Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KOKOMO SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180537000956
Pettit Park School
901 W Havens, Kokomo, IN 46901 · (765) 454-7075 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest 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
15.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
164 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 68 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 39% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 30% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
13.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Pettit Park School
Pettit Park School's state test result (13.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettit Park School this school | 215 | 76.3% | 13.5% |
| Bon Air Elementary School Kokomo | 261 | 77.4% | N/A |
| Fairview Elementary School Richmond | 259 | 72.6% | 24.8% |
| Starr Elementary School Richmond | 284 | 76.4% | 24.8% |
| Arlington Heights Elementary Sch Bloomington | 301 | 70.4% | 15.3% |
| Sycamore Elementary School Kokomo | 305 | 77.0% | 18.9% |
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 Pettit Park School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #916 of 983 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #922 of 986 | #12 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #914 of 986 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #980 of 1,079 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #486 of 991 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #184 of 996 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #72 of 1,058 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #78 of 597 | #3 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
215
-53 (-20%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 215 | 14.3 | 15.0:1 | 76% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 20.3 | 11.8:1 | 77% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 20.3 | 11.8:1 | 85% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 87% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 92% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 96% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 86% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 55% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pettit Park School.
About Pettit Park School
Pettit Park School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Kokomo, Indiana. Its enrollment is 215 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Indiana enroll around 436, and this school is 51% below that mark.
Besides Pettit Park School, Kokomo School Corporation runs 12 other schools. The district enrolls 5,197 students.
The share of White students at Pettit Park School is 53%, a majority. Other students are 20% Black, 15% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. That is lower than the 85% White share among all Howard County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
Teacher count: 14.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.0:1. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Roughly 76% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Howard County is 49%.
Pettit Park School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 9% of Indiana public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Pettit Park School is 8.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 13.5% actual, 21.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
American Community Survey estimates for Howard County show that the median household earns about $64,027 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Howard County has 29 public schools with about 12,786 students, including Pettit Park School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lafayette Park Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.4%; Pettit Park School's is 13.5%, ranking 6th of 7.
Pettit Park School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count fell 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Pettit Park School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Kokomo School Corporation
- Kokomo High SchoolHigh · 1,393 students
- Lafayette Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Maple Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Boulevard Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 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
Nearby schools
- Lafayette Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 527
- Excel Center - Kokomo0.8 mi · 392
- Central Middle School0.9 mi · 451
- Wallace Elementary School1.2 mi · 360
- Sycamore Elementary School1.6 mi · 305
- Bon Air Elementary School1.6 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Pettit Park SchoolHow large is Pettit Park School?
Pettit Park School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pettit Park School serve?
Pettit Park School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pettit Park School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Pettit Park School.
How diverse is Pettit Park School?
Pettit Park School reports a student body of 53% White, 11% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Pettit Park School?
Pettit Park School is overseen by Kokomo School Corporation in Howard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.