Warren G Harding Elementary School

Summary:

Warren G Harding Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hammond, Indiana, serving 684 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the School City of Hammond district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Warren G Harding Elementary School faces significant academic and attendance challenges. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Indiana elementary schools, with only 23.49% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 28.1% in math, far below state and district averages. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.9% to 44.7% in recent years. Interestingly, nearby schools in the School City of Hammond district, such as Frank O'Bannon Elementary, Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary, and Joseph Hess Elementary, also struggle with similar academic and attendance issues.

The racial makeup of Warren G Harding Elementary School is more diverse than the nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and African American students. However, this diversity is not reflected in the academic performance, suggesting potential racial achievement gaps. Additionally, the high percentage of students (77.19%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which likely contributes to the academic challenges. In contrast, some schools outside the School City of Hammond district, such as Judith Morton Johnston Elementary in Highland, IN, perform significantly better academically, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

3211 165th St
Hammond, IN 46323

(219) 989-7351

District: School City of Hammond

SchoolDigger Rank:
759^th of 1,010 Indiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,963

Students who attend Warren G Harding Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Charles N Scott Middle School
High:	Morton Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.8

Number of students: 684

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.5%

African American:

32.6%

White:

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Warren G Harding Elementary School ranks worse than 75.1% of elementary schools in Indiana. It also ranks first among 12 ranked elementary schools in the School City of Hammond District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.07. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Warren G Harding Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.5%), African American (32.6%), White (15.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Warren G Harding Elementary School is 15.8. 6 elementary schools in the School City of Hammond District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Warren G Harding Elementary School employs 43.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Warren G Harding Elementary School is $11,963. 7 elementary schools in the School City of Hammond District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Warren G Harding Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

School City of Hammond:

SchoolDigger ranks School City of Hammond 332^nd of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Warren G Harding Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IN State Percentile
2005	3.82	937^th	959	2.3%
2006	7.98	919^th	961	4.4%
2007	8.03	940^th	985	4.6%
2008	7.51	953^rd	996	4.3%
2009	12.41	925^th	1003	7.8%
2010	12.88	928^th	1009	8.0%
2011	22.28	873^rd	1025	14.8%
2012	15.67	919^th	1015	9.5%
2013	8.75	988^th	1035	4.5%
2014	15.84	949^th	1036	8.4%
2015	26.71	835^th	1040	19.7%
2016	28.57	829^th	1046	20.7%
2017	29.58	802^nd	1033	22.4%
2018	20.28	860^th	1027	16.3%
2019	30.92	765^th	1031	25.8%
2021	14.28	866^th	1016	14.8%
2022	22.74	798^th	1020	21.8%
2023	29.14	737^th	1016	27.5%
2024	26.07	759^th	1010	24.9%

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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Indiana Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Warren G Harding Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	566	9	5	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
1989	563	7	7	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1990	559	10	4	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
1991	548	9	2	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
1992	552	5	2	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
1993	551	3	3	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
1994	567	5	3	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
1995	511	10	4	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1996	511	10	4	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1997	509	13	11	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1998	507	23	12	107	2	n/a	n/a	0	651
1999	475	25	11	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	624
2000	451	26	9	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	608
2001	374	28	4	116	2	n/a	n/a	0	524
2002	389	38	4	141	14	n/a	n/a	0	586
2003	389	38	4	141	14	n/a	n/a	0	586
2004	353	54	5	158	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
2005	296	64	5	170	1	n/a	n/a	0	536
2006	287	63	10	191	1	n/a	n/a	0	552
2007	258	87	5	188	2	n/a	n/a	60	600
2008	241	105	3	206	0	n/a	n/a	97	652
2009	226	94	3	246	0	n/a	n/a	93	662
2010	233	90	3	277	0	n/a	n/a	91	694
2011	235	105	3	342	3	0	12	0	700
2012	203	106	3	302	3	0	23	0	640
2013	187	98	3	320	1	0	29	0	638
2014	160	101	4	306	0	0	34	0	605
2015	158	129	3	326	0	0	38	0	654
2016	174	163	2	316	0	0	37	0	692
2017	156	193	4	343	0	0	42	0	738
2018	149	210	2	360	0	0	35	0	756
2019	157	204	0	342	0	0	43	0	746
2020	127	163	0	311	0	0	43	0	644
2021	96	153	0	292	0	0	41	0	582
2022	119	203	0	321	0	0	42	0	685
2023	109	223	0	311	0	0	41	0	684

