Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000563
South Wayne Elementary School
810 Cottage Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46807 · (260) 467-8100 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
274 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 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
18.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
12.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 South Wayne Elementary School
South Wayne Elementary School's state test result (16.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wayne Elementary School this school | 340 | 80.6% | 16.0% |
| Adams Elementary School Fort Wayne | 308 | 78.9% | 12.1% |
| Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle Indianapolis | 451 | 81.4% | 21.0% |
| Study Elementary School Fort Wayne | 268 | 80.2% | 7.3% |
| Bloomingdale Elementary School Fort Wayne | 331 | 77.3% | 22.4% |
| Miami Elementary School Lafayette | 442 | 83.5% | 27.4% |
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 South Wayne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #891 of 983 | #44 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #933 of 986 | #47 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #861 of 986 | #44 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #743 of 1,079 | #44 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #27 of 991 | #3 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #64 of 996 | #24 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #44 of 1,058 | #4 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #291 of 597 | #12 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
340
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 340 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 81% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 32.9 | 10.7:1 | 81% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 88% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 84% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 22.1 | 17.6:1 | 85% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 86% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 94% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 81% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 18 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Wayne Elementary School.
About South Wayne Elementary School
South Wayne Elementary School is a small elementary school in Indiana, with an address in Fort Wayne. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 340 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students.
Fort Wayne Community Schools serves 28,561 students across 50 schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at South Wayne Elementary School, 38% of enrollment. Next come 33% Black, 17% White, and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 9% Hispanic among all Allen County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at South Wayne Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
South Wayne Elementary School employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.6:1. That ratio is under the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 81% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Allen County report 50%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Wayne Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 16.0% actual against 18.5% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Allen County show that median household income is about $70,737, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 92 public schools operate in Allen County, serving about 55,262 students.
The next-closest public school is Fairfield Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 22.0% on proficiency, and South Wayne Elementary School is below that at 16.0%.
South Wayne Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 373 to 340 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.8 to 10.6 over 4 years.
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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
- Fairfield Elementary School0.2 mi · 481
- South Side High School0.7 mi · 1,405
- Harrison Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 612
- Study Elementary School1.0 mi · 268
- Washington Elementary School1.2 mi · 206
- Smith Academy for Excellence1.2 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About South Wayne Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Wayne Elementary School?
South Wayne Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does South Wayne Elementary School serve?
South Wayne Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at South Wayne Elementary School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at South Wayne Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Wayne Elementary School?
At South Wayne Elementary School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 38% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is South Wayne Elementary School in?
South Wayne Elementary School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
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