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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46901

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At a glance

Schools

4,882

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorthwestern Senior High School52^nd of 415 Indiana high 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

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

ZIP code 46901 covers 13 schools in Kokomo, Indiana — 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools serving 4,882 students — spread across two main districts plus one standalone high school. Northwestern School Corp runs 4 schools with about 1,847 students and ranks 72 of 374 districts (81st percentile, 4 stars), while Kokomo School Corporation runs 8 schools with about 2,643 students and ranks 278 of 374 (26th percentile, 1 star).

The Northwestern schools are the area's strongest overall. Northwestern Elementary School (665 students, 74th percentile, 4 stars) posts ELA 54.61, Math 53.19, and Science 55.67 with just 5.3% chronic absenteeism. Northwestern Middle School (75th percentile, 4 stars) and Northwestern Senior High School (87th percentile, 4 stars) follow, with the high school at a 100% graduation rate versus the state's 89.7%. Within Kokomo, Wallace Elementary School is the clearest bright spot at 66th percentile and 3 stars, beating district averages in ELA (49.09 vs 24.53), Math (53.33 vs 25.12), and Science. Central Middle School (45th percentile, 2 stars) also outperforms its district.

The lowest-ranked schools are Bon Air Middle School (1st percentile, 0 stars; ELA 1.65, 46.8% chronic absenteeism), Elwood Haynes Elementary School (6th percentile; highest poverty at 86.83% free/reduced lunch and highest spending at $20,800), Pettit Park School, and Sycamore Elementary School. Poverty and absenteeism track with lower achievement, and higher spending or smaller classes do not guarantee results. Excel Center - Kokomo (97.2% chronic absenteeism, 20.5% graduation rate) serves a very different population, and Bon Air Elementary School has no recent test data in this extract.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	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%)								(n/a)																						$4,401	$224	$4,178
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
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%)	78	52^nd of 415 public high schools	87.5%		79.8	44^th of 429 public high schools	89.7%	8	66.4	32.8																			57.0	$11,296	$103	$11,193
Northwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	3431 N 400 W	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Northwestern School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-2323	324	19	17.5	33.0%	289 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	72.3	120^th of 486 public middle schools	75.3%		77.5	95^th of 480 public middle schools	80.2%	25						41.5	44.7	53.9	46.9				38.1	40.2	49.4	42.8		51.0	51.0			$9,594	$47	$9,547
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
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
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
Bon Air Middle School	Public	6-8	2796 Apperson Way N	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 454-7025	190	17	10.9	74.7%	102 (53.7%)	40 (21.1%)	16 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.3%)	4.1	481^st of 486 public middle schools	1.0%		7.7	457^th of 480 public middle schools	4.8%	24						1.8	3.3	0.0	1.7				3.6	5.0	0.0	2.7		7.1	7.1			$14,925	$3,312	$11,613
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	303 E Superior	Kokomo	46901	Howard County	Kokomo School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 454-7000	451	30	14.8	47.7%	254 (56.3%)	77 (17.1%)	33 (7.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.5%)	44.4	269^th of 486 public middle schools	44.7%		48	251^st of 480 public middle schools	47.7%	18						31.0	37.4	35.2	34.6				25.5	43.2	24.1	31.2		25.7	25.7		56.6	$13,019	$2,083	$10,937

Cities Near Zip Code 46901

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kokomo	0.28 mi	23	326^th
Russiaville	6.1 mi	4	106^th
Galveston	6.28 mi	1
Greentown	9.31 mi	3	140^th
Sharpsville	9.37 mi	2	269^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.