📍 4901 Vance Ave, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46815
Lane Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 710 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 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lane Middle School enrolls 710 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 24% White and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 226 | 32% |
| White | 170 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 12% |
| Asian | 64 | 9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
528 of the school's 710 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 510 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lane 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 15, state house district 84.
Lane 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 710 students, Lane 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