Elwood Haynes Elementary School

Elwood Haynes Elementary School is a close-knit primary school in Kokomo, Indiana, overseen by Kokomo School Corporation. The school enrolls 334 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Across the 13 schools in Kokomo School Corporation (5,197 students total), Elwood Haynes Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Elwood Haynes Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 28% Black, 18% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Elwood Haynes Elementary School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Howard County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elwood Haynes Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.1%; this one delivers 15.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Howard County) records that median household income runs about $64,027, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Howard County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,786 students), Elwood Haynes Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sycamore Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Elwood Haynes Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.3%.

Elwood Haynes Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elwood Haynes Elementary School has edged down 55%, going from 739 students in 2018 to 334 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Elwood Haynes Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.