Best Public Schools in Hammond, IN

Summary:

The city of Hammond, Indiana is home to 17 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools, all part of the School City of Hammond district. The district is ranked 331 out of 381 districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data, including Hammond Academy of Science & Technical, a public charter high school that ranks 104 out of 431 Indiana high schools and has a 4-star rating. It boasts a 100% four-year graduation rate and relatively strong test scores compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Warren G Harding Elementary School and Kenwood Elementary School have high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, outperforming the district and state.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance and other key metrics across the district. Graduation rates range from 100% at Hammond Academy of Science & Technical to just 73.2% at Morton Senior High School. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, with rates ranging from 11.2% at Charles N Scott Middle School to 94.8% at Excel Center - Hammond. Overall, the data suggests that the School City of Hammond district faces significant challenges in supporting student learning and engagement, particularly in its high-poverty schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	33 Muenich Ct	Hammond	46320	Lake County	Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 852-0500	551	42	13.1	66.2%	47 (8.5%)	103 (18.7%)	389 (70.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	60.9	134^th of 431 public high schools	68.9%		28.4	297^th of 398 public high schools	25.4%	163	60.9	23.2				40.0	28.3	31.7	33.3				21.1	12.0	21.3	17.9		40.5	$9,007	$1,065	$7,941
Excel Center - Hammond	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	176	10	17.6	44.9%	22 (12.5%)	56 (31.8%)	90 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)								(n/a)																			$5,573	$49	$5,524
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4221 Towle Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2475	550	33	16.5	63.8%	51 (9.3%)	81 (14.7%)	396 (72.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	18	836^th of 1010 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	809^th of 1016 public elementary schools	20.4%	27			12.9	16.1	22.5	31.9			21.2	14.3	23.2	10.0	22.2			16.9	17.5		$12,023	$2,072	$9,951
Charles N Scott Middle School	Public	7-8	3635 173rd St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7340	734	40	18.4	62.3%	81 (11.0%)	349 (47.5%)	256 (34.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.3%)	11.4	437^th of 485 public middle schools	9.9%		8.5	458^th of 489 public middle schools	6.3%	21							19.1	17.2	18.1					6.4	1.4	3.8		24.0	$11,368	$1,743	$9,625
Hammond Central High School	Public	9-12	5926 Calumet Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2442	1,923	97	19.9	59.8%	113 (5.9%)	686 (35.7%)	1,042 (54.2%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (3.9%)	9	391^st of 431 public high schools	9.3%		9.5	367^th of 398 public high schools	7.8%	24	21.5	1.1																10.1	$11,522	$1,792	$9,730
Area Career Center	Public	6-12	5727 Sohl Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	No	(219) 933-2428	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Henry W Eggers Middle School	Public	7-8	5825 Blaine Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2449	783	47	16.7	64.9%	52 (6.6%)	293 (37.4%)	389 (49.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	8.9	457^th of 485 public middle schools	5.8%		9.8	449^th of 489 public middle schools	8.2%	8							13.8	14.5	14.2					3.3	3.1	3.2			$11,137	$1,724	$9,413
Kenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6416 Hohman Ave	Hammond	46324	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2469	267	23	11.7	47.9%	31 (11.6%)	154 (57.7%)	73 (27.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	22	790^th of 1010 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.4	824^th of 1016 public elementary schools	18.9%	34			19.4	27.9	25.0	25.7			24.8	32.3	33.3	15.0	8.6			22.3	20.0		$13,342	$1,613	$11,729
Lew Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6235 Jefferson Ave	Hammond	46324	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2479	450	27	16.8	60.9%	15 (3.3%)	198 (44.0%)	212 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	16.5	856^th of 1010 public elementary schools	15.2%		13.9	874^th of 1016 public elementary schools	14.0%	18			10.0	15.4	31.9	16.7			18.7	35.0	9.6	25.5	8.5			18.8	12.8		$11,517	$1,817	$9,700
Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 165th St	Hammond	46324	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2477	626	39	15.9	69.0%	11 (1.8%)	409 (65.3%)	181 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	7.6	960^th of 1010 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.1	984^th of 1016 public elementary schools	3.1%	24			13.4	14.7	10.9	14.6			13.3	20.9	8.0	3.3	4.9			8.5	4.4		$10,361	$1,676	$8,685
Morton Senior High School	Public	9-12	6915 Grand Ave	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7316	1,534	93	16.4	55.6%	169 (11.0%)	667 (43.5%)	615 (40.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (4.8%)	12	380^th of 431 public high schools	11.8%		14.2	353^rd of 398 public high schools	11.3%	27	27.1	1.6																13.5	$12,211	$1,830	$10,381
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6940 Northcote Ave	Hammond	46324	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7353	415	32	12.8	53.3%	57 (13.7%)	146 (35.2%)	185 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	19.7	818^th of 1010 public elementary schools	19.0%		17.4	845^th of 1016 public elementary schools	16.8%	27			16.4	23.4	30.0	6.7			19.5	29.9	25.0	32.0	4.4			23.9	20.0		$13,828	$1,872	$11,956
Warren G Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3211 165th St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7351	643	41	15.5	60.7%	109 (17.0%)	214 (33.3%)	285 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.3%)	26.1	759^th of 1010 public elementary schools	24.9%		29.1	737^th of 1016 public elementary schools	27.5%	22			23.4	25.6	20.7	24.1			23.5	26.3	31.4	35.4	19.5			28.1	25.6		$11,963	$1,968	$9,995
Washington Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4727 Pine Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2467	740	40	18.3	64.3%	34 (4.6%)	145 (19.6%)	526 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)	9.1	943^rd of 1010 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.5	963^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	5.2%	20			14.3	17.1	12.5	9.0			13.6	24.8	5.4	5.8	3.9			10.3	14.4		$11,110	$1,753	$9,357
Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1317 173rd St	Hammond	46324	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7360	507	36	14.2	59.2%	61 (12.0%)	272 (53.6%)	148 (29.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	13.2	900^th of 1010 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.7	899^th of 1016 public elementary schools	11.5%	1			10.8	10.0	14.8	28.8			16.0	10.9	14.3	18.3	10.6			13.5	18.0		$12,749	$2,434	$10,315
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7025 Madison Ave	Hammond	46324	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2464	634	35	17.9	57.7%	57 (9.0%)	224 (35.3%)	314 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	17.2	842^nd of 1010 public elementary schools	16.6%		15.8	859^th of 1016 public elementary schools	15.5%	17			23.4	16.7	16.3	9.7			17.0	24.5	15.6	25.0	9.7			19.1	30.0		$12,430	$2,000	$10,430
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7006 Marshall Ave	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7336	525	32	16.4	60.4%	43 (8.2%)	190 (36.2%)	268 (51.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	12.4	903^rd of 1010 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	887^th of 1016 public elementary schools	12.7%	16			9.4	16.7	21.7	12.1			14.8	9.4	9.2	26.1	10.3			13.7	17.4		$11,989	$1,868	$10,121
Joseph Hess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3640 Orchard Dr	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7355	686	36	18.8	59.3%	90 (13.1%)	259 (37.8%)	295 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	15.4	864^th of 1010 public elementary schools	14.5%		14.8	862^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	15.2%	2			17.7	17.8	20.3	15.9			18.0	32.9	23.3	18.2	5.8			20.5	15.6		$10,883	$1,907	$8,976

Cities Near Hammond

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Chicago	1.47 mi	9	389^th
Munster	3.13 mi	5	11^th
Highland	4.2 mi	6	152^nd
Whiting	4.66 mi	4	349^th
Gary	5.16 mi	27	392^nd

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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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