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South Wayne Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 362 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 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Wayne Elementary School enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 25% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 27% |
| White | 89 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 362 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Wayne 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 16, state house district 80.
South Wayne 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 362 students, South Wayne Elementary School is smaller 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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