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Robert C Harris Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4501 Thorngate Dr, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46835

353
Pupils
14.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Robert C Harris Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Fort Wayne Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Robert C Harris Elementary School enrolls 353 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.

Male students
172 (49%)
Female students
181 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student-teacher ratio
14.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 22% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White17148%
Black or African American7922%
Two or more races4212%
Hispanic or Latino3610%
Asian246.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

229 of the school's 353 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Robert C Harris 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 84.

School district: Fort Wayne Community Schools

Robert C Harris 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 353 students, Robert C Harris Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.

28,549
District students
50
Schools
1,895
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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