Memorial Park Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fort Wayne, Indiana
Memorial Park Middle School in Fort Wayne, Indiana enrolled 627 students in 2024-25 with 47.3 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. 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, 33% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%
592 students in 2022-23, 611 students in 2023-24, 627 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.5 to 47.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 592 | 39.5 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 41.0 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 627 | 47.3 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Indiana middle schools
Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 589 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Memorial Park Middle School enrolled 589 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 589 of the 589 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent14.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
38.1% of students were White, 29.3% Black, 21.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White38.1%
- Black29.3%
- Hispanic21.2%
- Two or more races8.0%
- Asian3.0%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Memorial Park Middle School scored proficient or above: 33% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 33% | 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.
Middle schools in Fort Wayne
15 public middle schools in Fort Wayne report 2024-25 enrollment; Memorial Park Middle School is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside Middle School | 1,032 | 16.8 | 20.4% |
| Maple Creek Middle School | 1,024 | 20.4 | 12.6% |
| Carroll Middle School | 1,004 | 20.0 | 27.0% |
| Blackhawk Middle School | 814 | 16.3 | 43.0% |
| Summit Middle School | 789 | 16.0 | 19.4% |
| Jefferson Middle School | 658 | 15.2 | 49.8% |
| Lane Middle School | 644 | 12.5 | 65.5% |
| Memorial Park Middle School | 627 | 13.2 | 51.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Memorial Park Middle School
- Lakeside Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 452 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Timothy L. Johnson Academy MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 150 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Memorial Park Middle School with Lakeside Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in IndianaMemorial Park Middle School is the number 130 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#130 of 328
- Indiana schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.13.2:1
- 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 Memorial Park Middle School
How many students attend Memorial Park Middle School?
627 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 592 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fort Wayne, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Memorial Park Middle School?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Memorial Park Middle School a Title I school?
Memorial Park Middle 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).How do students at Memorial Park Middle School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Memorial Park Middle School scored proficient or above: 33% 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.What district is Memorial Park Middle School in?
Fort Wayne Community School District, NCES district ID 1803630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180363000546 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.