 14.5:1 | 63% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 30.8 | 16.0:1 | 71% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 76% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 22 | 20.7:1 | 73% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 72% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 84% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 48% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northcrest Elementary School.
About Northcrest Elementary School
Northcrest Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, under Fort Wayne Community Schools. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 536 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 23% higher.
Northcrest Elementary School is a school in Fort Wayne Community Schools. The district has 50 schools and 28,561 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Northcrest Elementary School, at 33%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 24% White, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Allen County residents are about 11% Black. Northcrest Elementary School's diversity index is 76%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Northcrest Elementary School is 62%. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Allen County is 12 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Northcrest Elementary School is 7.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 24.5% actual, 31.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
Census Bureau estimates for Allen County show that the median household income is $70,737, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Northcrest Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in the county.
Northwood Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Northcrest Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Northcrest Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Northcrest Elementary School as City: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 114 students since 2020-21, to 536. Students per teacher fell from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
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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
- Northwood Middle School0.6 mi · 585
- Northrop High School1.4 mi · 2,145
- Shawnee Middle School1.4 mi · 624
- Mabel K Holland Elementary School1.5 mi · 533
- Lincoln Elementary School1.5 mi · 590
- Allen Co Juvenile Center1.8 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Northcrest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northcrest Elementary School?
Northcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northcrest Elementary School serve?
Northcrest Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northcrest Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Northcrest Elementary School.
How diverse is Northcrest Elementary School?
Northcrest Elementary School reports a student body of 24% White, 25% Hispanic, 33% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Northcrest Elementary School in?
Northcrest Elementary School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
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