Central Middle School

Central Middle School, an intimate intermediate school in Kokomo, Indiana, part of Kokomo School Corporation, educates 451 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.

Kokomo School Corporation runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,197 students. Central Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Central Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 18% multiracial, 17% Black, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Central Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Central Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.2%.

In the broader community, Howard County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,027 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Howard County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,786 students), of which Central Middle School is one.

Excel Center - Kokomo is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 537 students in 2018 compared to 451 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.