Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KOKOMO SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180537000960
Wallace Elementary School
2326 W Jefferson St, Kokomo, IN 46901 · (765) 455-8000 · Howard County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
184 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
59%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
43.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
49.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Wallace Elementary School
Wallace Elementary School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Elementary School this school | 360 | 51.1% | 45.9% |
| Slate Run Elementary School New Albany | 405 | 49.6% | 54.0% |
| Boulevard Elementary School Kokomo | 340 | 53.2% | 36.9% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Jeffersonville | 326 | 53.1% | 45.2% |
| Charles Elementary School Richmond | 359 | 49.6% | 62.6% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Plainfield | 420 | 52.1% | 54.6% |
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 Wallace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #385 of 983 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #428 of 986 | #3 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #359 of 986 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #701 of 1,079 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #662 of 991 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #299 of 996 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #574 of 1,058 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #317 of 353 | N/A |
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
360
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
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 | 360 | 22.5 | 16.0:1 | 51% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 45% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 20.5 | 19.4:1 | 47% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 52% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 53% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 44% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | 30% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 9 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallace Elementary School.
About Wallace Elementary School
Wallace Elementary School, located in Kokomo, Indiana, is a small elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 360 students enrolled.
Kokomo School Corporation has 5,197 students spread across 13 schools.
The share of White students at Wallace Elementary School is 58%, a majority. After that, the student body is 22% multiracial, 13% Black, and 6% Hispanic. Census figures show Howard County is about 85% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.0:1. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 51%. Public schools in Howard County average a similar 49%.
Wallace Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.9% is 6.6 points above the 39.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Howard County show the median household earns about $64,027 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Wallace Elementary School, Howard County has 29 public schools.
Wallace Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lafayette Park Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Wallace Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Wallace Elementary School ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.9% against a local average of 28.0%.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 360 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 382. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.4:1 in 2020-21 to 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Wallace Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Boulevard Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Elwood Haynes Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 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 Wallace Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Wallace Elementary. Wallace Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Wallace ElementaryWallace, NC · 1,120 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 654 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolHOBOKEN, NJ · 649 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolYork, PA · 427 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolOttawa, IL · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 527
- Pettit Park School1.2 mi · 215
- Excel Center - Kokomo1.8 mi · 392
- Central Middle School2.0 mi · 451
- Boulevard Elementary School2.2 mi · 340
- Kokomo Virtual Academy2.5 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Wallace Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wallace Elementary School?
Wallace Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wallace Elementary School serve?
Wallace Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wallace Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Wallace Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wallace Elementary School?
At Wallace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 6% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Wallace Elementary School?
Wallace Elementary School is overseen by Kokomo School Corporation in Howard County.
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