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Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KOKOMO SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180537000946
Elwood Haynes Elementary School
910 S Cooper, Kokomo, IN 46901 · (765) 454-7050 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
290 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
23.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elwood Haynes Elementary School
Elwood Haynes Elementary School's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood Haynes Elementary School this school | 334 | 86.8% | 15.9% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Muncie | 348 | 82.5% | 13.6% |
| Davis Park Elementary School Terre Haute | 325 | 91.1% | 20.5% |
| Thomas Miller Elementary School Lafayette | 318 | 79.6% | 36.9% |
| Frances Slocum Elem School Marion | 473 | 84.6% | 19.5% |
| South View Elementary School Muncie | 470 | 90.0% | 12.1% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elwood Haynes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #893 of 983 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #830 of 986 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #911 of 986 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #757 of 1,079 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #31 of 991 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #164 of 996 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #20 of 1,058 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.8% | #6 of 597 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
334
-258 (-44%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 334 | 31 | 10.8:1 | 87% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 22.8 | 16.0:1 | 81% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 36.5 | 16.7:1 | 88% (536) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 87% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 91% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 40 | 19.8:1 | 90% (714) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 80% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 66% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elwood Haynes Elementary School.
About Elwood Haynes Elementary School
Elwood Haynes Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Kokomo, Indiana. It educates 334 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students.
The Kokomo School Corporation system has 13 schools and 5,197 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Elwood Haynes Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 47%. Other students are 28% Black, 18% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That is lower than the 85% White share among all Howard County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Elwood Haynes Elementary School operates with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 10.8:1 here. Elwood Haynes Elementary School reports 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Howard County is 38 points.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Elwood Haynes Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Elwood Haynes Elementary School is 1.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Howard County has these Census figures: the median household income is $64,027, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Howard County has 29 public schools and roughly 12,786 students.
The shortest distance from Elwood Haynes Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Sycamore Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Elwood Haynes Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Elwood Haynes Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment records show 592 in 2020-21 and 334 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.8:1, from 14.8:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,752
Census ACS
Median income
$64,027
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kokomo School Corporation
- Kokomo High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Lafayette Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Maple Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Boulevard Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in Kokomo
- Kokomo High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Northwestern Senior High SchoolHigh · 541 students
- Lafayette Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Sycamore Elementary School0.8 mi · 305
- Central Middle School1.0 mi · 451
- Excel Center - Kokomo1.2 mi · 392
- Maple Crest STEM Elementary School1.9 mi · 187
- Maple Crest Middle School1.9 mi · 435
- Pettit Park School1.9 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Elwood Haynes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elwood Haynes Elementary School?
Elwood Haynes Elementary School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elwood Haynes Elementary School serve?
Elwood Haynes Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Elwood Haynes Elementary School have?
Elwood Haynes Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Elwood Haynes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Elwood Haynes Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 6% Hispanic, 28% Black, 18% Two or more.
What district is Elwood Haynes Elementary School in?
Elwood Haynes Elementary School is part of Kokomo School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.