Best Public Schools in Kokomo, IN

Summary:

The city of Kokomo, Indiana is home to 19 schools across 4 different school districts, serving students from elementary through high school. The data reveals stark disparities in academic performance and other key metrics between the top-performing and lowest-performing schools in the area.

At the top of the pack is Northwestern Senior High School, which consistently ranks among the top 20-45 high schools in the state and boasts a 93% 4-year graduation rate. Another standout is Northwestern Elementary School, which ranks in the top 150-312 elementary schools in Indiana and has high proficiency rates across all grade levels. In contrast, Elwood Haynes Elementary School and Pettit Park School have the lowest rankings and proficiency rates among Kokomo's schools.

The data also reveals a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic outcomes, with schools serving higher percentages of low-income students generally underperforming their more affluent counterparts. Additionally, schools within the higher-ranked Northwestern School Corp district tend to outperform those in the lower-ranked Kokomo School Corporation and Taylor Community School Corp districts, highlighting the importance of district-level factors in shaping educational quality and outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excel Center - Kokomo	Public, Charter	9-12	101 W Superior St	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Excel Center - Kokomo	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3642	383	17	22.5	58.0%	246 (64.2%)	46 (12.0%)	32 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.4%)	7.6	403^rd of 431 public high schools	6.5%		4.3	391^st of 398 public high schools	1.8%	12	17.0	0.0																	$4,758	$213	$4,544
Bon Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2800 Apperson Way N	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7030	264	17	15.6	73.9%	145 (54.9%)	45 (17.0%)	30 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (16.3%)								(n/a)																			$13,130	$4,166	$8,964
Boulevard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 W Blvd	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 455-8070	372	24	15.5	54.8%	220 (59.1%)	47 (12.6%)	35 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (18.3%)	42.4	598^th of 1010 public elementary schools	40.8%		39.9	634^th of 1016 public elementary schools	37.6%	36			30.0	44.4	26.8				33.1	46.0	48.9	28.6				40.4	30.4		$10,315	$2,504	$7,811
Elwood Haynes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 S Cooper	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7050	365	23	15.9	80.5%	187 (51.2%)	86 (23.6%)	30 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.0%)	7.3	965^th of 1010 public elementary schools	4.5%		9.5	923^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	9.2%	42			5.8	13.0	9.6				9.3	21.2	13.3	11.5				15.4	5.9		$12,448	$5,546	$6,902
Kokomo High School	Public	9-12	2501 S Berkley	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 455-8040	1,472	114	12.8	53.4%	846 (57.5%)	278 (18.9%)	129 (8.8%)	30 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	188 (12.8%)	30.9	303^rd of 431 public high schools	29.7%		28.8	295^th of 398 public high schools	25.9%	8	40.1	13.3																23.2	$13,148	$2,299	$10,850
Lafayette Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 N Korby St	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7060	680	46	14.6	66.3%	359 (52.8%)	120 (17.6%)	42 (6.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	152 (22.4%)	31.3	718^th of 1010 public elementary schools	28.9%		38.1	654^th of 1016 public elementary schools	35.6%	64			20.3	30.4	31.8				27.2	39.1	39.3	31.8				36.7	19.7		$10,353	$2,336	$8,017
Pettit Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Havens	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7075	239	20	11.7	77.0%	136 (56.9%)	46 (19.2%)	24 (10.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.0%)	9.3	940^th of 1010 public elementary schools	6.9%		12.4	888^th of 1016 public elementary schools	12.6%	52			8.3	15.5	12.3				11.8	18.1	22.4	13.7				17.7	8.2		$12,652	$4,387	$8,265
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 E Sycamore	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7090	348	22	15.9	71.0%	141 (40.5%)	100 (28.7%)	21 (6.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (22.7%)	31.1	722^nd of 1010 public elementary schools	28.5%		28.7	742^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	27.0%	20			29.1	29.4	29.3				29.3	38.9	28.9	27.6				31.7	26.3		$10,876	$2,781	$8,095
Wallace Elementary School	Public	K-5	2326 W Jefferson St	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 455-8000	361	21	17.1	44.9%	218 (60.4%)	46 (12.7%)	24 (6.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (19.4%)	69.2	304^th of 1010 public elementary schools	69.9%		67.5	335^th of 1016 public elementary schools	67.0%	31			39.1	37.1	71.4				48.4	51.6	46.8	64.3				53.9	64.3		$9,799	$1,739	$8,060
