{"id":121311,"date":"2025-08-13T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=121311"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:27:41","slug":"fwcs-marks-five-straight-years-of-iread-3-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/08\/13\/fwcs-marks-five-straight-years-of-iread-3-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"FWCS marks five straight years of IREAD-3 growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Community Schools results from the 2024-25 IREAD-3 assessment, with the district achieving an 82.5% passing rate.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Community Schools news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>FWCS marks five straight years of IREAD-3 growth<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>By Krista Stockman<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 13, 2025) &#8211; Fort Wayne Community Schools is proud of the results from the 2024-25 IREAD-3 assessment, with the district achieving an 82.5% passing rate. This marks the fifth consecutive year of growth and exceeds pre-pandemic performance levels, representing sustained positive momentum in student literacy achievement.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024-25 results showcase remarkable progress, with 19 elementary schools posting significant gains. The district&#8217;s overall passing rate is an increase of 6.1 percentage points over 2023-24 and a more than 17 percentage point improvement since 2020-21. It also surpasses the pre-pandemic rate of 78.7% from 2018-19.<\/p>\n<p>Several schools demonstrated exceptional improvement. Study Elementary led all schools with a 38 percentage point increase, jumping from 42.5% in 2023-24 to 80.4% in 2024-25. Levan Scott Academy achieved a 32.3 percentage point gain, rising from 58% to 90.3%. Indian Village Elementary saw a 23 percentage point increase, moving from 65.5% to 88.5%, while Fairfield Elementary increased by 22.5 percentage points. Brentwood Elementary increased from 80% to nearly 98% passing, and Irwin Elementary and Croninger Elementary achieved perfect 100% passing rates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited about this continued growth and the dedication our students, teachers, families and community partners have shown,&#8221; said Superintendent Dr. Mark Daniel. &#8220;These results demonstrate that our focused approach to literacy instruction is making a real difference in students&#8217; lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Daniel also credits FWCS&#8217; success to targeted reading interventions led by teachers, combined with a heavy emphasis on tutoring support from both dedicated educators and community partners. Programs such as Study Connection have played a key role, providing focused, one-on-one assistance to students who need additional help, ensuring that every student has the resources and encouragement to succeed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/wendy_with_kids_2007.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Wendy Robinson. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='21d9f6e96829724ce1f6c5c2f96b93f9' data-image-id=\"4397\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/wendy_with_kids_2007.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/thumbs\/thumbs_wendy_with_kids_2007.jpg\" data-title=\"Dr. Wendy Robinson\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Wendy Robinson. 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