Northwestern Elementary School

Northwestern Elementary School is a big elementary school in Kokomo, Indiana, part of Northwestern School Corp. The school educates 665 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

Within Northwestern School Corp, which oversees 4 schools and 1,847 students, Northwestern Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Northwestern Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Howard County's rate of about 49%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northwestern Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.7%, the actual is 52.5%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Howard County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,027 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Howard County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,786 students), of which Northwestern Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Northwestern Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northwestern Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwestern Elementary School has shrank 3%, going from 689 students in 2018 to 665 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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