Woodside Middle School

Woodside Middle School operates as a large middle school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, overseen by MSD Southwest Allen County Schls. Current enrollment sits at 1,032 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 74% larger than typical.

Within MSD Southwest Allen County Schls, which oversees 10 schools and 7,502 students, Woodside Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Woodside Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Allen County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Woodside Middle School reports 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Allen County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodside Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.3%; this one delivers 52.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Allen County put the typical household earns roughly $70,737 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Allen County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students), of which Woodside Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Covington Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodside Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

Woodside Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodside Middle School has showed little movement, going from 1,055 students in 2018 to 1,032 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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