📍 5303 Wheelock Rd, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46835
Jefferson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 682 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 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Middle School enrolls 682 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 16% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 12% |
| Asian | 22 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 682 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 363 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson 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 84.
Jefferson 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 682 students, Jefferson 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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