Jefferson Middle School

Regular School · Fort Wayne, IN

Jefferson Middle School is a regular school school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving grades 06–08 with 658 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

658

Teachers (FTE)

43.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	342	52%
Hispanic/Latino	113	17%
Black or African American	101	15%
Two or more races	70	11%
Asian	29	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	658	335M / 323F

English Language Learners: 25 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	22.0% -15pp	37.0%	687
Reading Proficiency	29.0% -13.2pp	42.2%	680
Science Proficiency	36.0%	—	201

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.03 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

121 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

195

29.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	658	100%

Contact & Location

5303 Wheelock Rd

Fort Wayne, IN 46835

Phone: (260)467-4825

District

Fort Wayne Community Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,966

District enrollment: 28,612

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Arlington Elementary School Elementary
Bloomingdale Elementary School Elementary
Brentwood Elementary School Elementary
Bunche Elementary School Elementary
Fairfield Elementary School Elementary
Forest Park Elementary School Elementary
Francis M Price Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46835) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180363000534

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD