Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46327

Summary:

The 46327 zip code area in Indiana is home to two elementary schools - Washington Irving Elementary School and Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. While both schools serve predominantly Hispanic student populations, Abraham Lincoln Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school, with stronger academic proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math compared to Washington Irving and the overall School City of Hammond district.

In the 2023-2024 school year, Abraham Lincoln Elementary had 21.22% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 13.57% at Washington Irving and 17.3% for the district. In Math, Abraham Lincoln had 16.91% proficiency, versus 10.3% at Washington Irving and 13.04% for the district. Abraham Lincoln also outperformed the district and state averages in specific grade-level ILEARN subject tests.

However, both schools face significant challenges, with high rates of poverty, racial/ethnic disparities, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates well above state and district averages. Addressing these systemic issues and providing additional resources and targeted interventions will be crucial to improving educational outcomes for students in the 46327 zip code area.

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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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th 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
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	546	30	17.9	74.9%	66 (12.1%)	65 (11.9%)	390 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	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
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	728	47	15.4	82.7%	43 (5.9%)	146 (20.1%)	496 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.5%)	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

Cities Near Zip Code 46327

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hammond	0.37 mi	18	390^th
East Chicago	1.33 mi	9	392^nd
Whiting	3.38 mi	4	349^th
Munster	4.43 mi	5	15^th
Highland	5.44 mi	6	173^rd

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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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