Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180204000253
Howard Elementary School
3526 N 300 E, Kokomo, IN 46901 · (765) 454-2326 · Howard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
147 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Northwestern School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Howard Elementary School
Howard Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Elementary School this school | 317 | 46.4% | 42.3% |
| Needham Elementary School Franklin | 347 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| Country Meadow Elementary School Ashley | 314 | 48.1% | 35.2% |
| William W Borden Elementary School Borden | 333 | 44.1% | 51.9% |
| South Whitley Elementary School South Whitley | 300 | 45.0% | 43.8% |
| Prairie View Elementary School Rolling Prairie | 294 | 44.9% | 62.0% |
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 Howard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #470 of 983 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #510 of 986 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #469 of 986 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #797 of 1,079 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #81 of 991 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #688 of 996 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #672 of 1,058 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #112 of 353 | N/A |
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
317
+29 (+10%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 317 | 26.5 | 12.0:1 | 46% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 24.3 | 11.9:1 | 52% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 24.3 | 12.8:1 | 56% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 51% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 18.7 | 14.4:1 | 46% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 44% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 39% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 28% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Elementary School.
About Howard Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Howard Elementary School serves students in Kokomo, Indiana. The school enrolls 317 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 436.
The 4 schools of Northwestern School Corp, including Howard Elementary School, enroll 1,847 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Howard Elementary School are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Howard County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Howard Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.0 students per teacher, from 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is 3.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Howard Elementary School, 46% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Howard County is similar, at 49%.
Howard Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.3%, compared with a predicted 42.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Howard County area, median household income comes to about $64,027, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Howard County counts 29 public schools with about 12,786 students.
Of the public schools around it, Howard Elementary School is closest to Bon Air Middle School, about 3.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Howard Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 20.0%; Howard Elementary School's is 42.3%, ranking 1st of 7.
The NCES locale for Howard Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Howard Elementary School had a net gain of 29 students, or 10%.
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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 Northwestern School Corp
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Northwestern Senior High SchoolHigh · 541 students
- Northwestern Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 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
Other Howard Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Howard Elementary. Howard Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 14.
- Howard ElementaryGallatin, TN · 591 students
- Howard ElementaryMadera, CA · 487 students
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 484 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 474 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Bon Air Middle School3.1 mi · 190
- Bon Air Elementary School3.1 mi · 261
- Sycamore Elementary School3.5 mi · 305
- Elwood Haynes Elementary School4.1 mi · 334
- Central Middle School4.3 mi · 451
- Excel Center - Kokomo4.4 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Howard Elementary SchoolHow large is Howard Elementary School?
Howard Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Howard Elementary School serve?
Howard Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Howard Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Howard Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Howard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Howard Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Howard Elementary School public or private?
Howard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northwestern School Corp.
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