Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch

Set in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch is a moderately sized K-5 school, overseen by MSD Southwest Allen County Schls. It instructs 535 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 436.

MSD Southwest Allen County Schls runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 7,502 students. Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Allen County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.6%; this one delivers 40.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Allen County indicate median household income runs about $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch is one of 92 public schools in Allen County (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students).

Nearest neighbor: Deer Ridge Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch. On composite proficiency, Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 70% to 65%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.