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Enrollment
789
Middle
DISTRICT 911 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHLS·NCES 180003000116
Summit Middle School
4509 Homestead Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46814 · (260) 431-2502 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
193 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 265 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 268 | 34% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Summit Middle School→Homestead High School
Based on grade levels within MSD Southwest Allen County Schls. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Summit Middle School
Summit Middle School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Middle School this school | 789 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| Leo Elementary School Leo | 653 | 23.4% | 54.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Valparaiso | 823 | 24.5% | 62.5% |
| New Palestine Jr High School New Palestine | 606 | 25.4% | 45.7% |
| Indian Springs Middle School Columbia City | 797 | 28.7% | 40.0% |
| East Central Middle School St Leon | 803 | 23.5% | 51.0% |
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 Summit Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #32 of 324 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #54 of 325 | #2 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #21 of 325 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #81 of 334 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #208 of 314 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #179 of 315 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #305 of 330 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #48 of 110 | #4 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
789
-49 (-6%) vs 2020
+27% since 2000-01, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 789 | 49.2 | 16.1:1 | 24% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 53.1 | 15.4:1 | 22% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 45.6 | 19.0:1 | 23% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 17% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 43.8 | 16.1:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 16% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 16% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 3% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Middle School.
About Summit Middle School
Summit Middle School, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It teaches 789 students in grades 6 through 8. That is 33% bigger than the average of about 594 students for middle schools in Indiana.
MSD Southwest Allen County Schls counts 10 schools and 7,502 students, including Summit Middle School.
At Summit Middle School, 80% of students are White. Other students are 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 71% White share among all Allen County residents. The diversity index for Summit Middle School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. The school has 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Indiana is about 15.6:1. Federal data show 24% of students (193) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Allen County averages 50%, higher than here.
In Indiana, Summit Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 58.4% actual against a predicted 58.2%.
In Allen County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $70,737, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 92 public schools in the county, enrolling about 55,262, Summit Middle School among them.
Homestead High School is the nearest public school to Summit Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 58.4% is above the 57.9% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 789, down from 838 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.1:1, from 17.5:1.
This page is set up for the Summit Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 MSD Southwest Allen County Schls
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Woodside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,032 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Lafayette Meadow SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Whispering Meadow Elementary SchElementary · 535 students
- Aboite Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 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 Summit Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Summit Middle. Summit Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Summit Middle SchoolJohnston, IA · 1,118 students
- Summit Middle SchoolEdmond, OK · 879 students
- Summit Middle SchoolFRISCO, CO · 737 students
Nearby schools
- Homestead High School0.2 mi · 2,382
- eSACS Virtual School0.3 mi · 91
- Aboite Elementary School0.4 mi · 497
- Haverhill Elementary School0.8 mi · 396
- Deer Ridge Elementary1.9 mi · 430
- Covington Elementary School1.9 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Middle SchoolHow many students attend Summit Middle School?
Summit Middle School enrolls approximately 789 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Summit Middle School serve?
Summit Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Summit Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Summit Middle School.
How diverse is Summit Middle School?
Summit Middle School reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Summit Middle School in?
Summit Middle School is part of MSD Southwest Allen County Schls.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.