Robert C Harris Elementary School

Located at 4501 Thorngate Dr, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Robert C Harris Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community that teaches 360 students (grades K through 5), part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.

Robert C Harris Elementary School is one of 50 schools operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools, a district that hosts 28,561 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Robert C Harris Elementary School logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 23% Black, 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian. By comparison, Allen County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Robert C Harris Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 62% of students at Robert C Harris Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Allen County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Robert C Harris Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.7%; this one delivers 39.6%.

Around the school, census data for Allen County shows median household income runs about $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allen County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students), Robert C Harris Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is R Nelson Snider High School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Robert C Harris Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 406 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.