📍 902 Colerick St, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46806
Weisser Park Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades 1–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Weisser Park Elementary School enrolls 591 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 35% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 235 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 204 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 591 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 314 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Weisser Park 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.
Weisser Park 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 591 students, Weisser Park 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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