📍 4325 Smith St, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46806
Merle J Abbett Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merle J Abbett Elementary School enrolls 498 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 34 | 6.8% |
| White | 21 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
431 of the school's 498 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 423 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merle J Abbett Elementary 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 80.
Merle J Abbett Elementary 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 498 students, Merle J Abbett Elementary School is close to 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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