Merle J Abbett Elementary School (Fort Wayne Community Schools SCH DIST.), Indiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Merle J Abbett Elementary School is a Elementary in Fort Wayne, IN. It currently serves 450 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:450

Number of Teachers: 70

Student/Teacher Ratio: 6.45

Location Info

Location: 4325 Smith St, Fort Wayne, IN 46806

Mailing Address: 4325 Smith St, Fort Wayne, IN 46806

Phone: (260)467-5800

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	69
Grade 2	68
Grade 3	70
Grade 4	77
Grade 5	70
Kindergarten	68
Pre-Kindergarten	28

Gender/Sex of Merle J Abbett Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	214	47.56
Female	236	52.44

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Merle J Abbett Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	40	8.89
Black or African American	133	29.56
Hispanic/Latino	219	48.67
Two or more races	35	7.78
White	23	5.11

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	17	7.94
Black or African American	58	27.10
Hispanic/Latino	109	50.94
Two or more races	17	7.94
White	13	6.08

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	23	9.75
Black or African American	75	31.78
Hispanic/Latino	110	46.61
Two or more races	18	7.63
White	10	4.24

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.

Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	9	13.04
Black or African American	22	31.88
Hispanic/Latino	30	43.48
Two or more races	5	7.25
White	3	4.35

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	11.77
Black or African American	16	23.53
Hispanic/Latino	36	52.94
Two or more races	4	5.88
White	4	5.88

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	6	8.57
Black or African American	20	28.57
Hispanic/Latino	33	47.14
Two or more races	4	5.71
White	7	10.00

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	5.20
Black or African American	28	36.36
Hispanic/Latino	37	48.05
Two or more races	6	7.79
White	2	2.60

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	11.43
Black or African American	15	21.43
Hispanic/Latino	36	51.43
Two or more races	8	11.43
White	3	4.29

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.94
Black or African American	22	32.35
Hispanic/Latino	34	50.00
Two or more races	7	10.29
White	3	4.41

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	10.71
Black or African American	10	35.71
Hispanic/Latino	13	46.43
Two or more races	1	3.57
White	1	3.57