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Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KOKOMO SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180537000959
Sycamore Elementary School
1600 E Sycamore, Kokomo, IN 46901 · (765) 454-7090 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
235 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
71%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
19.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Sycamore Elementary School
Sycamore Elementary School's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Elementary School this school | 305 | 77.0% | 18.9% |
| Thomas Miller Elementary School Lafayette | 318 | 79.6% | 36.9% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Muncie | 348 | 82.5% | 13.6% |
| Pine Elementary School Michigan City | 396 | 73.5% | 30.3% |
| Lincoln School Evansville | 280 | 75.7% | 9.4% |
| Bon Air Elementary School Kokomo | 261 | 77.4% | N/A |
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 Sycamore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #853 of 983 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #843 of 986 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #848 of 986 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #821 of 1,079 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #594 of 991 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #51 of 996 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #65 of 1,058 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.1% | #19 of 597 | #2 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
305
-81 (-21%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 305 | 19.5 | 15.6:1 | 77% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 21.8 | 15.9:1 | 71% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 27.5 | 14.6:1 | 75% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 76% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 77% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 77% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 74% (537) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 73% (457) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 40 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Elementary School.
About Sycamore Elementary School
Sycamore Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Kokomo, Indiana. The school's enrollment of 305 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
Kokomo School Corporation serves 5,197 students across 13 schools.
The most common group at Sycamore Elementary School is White students, at 37%. Other groups include 29% Black, 25% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The county population is about 85% White. Sycamore Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Sycamore Elementary School's 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.6:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 77%. The rate at public schools in Howard County averages 49%, lower than here.
The model predicts 21.0% for a school in Indiana with Sycamore Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sycamore Elementary School posts 18.9%.
Sycamore Elementary School is located in Howard County, where the median household income is $64,027, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Sycamore Elementary School, Howard County has 28 other public schools.
Nearby, Elwood Haynes Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Sycamore Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Sycamore Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Sycamore Elementary School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is down 21% from 2020-21, when Sycamore Elementary School had 386 students, to 2024-25, when it had 305. Students per teacher rose from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 15.6 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Sycamore Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Sycamore Elementary. Sycamore Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 14.
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolAvon, IN · 512 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolSugar Hill, GA · 751 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolCorona de Tucson, AZ · 640 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolCollierville, TN · 580 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Elwood Haynes Elementary School0.8 mi · 334
- Central Middle School0.9 mi · 451
- Excel Center - Kokomo1.1 mi · 392
- Pettit Park School1.6 mi · 215
- Bon Air Middle School1.8 mi · 190
- Bon Air Elementary School1.8 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Elementary SchoolHow large is Sycamore Elementary School?
Sycamore Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sycamore Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sycamore Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sycamore Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sycamore Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sycamore Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sycamore Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 8% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 25% Two or more.
Who oversees Sycamore Elementary School?
Sycamore Elementary 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.