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What advice would you give to incoming students at Washington Center Elementary Sch?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000566
Washington Center Elementary Sch
1936 W Wallen Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46818 · (260) 467-6250 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
366 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
62%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
37.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Washington Center Elementary Sch
Washington Center Elementary Sch's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Center Elementary Sch this school | 553 | 66.2% | 37.0% |
| Heritage Elementary School Monroeville | 514 | 64.0% | 36.7% |
| West View Elementary School Muncie | 538 | 63.9% | 29.4% |
| Clarks Creek Elementary Plainfield | 544 | 62.1% | 40.1% |
| New Haven Intermediate School New Haven | 607 | 64.4% | 29.5% |
| New Haven Primary School New Haven | 475 | 62.5% | N/A |
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 Washington Center Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #585 of 983 | #24 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #615 of 986 | #24 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #500 of 986 | #25 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #258 of 1,079 | #17 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #360 of 991 | #33 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #237 of 996 | #30 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #230 of 1,058 | #23 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #180 of 353 | #7 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
553
+59 (+12%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 553 | 38.5 | 14.4:1 | 66% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 34.3 | 14.9:1 | 61% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 62% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 63% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 24 | 21.0:1 | 56% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 53% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 61% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 33 | 19.5:1 | 24% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 28 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Center Elementary Sch.
About Washington Center Elementary Sch
Washington Center Elementary Sch is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Enrolled students number 553 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 27% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Washington Center Elementary Sch is one of 50 schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools, which enrolls 28,561 students in total.
At Washington Center Elementary Sch, White students make up 57% of the student body. It is also 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Allen County is roughly 71% White. Washington Center Elementary Sch's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Washington Center Elementary Sch operates with 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.4:1. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. About 66% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Allen County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
allk12 grades Washington Center Elementary Sch a B-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Washington Center Elementary Sch are 8.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.0% actual, 28.7% predicted).
Federal survey data for Allen County show that the median household income is $70,737, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Allen County is home to 92 public schools and about 55,262 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Northrop High School is the closest, at about 1.9 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Washington Center Elementary Sch. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Washington Center Elementary Sch ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Washington Center Elementary Sch is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 59 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.0 to 14.4 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
Nearby schools
- Northrop High School1.9 mi · 2,145
- Hickory Center Elementary School2.1 mi · 453
- Carroll High School2.3 mi · 2,623
- Lincoln Elementary School2.4 mi · 590
- Shawnee Middle School2.4 mi · 624
- Eel River Elementary School2.9 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Center Elementary SchWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Center Elementary Sch?
Washington Center Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Washington Center Elementary Sch serve?
Washington Center Elementary Sch serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Washington Center Elementary Sch have?
Washington Center Elementary Sch employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Center Elementary Sch?
Student demographics at Washington Center Elementary Sch are roughly 57% White, 15% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Washington Center Elementary Sch in?
Washington Center Elementary Sch is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.