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Best Elementary Schools in Howard County, IN

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Schools

5,881

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorthwestern Elementary School268^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wallace Elementary School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Elwood Haynes Elementary School 10.7 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3526 N 300 E	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-2326	317	27	11.9	46.4%	270 (85.2%)	8 (2.5%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)	54.9	457^th of 1015 public elementary schools	55.0%		56.2	444^th of 1005 public elementary schools	55.8%	13	44.4	26.5	52.6	39.8	61.1	42.9	60.5	53.7	38.8	38.8	42.1	$11,397	$673	$10,724
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	K-5	4223 W Rd 350 N	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-2335	665	38	17.5	32.3%	593 (89.2%)	7 (1.1%)	30 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	72.1	268^th of 1015 public elementary schools	73.6%		74.3	238^th of 1005 public elementary schools	76.3%	30	59.1	51.6	53.3	54.6	61.3	54.6	43.5	53.2	55.7	55.7	50.0	$8,758	$184	$8,574
Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	308 S Harrison St	Greentown	46936	Howard County	Eastern Howard School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 628-7866	727	40	18.0	39.9%	654 (90.0%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	58.9	410^th of 1015 public elementary schools	59.6%		60.7	389^th of 1005 public elementary schools	61.3%	21	30.9	38.1	38.4	35.8	35.0	60.3	55.2	50.3	53.2	53.2	62.4	$8,763	$150	$8,613
Western Primary School	Public	K-2	2600 S 600 W	Russiaville	46979	Howard County	Western School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 883-5528	527	36	14.8	44.4%	410 (77.8%)	23 (4.4%)	40 (7.6%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)								(n/a)												$10,654	$574	$10,080
Western Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2600 S 600 W	Russiaville	46979	Howard County	Western School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 883-5554	622	40	15.3	38.3%	498 (80.1%)	26 (4.2%)	41 (6.6%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	52.7	492^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	51.5%		57.6	429^th of 1005 public elementary schools	57.3%	63	45.7	39.4	35.4	40.1	56.4	49.6	46.4	50.7	36.7	36.7	39.1	$8,908	$453	$8,455
Bon Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2800 Apperson Way N	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7030	261	17	15.5	77.4%	137 (52.5%)	42 (16.1%)	37 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.2%)								(n/a)												$12,117	$2,573	$9,544
Boulevard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 W Blvd	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 455-8070	340	22	15.4	53.2%	218 (64.1%)	39 (11.5%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	53 (15.6%)	31.6	706^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.4%		43.9	582^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	42.1%	124	23.5	45.8	23.5	30.7	31.4	33.3	27.5	30.7	31.3	31.3	39.2	$11,618	$1,603	$10,015
Elwood Haynes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 S Cooper	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7050	334	31	10.7	86.8%	158 (47.3%)	95 (28.4%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (18.0%)	8.8	953^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	6.1%		11.9	896^th of 1005 public elementary schools	10.8%	57	1.9	5.1	6.5	4.4	11.3	22.5	6.5	13.0	32.5	32.5	17.4	$20,800	$11,100	$9,700
Lafayette Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 N Korby St	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7060	527	48	10.9	62.0%	293 (55.6%)	85 (16.1%)	46 (8.7%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (17.8%)	25.7	768^th of 1015 public elementary schools	24.3%		30.3	725^th of 1005 public elementary schools	27.9%	43	9.1	20.0	34.2	21.2	13.0	28.0	32.9	24.1	36.0	36.0	38.2	$9,607	$1,379	$8,228
Maple Crest STEM Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W Lincoln Rd	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(765) 455-8080	187	17	11.0	48.7%	104 (55.6%)	31 (16.6%)	13 (7.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.3%)	68.8	301^st of 1015 public elementary schools	70.3%		78.7	194^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.7%	107	60.0	43.6	41.7	50.0	60.0	56.4	45.8	55.6	51.3	51.3	50.0	$9,886	$1,095	$8,791
Pettit Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Havens	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7075	215	14	15.0	76.3%	113 (52.6%)	43 (20.0%)	24 (11.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.3%)	10.5	930^th of 1015 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.1	930^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.5%		6.8	15.0	10.3	10.4	2.7	32.2	4.4	11.9	32.2	32.2	13.2	$15,583	$4,537	$11,046
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 E Sycamore	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7090	305	20	15.6	77.0%	112 (36.7%)	89 (29.2%)	23 (7.5%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (24.6%)	9.9	939^th of 1015 public elementary schools	7.5%		15.2	858^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.6%	81	14.0	15.9	15.8	15.2	11.6	20.9	10.5	14.5	18.2	18.2	21.6	$12,547	$1,740	$10,807
Wallace Elementary School	Public	K-5	2326 W Jefferson St	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 455-8000	360	23	16.0	51.1%	210 (58.3%)	45 (12.5%)	23 (6.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (21.7%)	64.5	349^th of 1015 public elementary schools	65.6%		61.9	372^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	63.0%	23	46.6	33.3	64.4	49.1	56.9	43.8	57.6	53.3	37.5	37.5	57.6	$11,267	$1,512	$9,754
Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5500 Wea Dr	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Taylor Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 453-3800	494	28	17.4	63.8%	309 (62.6%)	77 (15.6%)	40 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.6%)	13.5	882^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.4	840^th of 1005 public elementary schools	16.4%	42	14.0	15.1		14.5	24.7	30.2		27.4	23.3	23.3		$10,519	$1,118	$9,401

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