Maple Crest Middle School

Maple Crest Middle School is a middle-grades school of cozy scale in Kokomo, Indiana, overseen by Kokomo School Corporation, caters to 435 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% below the state mean of about 594.

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

On the student-mix side, Maple Crest Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest looks like 18% Black, 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Maple Crest Middle School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Maple Crest Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Howard County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Maple Crest Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Howard County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $64,027 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Howard County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,786 students), Maple Crest Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Maple Crest STEM Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maple Crest Middle School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 409 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 65% to 57%.

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