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Warren G Harding Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	35.8	18.4	23.1
1989	670	37.3	17.9	20.6
1990	673	37.0	18.1	18
1991	650	36.0	18.0	15.4
1992	641	33.5	19.1	16.4
1993	636	37.5	17.0	24.8
1994	636	38.9	16.3	27.7
1995	589	34.1	17.3	33.8
1996	589	34.1	17.3	33.8
1997	623	29.4	21.2	25.5
1998	651	32.5	20.0	24.6
1999	624	32.3	19.3	35.3
2000	608	32.2	18.9	40
2001	524	30.3	17.3	43.9
2002	586	34.0	17.2	55.5
2003	586	34.0	17.2	55.5
2004	570	34.9	16.3	54.2
2005	536	31.3	17.1	63.2
2006	552	33.6	16.4	65.2
2007	600	n/a	n/a	63.7
2008	652	37.1	17.6	72.4
2009	662	42.4	15.6	71.2
2010	694	41.4	16.7	76.1
2011	700	26.9	25.9	66.1
2012	640	29.1	21.9	67.3
2013	638	29.0	22.0	73.4
2014	605	34.0	17.7	78
2015	654	33.0	19.8	71.7
2016	692	32.0	21.6	73.8
2017	738	38.2	19.3	63
2018	756	36.1	20.8	72
2019	746	35.0	21.3	75.9
2020	644	33.0	19.5	58.7
2021	582	36.0	16.1	79.6
2022	685	44.1	15.5	75
2023	684	43.2	15.8	77.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Warren G Harding Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	35.8	18.4	23.1
1989	670	37.3	17.9	20.6
1990	673	37.0	18.1	18
1991	650	36.0	18.0	15.4
1992	641	33.5	19.1	16.4
1993	636	37.5	17.0	24.8
1994	636	38.9	16.3	27.7
1995	589	34.1	17.3	33.8
1996	589	34.1	17.3	33.8
1997	623	29.4	21.2	25.5
1998	651	32.5	20.0	24.6
1999	624	32.3	19.3	35.3
2000	608	32.2	18.9	40
2001	524	30.3	17.3	43.9
2002	586	34.0	17.2	55.5
2003	586	34.0	17.2	55.5
2004	570	34.9	16.3	54.2
2005	536	31.3	17.1	63.2
2006	552	33.6	16.4	65.2
2007	600	n/a	n/a	63.7
2008	652	37.1	17.6	72.4
2009	662	42.4	15.6	71.2
2010	694	41.4	16.7	76.1
2011	700	26.9	25.9	66.1
2012	640	29.1	21.9	67.3
2013	638	29.0	22.0	73.4
2014	605	34.0	17.7	78
2015	654	33.0	19.8	71.7
2016	692	32.0	21.6	73.8
2017	738	38.2	19.3	63
2018	756	36.1	20.8	72
2019	746	35.0	21.3	75.9
2020	644	33.0	19.5	58.7
2021	582	36.0	16.1	79.6
2022	685	44.1	15.5	75
2023	684	43.2	15.8	77.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Warren G Harding Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$937 (10.6%)	$7,872 (89.4%)	$8,809
2020	$728 (8.2%)	$8,201 (91.8%)	$8,929
2021	$1,324 (12.5%)	$9,288 (87.5%)	$10,611
2022	$1,968 (16.5%)	$9,995 (83.5%)	$11,963

