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How has Taylor Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAYLOR COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181125001812
Taylor Elementary School
5500 Wea Dr, Kokomo, IN 46902 · (765) 453-3800 · Howard County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-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
17.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
315 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 47 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 36% larger than its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Taylor Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Taylor Elementary School
Taylor Elementary School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Elementary School this school | 494 | 63.8% | 24.1% |
| Eastside Elementary School Anderson | 581 | 64.2% | 33.7% |
| Lafayette Park Elementary School Kokomo | 527 | 62.0% | 28.4% |
| Riverside Elementary School Jeffersonville | 568 | 62.7% | 31.9% |
| Tekoppel Elementary School Evansville | 440 | 59.5% | 31.7% |
| Templeton Elementary School Bloomington | 412 | 64.6% | 30.6% |
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 Taylor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #797 of 983 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #779 of 986 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #871 of 986 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #396 of 1,079 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #822 of 991 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #346 of 996 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #277 of 1,058 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #152 of 597 | #5 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
494
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 494 | 28.3 | 17.4:1 | 64% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 25.5 | 18.3:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 78% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 28 | 18.7:1 | 65% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 31.8 | 19.8:1 | 63% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | N/A | N/A | 62% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 56% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 38% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 29 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor Elementary School.
About Taylor Elementary School
Taylor Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Indiana, with an address in Kokomo. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 494 students.
Taylor Community School Corp has 3 schools and 1,205 students, and Taylor Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Taylor Elementary School, at 63%. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 14% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Howard County's population at about 85%. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.4:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. Among public schools in Howard County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
Taylor Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Taylor Elementary School is 6.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 24.1%. Predicted: 30.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Howard County show that 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. Taylor Elementary School is one of 29 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Taylor Elementary School is Maple Crest STEM Elementary School, about 2.2 miles away. Taylor Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Taylor Elementary School comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 494 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 524 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.4:1) than in 2020-21 (18.7:1).
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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 Taylor Community School Corp
- Taylor Middle SchoolMiddle · 368 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 343 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
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Maple Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
Other Taylor Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Taylor Elementary. Taylor Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 18.
- Taylor Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 883 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 797 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 744 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 662 students
- Taylor ElementaryArlington, VA · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Crest STEM Elementary School2.2 mi · 187
- Maple Crest Middle School2.2 mi · 435
- Kokomo High School2.9 mi · 1,393
- Kokomo Virtual Academy2.9 mi · 199
- Boulevard Elementary School3.1 mi · 340
- Taylor Middle School3.4 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Taylor Elementary School?
Taylor Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-04.
Is Taylor Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylor Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Taylor Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Taylor Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Taylor Elementary School?
Student demographics at Taylor Elementary School are roughly 63% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Taylor Elementary School?
Taylor Elementary School is overseen by Taylor Community School Corp in Howard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.