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Enrollment
624
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000560
Shawnee Middle School
1000 E Cook Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 · (260) 467-6525 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
415 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 213 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 36% |
Student demographics
74%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
23.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
16.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Shawnee Middle School
Shawnee Middle School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Middle School this school | 624 | 66.5% | 20.3% |
| Northwood Middle School Fort Wayne | 585 | 70.6% | 20.0% |
| Memorial Park Middle School Fort Wayne | 627 | 61.1% | 40.0% |
| Lane Middle School Fort Wayne | 644 | 72.4% | 22.1% |
| River Valley Middle School Jeffersonville | 857 | 64.5% | 31.2% |
| Anderson Intermediate School Anderson | 490 | 67.1% | 16.1% |
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 Shawnee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #273 of 324 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #274 of 325 | #11 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #269 of 325 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #136 of 334 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #112 of 314 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #6 of 315 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #46 of 330 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #137 of 187 | #7 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
624
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 624 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 67% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 46.3 | 13.4:1 | 64% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 38.5 | 17.5:1 | 65% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 69% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 41.5 | 16.1:1 | 65% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 65% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 38 | 19.9:1 | 68% (518) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 33% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 800 | 39 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee Middle School.
About Shawnee Middle School
Shawnee Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The student body numbers 624 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Shawnee Middle School is one school in Fort Wayne Community Schools, a system of 50 schools with 28,561 students.
Shawnee Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 38%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. In Allen County overall, about 71% of residents are White. Shawnee Middle School's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Shawnee Middle School is 67%. Among public schools in Allen County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Shawnee Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Shawnee Middle School's results are 8.2 points below predicted: 20.3% against 28.5%.
Federal survey data for Allen County show that the median household income is $70,737, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Allen County is home to 92 public schools and about 55,262 public school students.
The closest public school to Shawnee Middle School is Lincoln Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 20.3% is below the 33.6% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 624, a 10% decrease from 690 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.4 to 13.9 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Shawnee Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shawnee Middle. Shawnee Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Shawnee Middle SchoolLima, OH · 712 students
- Shawnee Middle SchoolShawnee, OK · 693 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.1 mi · 590
- Northrop High School0.6 mi · 2,145
- Mabel K Holland Elementary School0.6 mi · 533
- Northwood Middle School0.9 mi · 585
- Northcrest Elementary School1.4 mi · 536
- Washington Center Elementary Sch2.4 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Middle SchoolHow large is Shawnee Middle School?
Shawnee Middle School enrolls approximately 624 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Shawnee Middle School serve?
Shawnee Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Shawnee Middle School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Shawnee Middle School.
How diverse is Shawnee Middle School?
Shawnee Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Shawnee Middle School?
Shawnee 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.