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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000570
Weisser Park Elementary School
902 Colerick St, Fort Wayne, IN 46806 · (260) 467-8875 · Allen County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
405 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 125 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (125) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (130).
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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
39.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Weisser Park Elementary School
Weisser Park Elementary School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weisser Park Elementary School this school | 632 | 64.1% | 42.1% |
| West Newton Elementary School West Newton | 559 | 62.6% | 28.1% |
| Clay International Academy South Bend | 496 | 63.1% | 17.1% |
| Lynwood Elementary Indianapolis | 583 | 65.5% | 18.2% |
| Lodge Community School Evansville | 510 | 63.5% | 8.2% |
| Jeff H Towles Intermediate School Fort Wayne | 600 | 60.0% | 36.1% |
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 Weisser Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #476 of 983 | #19 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #617 of 986 | #25 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #416 of 986 | #18 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #137 of 1,079 | #5 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #178 of 991 | #19 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #58 of 996 | #22 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #270 of 1,058 | #27 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #194 of 353 | #9 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
632
+49 (+8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 632 | 48 | 13.2:1 | 64% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 41.8 | 14.3:1 | 59% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 35.8 | 16.5:1 | 57% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 57% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 63% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 60% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 65% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 38% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 43 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weisser Park Elementary School.
About Weisser Park Elementary School
In Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of Allen County, Weisser Park Elementary School is an elementary school. The school had 632 students in grades 1 through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Fort Wayne Community Schools enrolls 28,561 students, and its 50 schools include Weisser Park Elementary School.
Weisser Park Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 36%. Smaller groups are 33% White, 20% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 11% of Allen County residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Weisser Park Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Staffing totals 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 64%. The rate at public schools in Allen County averages 50%, lower than here.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.2%. Weisser Park Elementary School scores 42.1%.
Allen County has about 392,378 residents, and median household income is about $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Allen County number 92 and enroll about 55,262.
The closest public school, Whitney M Young Early Childhood, is about 0.2 miles from Weisser Park Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.9%; Weisser Park Elementary School's is 42.1%, ranking 2nd of 6.
Weisser Park Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Weisser Park Elementary School had 583 students in 2020-21 and 632 in 2024-25, an 8% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Weisser Park Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- Whitney M Young Early Childhood0.2 mi · 218
- John S Irwin Elementary School0.6 mi · 302
- Bunche Elementary School0.7 mi · 234
- South Side High School0.7 mi · 1,405
- Merle J Abbett Elementary School0.8 mi · 467
- Fairfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Weisser Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Weisser Park Elementary School?
Weisser Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Weisser Park Elementary School serve?
Weisser Park Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Weisser Park Elementary School have?
Weisser Park Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Weisser Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at Weisser Park Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Weisser Park Elementary School in?
Weisser Park Elementary School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.