Middle · Indiana

Jefferson Middle School

Free meals for all

Jefferson Middle School, a public middle school in Fort Wayne, Indiana: grades 6–8, 658 students, 15.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 658
Teachers (FTE): 43.3
Students per teacher: 15.2
Grades: 6–8; Middle

More students per teacher than 54% of middle schools in Indiana

Median 14.8 · 334 schools compared

More students per teacher than 55% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 65% of middle schools in Indiana

Median 527 · 335 schools compared

Larger than 65% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Indiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Indiana: 41%

26%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of middle schools in Indiana

Median 38% · 335 middle schools compared

624 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

24%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of middle schools in Indiana

Median 36% · 335 middle schools compared

620 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Fort Wayne Community Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Fort Wayne Community Schools.

Location

Address: 5303 Wheelock Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835
Phone: (260)467-4825
City or town: Fort Wayne
County: Allen County

Quality of life in Fort Wayne Schools in Fort Wayne

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Blackhawk Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	814	16.3	40%	45%	2.2 mi
Lane Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	644	12.5	23%	18%	3.3 mi
Northwood Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	585	13.3	26%	14%	5.2 mi
Lakeside Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	452	12.4	19%	15%	5.3 mi
Shawnee Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	624	13.9	24%	16%	5.5 mi
Memorial Park Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	627	13.2	43%	37%	5.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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