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Merle J Abbett Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4325 Smith St
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
Phone
(260) 467-5800
District
Fort Wayne Community Schools
County
ALLEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
498
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 2.7% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Merle J Abbett Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
45%
6%
39%
5%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
43%
13%
39%
8%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
2%
39%
3%
39%
1%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 42 8.4%
Kindergarten 67 13.5%
Grade 1 78 15.7%
Grade 2 79 15.9%
Grade 3 81 16.3%
Grade 4 74 14.9%
Grade 5 77 15.5%
Total 498 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.6% 41.1% 67.7%
Black 41.6% 28.1% 14.1%
Hispanic 46.4% 23.4% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.4% 7.0% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.5% 66.2% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 84.9% 63.6% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 2.5% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 225,677 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,564.2 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.0% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.7% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 92,977 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 11.2% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.6% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.4% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.6% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.9% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.8% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,703 $191,795,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $864 $24,718,000 6.3%
Staff $598 $17,105,000 4.4%
General Administration $168 $4,819,000 1.2%
School Administration $732 $20,948,000 5.4%
Operation $845 $24,178,000 6.2%
Transportation $442 $12,650,000 3.2%
Other $599 $17,139,000 4.4%
Total Support $4,248 $121,557,000 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,700 $77,244,000 19.8%
Total Expenditures $13,651 $390,596,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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