Summary:
ZIP code 46902 is home to nine schools — three elementary, two middle, and four high schools — serving 4,563 students across the Kokomo School Corporation, Taylor Community School Corp, and Western School Corporation, with high schools accounting for 60% of all enrollment.
Two schools stand out. Western High School is the strongest in the area: 92nd percentile statewide with 5 stars, a 98.0% graduation rate, and SAT reading and math scores (61.71 and 34.86) well above the state's 51.9 and 25.6. It also has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 27.49% and spends $9,932 per student. Among elementary schools, Maple Crest STEM Elementary School ranks in the 70th percentile with 4 stars, and its all-grade ELA, math, and science proficiency (50.0, 55.56, 51.28) is roughly double the Kokomo district averages — notable because its own district ranks in the 26th percentile. Boulevard Elementary School (30th percentile, 2 stars) also outperforms its district and beats the state in 4th grade ELA.
Elsewhere, the picture is more challenging. Math is a widespread weakness: Taylor High School SAT math is 8.11, and Taylor Middle School's 7th and 8th grade math scores are 9.89 and 9.88. Kokomo High School has the highest per-student spending in the ZIP ($14,322) but also the highest chronic absenteeism at 42.8%, while Taylor Elementary School ranks in the 13th percentile. Kokomo Virtual Academy is a major outlier — a 50% graduation rate, a 56.8 student-teacher ratio, and 0.3% chronic absenteeism — so it is not comparable to in-person schools. Note also the sharp gap between Maple Crest STEM Elementary and Maple Crest Middle School (28th percentile), showing outcomes can vary widely within one district.
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