Merle J Abbett Elementary School
4325 Smith St Fort Wayne IN, 46806, Allen County Phone: 260-467-5800 Ranking:  (1,375 out of 1,449, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Fort Wayne Community Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 355 | 311 | 278 | 307 | 276 | 270 | 286 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 8.7% | 32 | 10.3% | 31 | 11.2% | 31 | 10.1% | 32 | 11.6% | 31 | 11.5% | 30 | 10.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 21.4% | 60 | 19.3% | 35 | 12.6% | 52 | 16.9% | 42 | 15.2% | 42 | 15.6% | 49 | 17.1% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 17.5% | 38 | 12.2% | 44 | 15.8% | 46 | 15.0% | 42 | 15.2% | 44 | 16.3% | 50 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 12.7% | 51 | 16.4% | 39 | 14.0% | 44 | 14.3% | 42 | 15.2% | 41 | 15.2% | 49 | 17.1% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 14.9% | 44 | 14.1% | 44 | 15.8% | 41 | 13.4% | 45 | 16.3% | 48 | 17.8% | 29 | 10.1% |
| Grade 4: | 38 | 10.7% | 45 | 14.5% | 35 | 12.6% | 48 | 15.6% | 43 | 15.6% | 33 | 12.2% | 34 | 11.9% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 14.1% | 41 | 13.2% | 50 | 18.0% | 45 | 14.7% | 30 | 10.9% | 31 | 11.5% | 45 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 175 | 49.3% | 162 | 52.1% | 140 | 50.4% | 145 | 47.2% | 129 | 46.7% | 123 | 45.6% | 145 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 180 | 50.7% | 149 | 47.9% | 138 | 49.6% | 162 | 52.8% | 118 | 42.8% | 119 | 44.1% | 122 | 42.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 156 | 43.9% | 155 | 49.8% | 157 | 56.5% | 145 | 47.2% | 130 | 47.1% | 130 | 48.1% | 135 | 47.2% |
| Black: | 125 | 35.2% | 91 | 29.3% | 68 | 24.5% | 101 | 32.9% | 87 | 31.5% | 92 | 34.1% | 87 | 30.4% |
| White: | 22 | 6.2% | 18 | 5.8% | 20 | 7.2% | 33 | 10.7% | 38 | 13.8% | 27 | 10.0% | 44 | 15.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 44 | 12.4% | 41 | 13.2% | 30 | 10.8% | 25 | 8.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 316 | 89.0% | 282 | 90.7% | 253 | 91.0% | 281 | 91.5% | 238 | 86.2% | 245 | 90.7% | 250 | 87.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.5% | 13 | 4.7% | 10 | 3.3% | 19 | 6.9% | 17 | 6.3% | 13 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.79 | 14.14 | 12.09 | 15.12 | 13.54 | 11.60 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 66% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 78.5% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 84.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 71% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 60% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.4% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.7% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 66% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 63% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13% | 64% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 78% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 82.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 71% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 70% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 70% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 74% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 60% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 65% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 70.1% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 9% | 62% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 67.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 71.4% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 64% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 65% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 64% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 67% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 61% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 66% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 73.5% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77.9% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 71% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 75% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 81% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83.1% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 49% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 55.7% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 59.8% | 67% |
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* Merle J Abbett Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.