Central Middle International School
Central Middle
International School was the home of the original Kokomo High School
which opened in 1872. After the first two Kokomo High Schools were
closed due to fires, a third building opened in 1914 called Kokomo High
School. In 1984, Kokomo High School and Haworth High School
consolidated. Haworth High School was named Kokomo High School South
Campus housing grades 10-12 and Kokomo High School was named Kokomo High
School Downtown Campus housing grades 8-9. In 1996, the 9th grade
students were moved to Kokomo High School South Campus and the Downtown
Campus was renamed Central Middle School housing grades 6-8. In 2010,
Central Middle School began a renovation project to update the facility.
To date, three phases have been completed renovating nearly the entire
original 1914 building. The auditorium is currently being renovated.
In 2011, Central Middle School opened a magnet school within a
school called the International School at Central Middle School. In May
2013 Central Middle School became an authorized International
Baccalaureate school and opened as Central Middle International School
in August 2013. As part of the International Baccalaureate Program,
Central Middle International School currently houses Years 1, 2, 3 of
the Middle Years Programme. The Middle Years Programme spans Grades
6-10, with grades 6-8 at Central Middle International School and grades
9-10 housed at Kokomo High School. Beginning in the 2014-2015 school
year, Central Middle International School added the Integrated Arts
Program to their facility.