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Excel Center - Kokomo

Q: Is Excel Center - Kokomo a good school?

Excel Center - Kokomo ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Indiana high schools.

Q: How many students attend Excel Center - Kokomo?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Excel Center - Kokomo.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Excel Center - Kokomo?

Students at Excel Center - Kokomo are 67% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 18% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Excel Center - Kokomo is a public charter high school serving 383 students in grades 9-12 in Kokomo, Indiana. The school is part of the Excel Center - Kokomo District, which is ranked 316 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a charter school, Excel Center - Kokomo has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Indiana high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 350-400 out of around 400 schools. The school significantly underperforms compared to the state and nearby schools like Maconaquah High School, Tri Central Middle-High School, Eastern High School, and Western High School on standardized tests, with only 32.56% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and just 4.65% proficient in math.

Excel Center - Kokomo also struggles with very low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 22.9% to 88.4% over the past few years, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 96.2% to 96.4% - over 5 times the state average. The school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 55-73% qualifying for free/reduced lunch, compared to 32-47% at nearby schools. Despite these challenges, the school has not shown meaningful improvement in its performance over time, remaining one of the lowest-performing high schools in the Excel Center - Kokomo District.

392

Students ?

35.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,401

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 W Superior St
Kokomo, IN 46901

(317) 524-3642

District: Excel Center - Kokomo

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

Two or more races:

13.0%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (20% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Indiana avg40%

353^rd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

316^th of 380Excel Center - Kokomo among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	353 of 429	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	403 of 432	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	391 of 398	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	390 of 409	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	379 of 388	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	365 of 385	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	41.2	250 of 400	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	306 of 387	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	382 of 392	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	379 of 388	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	340 of 377	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	369 of 379	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	359 of 386	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	377 of 392	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	383 of 383	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	102 of 102	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	92 of 94	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	249 of 298	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	269 of 289	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	355 of 377	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	372 of 381	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	372 of 375	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	365 of 378	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing33%-22 vs state

Mathematics5%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excel Center - Kokomo	Public, Charter	9-12	101 W Superior St	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Excel Center - Kokomo	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3642	392	11	35.6	63.3%	262 (66.8%)	43 (11.0%)	34 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.0%)	17.9	353^rd of 429 public high schools	17.7%		7.6	403^rd of 432 public high schools	6.7%	50	32.6	4.7												$4,401	$224	$4,178
Kokomo Area Career Center	Public	6-12	2415 S Berkley Rd	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 455-8021	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kokomo Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	2501 S. Berkley Rd.	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 455-8000	199	4	56.8	49.7%	117 (58.8%)	36 (18.1%)	15 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.6%)	11.6	381^st of 429 public high schools	11.2%		34.5	287^th of 432 public high schools	33.6%	94	23.1	3.9												$4,639	$830	$3,809
Kokomo High School	Public	9-12	2501 S Berkley	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 455-8040	1,393	107	13.0	52.0%	771 (55.3%)	263 (18.9%)	138 (9.9%)	38 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (13.1%)	26.6	319^th of 429 public high schools	25.6%		30.9	303^rd of 432 public high schools	29.9%	16	40.7	12.5											16.9	$14,322	$2,044	$12,278
Northwestern Senior High School	Public	9-12	3431 N 400 W	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-2332	541	39	13.8	24.6%	488 (90.2%)	10 (1.8%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	79.8	44^th of 429 public high schools	89.7%		88.6	21^st of 432 public high schools	95.1%	23	74.2	34.7											53.2	$11,296	$103	$11,193
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	3794 E Cr 300 S	Kokomo	46902	Howard County	Taylor Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 453-1101	343	22	15.7	50.1%	227 (66.2%)	33 (9.6%)	25 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (16.3%)	47.8	217^th of 429 public high schools	49.4%		28.4	312^th of 432 public high schools	27.8%	95	49.3	20.6											39.5	$11,803	$582	$11,221
Western High School	Public	9-12	2600 S 600 W	Russiaville	46902	Howard County	Western School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 883-5541	804	52	15.5	27.5%	678 (84.3%)	29 (3.6%)	42 (5.2%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	74.4	64^th of 429 public high schools	85.1%		79.7	48^th of 432 public high schools	88.9%	16	61.9	33.5											53.9	$9,932	$168	$9,764
Lewis Cass Polytechnic Academy	Public	6-12	401 South Maple Street	Galveston	46932	Cass County	Lewis Cass Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 626-3000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	421 S Harrison St	Greentown	46936	Howard County	Eastern Howard School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 628-3333	497	28	17.5	32.0%	447 (89.9%)	9 (1.8%)	21 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	62.1	126^th of 429 public high schools	70.6%		67.5	88^th of 432 public high schools	79.6%	38	53.5	21.6											57.3	$11,711	$173	$11,538
Tri Central Middle-High School	Public	6-12	2115 W 500 N	Sharpsville	46068	Tipton County	Tri-Central Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 963-2560	389	31	12.5	44.5%	333 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	62.7	122^nd of 429 public high schools	71.6%		56.8	156^th of 432 public high schools	63.9%	34	51.7	27.6	32.8	17.3	27.5	26.4	29.7	11.5	9.8	18.0	37.5	37.5	50.0	$12,892	$446	$12,446

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How many students attend Excel Center - Kokomo?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Excel Center - Kokomo.

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Excel Center - Kokomo

Is Excel Center - Kokomo a good school?

Excel Center - Kokomo ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Indiana high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Excel Center - Kokomo?

Students at Excel Center - Kokomo are 67% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic.

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