Data source: Indiana Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Warren G Harding Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 765^th of 1031 Elementary schools	Ranks 737^th of 1016 Elementary schools	1.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Warren G Harding Elementary School)	30.9	18.7	12.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School City of Hammond)	28.4	15.1	13.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)	46.3	39.7	6.6%
3rd Grade Math (Warren G Harding Elementary School)	46.4	34.1	12.3%
3rd Grade Math (School City of Hammond)	41.4	20.9	20.5%
3rd Grade Math (Indiana)	58.7	53.1	5.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Warren G Harding Elementary School)	39.8	23.2	16.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (School City of Hammond)	31.3	15.9	15.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)	45.8	40.3	5.5%
4th Grade Math (Warren G Harding Elementary School)	49	46.3	2.7%
4th Grade Math (School City of Hammond)	37.5	20.8	16.7%
4th Grade Math (Indiana)	54	48.8	5.2%
4th Grade Science (Warren G Harding Elementary School)	30.6	12.4	18.3%
4th Grade Science (School City of Hammond)	24.7	10.7	14%
4th Grade Science (Indiana)	46.3	37	9.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Warren G Harding Elementary School)	37.4	34	3.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (School City of Hammond)	34.5	17.8	16.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana)	47.5	40.2	7.3%
5th Grade Math (Warren G Harding Elementary School)	31.9	37	5.1%
5th Grade Math (School City of Hammond)	30.1	16.8	13.3%
5th Grade Math (Indiana)	47.8	41.1	6.7%
5th Grade Social Studies (Warren G Harding Elementary School)	30.8	31	0.2%
5th Grade Social Studies (School City of Hammond)	28.8	16.6	12.2%
5th Grade Social Studies (Indiana)	46	39.1	6.9%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	746	684	8.3%
African American	204	223	9.3%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	342	311	9.1%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	157	109	30.6%
Two or More Races	43	41	4.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	75.9%	77.2%	1.3%

Schools Near Warren G Harding Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	684	43	15.8	77.2%	109 (15.9%)	223 (32.6%)	311 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	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
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	476	30	15.6	68.1%	45 (9.5%)	176 (37.0%)	235 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (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	688	37	18.5	75.6%	93 (13.5%)	272 (39.5%)	292 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	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
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	439	28	15.4	76.8%	65 (14.8%)	148 (33.7%)	195 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	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
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1402 E Chicago Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 392-3650	423	28	15.1	90.5%	2 (0.5%)	172 (40.7%)	239 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	41	618^th of 1010 public elementary schools	38.8%		27.8	749^th of 1016 public elementary schools	26.3%	131	40.0	34.0	29.4	29.6	17.5	30.6	30.6	56.0	46.8	27.5	9.1	12.5	10.2	27.8	29.4	$12,007	$4,994	$7,014
Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8220 Fifth St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 923-2428	364	19	19.6	53.6%	180 (49.5%)	27 (7.4%)	148 (40.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	64.1	366^th of 1010 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.5	344^th of 1016 public elementary schools	66.1%	22	40.0	35.7	45.6				40.4	60.0	51.4	48.5				52.5	48.5	$9,577	$635	$8,942
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	4825 Magoun Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4186	488	33	14.6	80.3%	10 (2.0%)	194 (39.8%)	270 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	11.2	916^th of 1010 public elementary schools	9.3%		8.9	933^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	8.2%	17	11.1	18.5	9.0	18.3			13.9	21.0	16.9	15.4	16.9			17.6	5.1	$12,065	$2,489	$9,576
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	544	38	14.4	77.9%	70 (12.9%)	292 (53.7%)	161 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	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
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	2400 Cardinal Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4169	462	32	14.6	80.1%	11 (2.4%)	260 (56.3%)	180 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	9.7	936^th of 1010 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.2	911^th of 1016 public elementary schools	10.3%	25	6.6	0.0	19.1	8.1			8.5	13.3	12.9	27.0	8.2			15.5	6.4	$13,003	$2,900	$10,103
Aspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 W 15th Ave	Gary	46406	Lake County	Aspire Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 944-7400	666			98.3%	3 (0.5%)	532 (79.9%)	53 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.7%)	33.8	684^th of 1010 public elementary schools	32.3%		23.9	784^th of 1016 public elementary schools	22.8%	100	26.1	34.2	46.2	33.8	17.2	28.8	31.2	33.3	23.1	27.0	17.8	7.8	12.1	20.3	26.6	$14,719	$2,623	$12,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Warren G Harding Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Warren G Harding Elementary School?

Students at Warren G Harding Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 33% African American, 16% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Warren G Harding Elementary School a good school?

Warren G Harding Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Indiana elementary schools.

What district is Warren G Harding Elementary School in?

School City of Hammond

What schools do graduates of Warren G Harding Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Warren G Harding Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles N Scott Middle School
High : Morton Senior High School

How many students attend Warren G Harding Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 684 students attended Warren G Harding Elementary School.

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