Jeff H Towles Intermediate School

Public elementary school, grades 1 to 8 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Jeff H Towles Intermediate School in Fort Wayne, Indiana enrolled 600 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

561 students in 2022-23, 556 students in 2023-24, 600 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.5 to 46.0.

Students enrolled at Jeff H Towles Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 561, 2023-24: 556, 2024-25: 60002004006002022-235612023-245562024-25600
Students enrolled at Jeff H Towles Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 561, 2023-24: 556, 2024-25: 60002004006002022-235612023-245562024-25600
Students enrolled at Jeff H Towles Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 561, 2023-24: 556, 2024-25: 60002004006002022-235612023-245562024-25600
Students enrolled at Jeff H Towles Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 561, 2023-24: 556, 2024-25: 60002004006002022-235612023-245562024-25600
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356142.513.2
2023-2455643.512.8
2024-2560046.013.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 583 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jeff H Towles Intermediate School enrolled 583 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 583 of the 583 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent6.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.2% of students were White, 27.3% Black, 19.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White40.2%
  2. Black27.3%
  3. Hispanic19.8%
  4. Two or more races11.0%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Jeff H Towles Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math22%25% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Fort Wayne

48 public elementary schools in Fort Wayne report 2024-25 enrollment; Jeff H Towles Intermediate School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Prince Chapman Academy81914.577.5%
Cedarville Elementary School76419.220.8%
Covington Elementary School74614.628.4%
Southwick Elementary School72413.379.8%
Weisser Park Elementary School63213.254.7%
Fred H Croninger Elementary School61917.927.8%
Harrison Hill Elementary School61212.864.1%
Jeff H Towles Intermediate School60013.049.2%

All public schools in Fort Wayne →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jeff H Towles Intermediate School

  1. Levan R Scott AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 419 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Harrison Hill Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 612 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Jeff H Towles Intermediate School with Levan R Scott AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fort Wayne Community School District spends per student$14,569 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,569
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaJeff H Towles Intermediate School is the number 188 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#188 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.13.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jeff H Towles Intermediate School

  1. How many students attend Jeff H Towles Intermediate School?
    600 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 561 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Wayne, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jeff H Towles Intermediate School?
    13.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jeff H Towles Intermediate School a Title I school?
    Jeff H Towles Intermediate School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Jeff H Towles Intermediate School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Jeff H Towles Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jeff H Towles Intermediate School in?
    Fort Wayne Community School District, NCES district ID 1803630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180363002175 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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