Bon Air Middle School	Public	6-8	2796 Apperson Way N	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7025	208	14	15.0	83.2%	107 (51.4%)	45 (21.6%)	23 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.4%)	10.4	444^th of 485 public middle schools	8.5%		17.6	406^th of 489 public middle schools	17.0%	38						7.9	14.9	18.3	13.9				7.9	4.1	7.0	6.3			$15,466	$5,204	$10,263
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	303 E Superior	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-7000	432	29	15.1	52.5%	234 (54.2%)	89 (20.6%)	35 (8.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (15.5%)	45.9	267^th of 485 public middle schools	44.9%		42.5	274^th of 489 public middle schools	44.0%	7						28.9	35.6	46.5	36.6				23.5	26.9	25.6	25.2		62.3	$10,660	$1,445	$9,215
Maple Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	2727 S Washington	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 455-8085	419	27	15.4	71.4%	237 (56.6%)	85 (20.3%)	32 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.3%)	16.2	407^th of 485 public middle schools	16.1%		19	397^th of 489 public middle schools	18.8%	10						15.5	18.0	24.0	19.2				8.5	8.6	14.0	10.4			$11,911	$2,943	$8,968
Kokomo Area Career Center	Public	6-12	2415 S Berkley Rd	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 455-8021	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5500 Wea Dr	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Taylor Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 453-3800	467	26	18.3	43.7%	298 (63.8%)	75 (16.1%)	28 (6.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.3%)	22.4	787^th of 1010 public elementary schools	22.1%		19.2	825^th of 1016 public elementary schools	18.8%	38			21.1	20.3					20.7	30.6	36.7					33.8			$8,544	$1,027	$7,516
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	3794 E Cr 300 S	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Taylor Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 453-1101	368	25	14.7	41.8%	238 (64.7%)	47 (12.8%)	27 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.4%)	28.4	312^th of 431 public high schools	27.6%		36.2	268^th of 398 public high schools	32.7%	44	30.3	11.8																34.7	$11,241	$800	$10,441
Taylor Middle School	Public	5-8	3794 E Cr 300 S	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Taylor Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 455-5186	372	28	13.5	50.5%	246 (66.1%)	47 (12.6%)	26 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.7%)	22.4	375^th of 485 public middle schools	22.7%		20.7	386^th of 489 public middle schools	21.1%	11					24.2	19.3	32.3	27.2	25.8			13.2	9.1	12.9	9.9	11.3	16.5		$9,037	$610	$8,427
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3526 N 300 E	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-2326	289	24	11.9	52.2%	249 (86.2%)	6 (2.1%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	55.5	467^th of 1010 public elementary schools	53.8%		37.3	662^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	34.8%	195			46.5	35.7	40.0	35.6			39.4	60.5	45.2	37.5	31.1			43.5	40.0		$9,841	$796	$9,045
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	K-6	4223 W Rd 350 N	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-2335	665	37	17.8	25.3%	615 (92.5%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	68.6	312^th of 1010 public elementary schools	69.1%		76	220^th of 1016 public elementary schools	78.3%	92			23.5	58.1	54.4				46.9	44.4	60.2	58.9				55.4	47.8		$7,881	$420	$7,461
Northwestern Senior High School	Public	9-12	3431 N 400 W	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-2332	554	41	13.5	20.4%	497 (89.7%)	7 (1.3%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	88.6	21^st of 431 public high schools	95.1%		77.9	45^th of 398 public high schools	88.7%	24	70.8	46.2																62.3	$9,930	$295	$9,635
Northwestern Middle School	Public	7-8	3431 N 400 W	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-2323	294	18	16.5	34.4%	262 (89.1%)	8 (2.7%)	12 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	79	87^th of 485 public middle schools	82.1%		80	84^th of 489 public middle schools	82.8%	3						59.1	42.5	49.2	49.3				56.4	43.1	43.9	47.0			$8,533	$218	$8,315
Maple Crest STEM Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 W Lincoln Rd	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(765) 455-8080	127	10	12.7	45.7%	74 (58.3%)	23 (18.1%)	8 (6.3%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.4%)	71.4	279^th of 1010 public elementary schools	72.4%					(n/a)			35.3	55.6					45.7	64.7	61.1					62.9
Kokomo Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	2501 S. Berkley Rd.	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 455-8000	106	2	53.0	55.7%	71 (67.0%)	14 (13.2%)	12 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.5%)	34.5	287^th of 431 public high schools	33.4%					(n/a)	50.0	0.0

Cities Near Kokomo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Russiaville	6.1 mi	4	74^th
Galveston	6.28 mi	1
Greentown	9.31 mi	3	123^rd
Sharpsville	9.37 mi	2	270^th
Bunker Hill	11.96 mi	3	313^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.