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If you could change one rule at Northwestern Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180204000254
Northwestern Elementary School
4223 W Rd 350 N, Kokomo, IN 46901 · (765) 454-2335 · Howard County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
17.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
215 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (92).
Student demographics
20%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
50.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
54.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Northwestern Elementary School
Northwestern Elementary School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Elementary School this school | 665 | 32.3% | 52.5% |
| Fort Branch Community School Fort Branch | 577 | 32.8% | 54.9% |
| Ossian Elementary Ossian | 566 | 33.9% | 46.4% |
| Lapel Elementary School Lapel | 675 | 36.0% | 49.5% |
| Batesville Primary School Batesville | 542 | 30.4% | N/A |
| Wakarusa Elementary School Wakarusa | 534 | 33.0% | 63.8% |
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 Northwestern Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #262 of 983 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #337 of 986 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #237 of 986 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #108 of 1,079 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #828 of 991 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #755 of 996 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #887 of 1,058 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #504 of 597 | #8 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
665
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 665 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 32% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 37.3 | 17.9:1 | 25% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 37.3 | 18.2:1 | 28% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 23% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 35.2 | 19.6:1 | 21% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 34 | 19.9:1 | 23% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 26% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 35 | 17.8:1 | 9% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 31 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwestern Elementary School.
About Northwestern Elementary School
Kokomo, Indiana, is home to Northwestern Elementary School, a large elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 665 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 53% bigger than that.
Northwestern School Corp has 1,847 students spread across 4 schools.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Northwestern Elementary School. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Northwestern Elementary School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 38 full-time equivalents, or about 17.5 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 17.5:1 here. About 32% of students, or 215, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Howard County average 49%.
allk12 grades Northwestern Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Northwestern Elementary School would score about 52.7%. It scores 52.5%, within a point of that figure.
Census estimates describe Howard County this way: the median household income is $64,027, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Howard County has 29 public schools and roughly 12,786 students.
Nearby, Northwestern Middle School is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Northwestern Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Northwestern Elementary School is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Northwestern Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Northwestern Elementary School grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 643 to 665 students.
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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 Senior High SchoolHigh · 541 students
- Northwestern Middle SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Kokomo
- Kokomo High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Northwestern Senior High SchoolHigh · 541 students
- Lafayette Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Maple Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
Other Northwestern Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Northwestern Elementary. Northwestern Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OH · 950 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolWest Salem, OH · 632 students
- Northwestern ElementaryPoplar, WI · 515 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolAlbion, PA · 350 students
- Northwestern ElementaryMardela Springs, MD · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Northwestern Middle School0.1 mi · 324
- Northwestern Senior High School0.2 mi · 541
- Wallace Elementary School3.3 mi · 360
- Lafayette Park Elementary School3.7 mi · 527
- Pettit Park School4.1 mi · 215
- Bon Air Elementary School4.4 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Northwestern Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwestern Elementary School?
Northwestern Elementary School enrolls approximately 665 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Northwestern Elementary School serve?
Northwestern Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Northwestern Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Northwestern Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwestern Elementary School?
At Northwestern Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Northwestern Elementary School public or private?
Northwestern Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northwestern School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.