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Best High Schools in Zip Code 46901

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At a glance

Schools

933

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorthwestern Senior High School44^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Excel Center - Kokomo up 50 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 46901 is home to two high schools: Northwestern Senior High School and Excel Center - Kokomo. Both schools serve high school grades. Northwestern Senior High School is part of the Northwestern School Corp, while Excel Center - Kokomo is a public charter school within the Excel Center - Kokomo district.

Northwestern Senior High School stands out as the higher-performing institution in zip code 46901. It consistently ranks better statewide and demonstrates stronger academic results, particularly in standardized tests like the SAT. With a more favorable student-teacher ratio and significantly higher spending per student, Northwestern Senior High School appears to offer more resources for its 554 students. In contrast, Excel Center - Kokomo, serving 383 students, has a higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and shows lower proficiency rates in standardized tests, including a concerning 0% proficiency in SAT Mathematics for the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite their differences, both schools report an identical 88.4% graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year, and both face the same challenge of 17.8% chronic absenteeism. However, the data suggests a significant disparity in educational outcomes and resource allocation between the two. Northwestern Senior High School, part of a top-tier district, provides a more robust academic environment compared to Excel Center - Kokomo, which is in the bottom quartile of Indiana districts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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 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
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

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.

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