📍 7200 E State Blvd, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46815
Blackhawk Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 797 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackhawk Middle School enrolls 797 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 22% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 399 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 10% |
| Asian | 40 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 797 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 356 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blackhawk Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-30, state senate district 14, state house district 85.
Blackhawk Middle School is one of 50 schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district serves 28,549 students district-wide and employs 1,895 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 797 students, Blackhawk Middle School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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