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Hammond Central High School

Public Grades 9-12

392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 9% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Hammond Central High School is a public high school located in Hammond, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,923 students. The school is part of the School City of Hammond district, which is ranked 346 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hammond Central High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Indiana high schools, with a ranking between 360-392 out of 409-429 schools over the past 5-6 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 10.2% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to the district average of 15.8%. The school's SAT performance is also low, with only 23.77% of students proficient or better in Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and just 2.58% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 23.21% and 2.19%, respectively. Additionally, Hammond Central High School has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 74.4% to 88.4% over the past few years, which is below the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Griffith Junior/Senior High School, Highland High School, and Whiting High School, Hammond Central High School consistently underperforms on key metrics like academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. For example, Highland High School, which is located about 5 miles away, outperforms Hammond Central High School across multiple measures, including a higher ranking (top 35% of Indiana high schools), better test scores, and higher graduation rates.

1,814

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,821

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5926 Calumet Ave
Hammond, IN 46320

(219) 933-2442

District: School City of Hammond

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.6%

African American:

36.8%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (80% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg14%

Indiana avg42%

392^nd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the School City of Hammond

346^th of 380School City of Hammond among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	392 of 429	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	391 of 432	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	367 of 398	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	360 of 409	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	370 of 388	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	367 of 389	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	367 of 385	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	361 of 380	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	370 of 394	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	367 of 400	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	370 of 379	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	345 of 353	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	345 of 373	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	358 of 364	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	351 of 362	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	345 of 364	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	346 of 360	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	342 of 354	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	340 of 349	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	339 of 349	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	111 of 132	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	99 of 125	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	100 of 125	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	102 of 119	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	75 of 94	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	63 of 74	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	364 of 387	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	369 of 392	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	357 of 388	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	159 of 181	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	164 of 184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	150 of 166	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	109 of 164	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	362 of 377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	353 of 377	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	346 of 379	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	369 of 386	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	371 of 392	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	361 of 383	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	107 of 111	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	99 of 102	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	91 of 104	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	89 of 94	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	267 of 298	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	268 of 289	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	233 of 285	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	362 of 377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	365 of 381	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	340 of 375	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	312 of 378	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing24%-31 vs state

Biology10%-35 vs state

Mathematics3%-23 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, March 11, 2011

Used to be one the top five High Schools in the State. Now the worst High School in Hammond, might be the worst in Lake County. Hope they can turn it around, bad leadership from the 60's through the 90's did not realize that their demographic was changing. Tried to hold on to glory days too long and did not meet the needs of their current students Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	1,814	86	21.1	52.3%	104 (5.7%)	668 (36.8%)	972 (53.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (3.5%)	9.3	392^nd of 429 public high schools	8.6%		9	391^st of 432 public high schools	9.5%	1	23.8	2.6											10.2	$10,821	$1,729	$9,092
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)														$00
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	578	47	12.2	68.0%	45 (7.8%)	110 (19.0%)	405 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	64	116^th of 429 public high schools	73.0%		60.9	134^th of 432 public high schools	69.0%	18	56.3	21.3	35.1	37.4	38.3	36.9	21.7	19.8	24.5	22.0	35.1	35.1	60.0	$10,892	$1,495	$9,397
East Chicago Central High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Columbus Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4000	1,052	79	13.2	72.3%	7 (0.7%)	446 (42.4%)	576 (54.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	16.5	359^th of 429 public high schools	16.3%		15	371^st of 432 public high schools	14.1%	12	31.0	5.0											23.2	$15,291	$2,398	$12,893
Munster High School	Public	9-12	8808 Columbia Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 836-3200	1,474	88	16.6	25.0%	663 (45.0%)	152 (10.3%)	472 (32.0%)	117 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.7%)	90.8	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%		88.6	20^th of 432 public high schools	95.4%	10	83.1	46.6											63.6	$11,384	$376	$11,008
Excel Center - Hammond	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	205	6	34.1	7.8%	25 (12.2%)	70 (34.1%)	107 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	15.3	367^th of 429 public high schools	14.5%					(n/a)	33.3	0.0												$4,789	$93	$4,696
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	1,446	77	18.9	49.0%	122 (8.4%)	669 (46.3%)	570 (39.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%		12	380^th of 432 public high schools	12.0%	16	22.5	1.7											12.3	$11,910	$1,620	$10,290
Highland High School	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%		57.3	153^rd of 432 public high schools	64.6%	2	59.5	21.2											44.4	$11,753	$482	$11,271
Whiting High School	Public	9-12	1751 Oliver St	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Whiting	No	No	No	No	(219) 659-0255	445	24	18.6	68.3%	78 (17.5%)	28 (6.3%)	330 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	33	297^th of 429 public high schools	30.8%		28.2	314^th of 432 public high schools	27.3%	17	37.5	18.2											29.1	$11,942	$824	$11,118
West Side Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	9th & Gerry St	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 413-9870	1,232	69	17.9	62.6%	7 (0.6%)	1,102 (89.4%)	78 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	12.3	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%		7.2	406^th of 432 public high schools	6.0%	26	20.5	9.1											9.4	$21,037	$6,127	$14,910

Frequently Asked Questions about Hammond Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Hammond Central High School?

Students at Hammond Central High School are 54% Hispanic, 37% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hammond Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,814 students attended Hammond Central High School.

Is Hammond Central High School a good school?

Hammond Central High School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Indiana high schools.

What schools feed into Hammond Central High School?

Hammond Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Thomas A Edison Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Irving Elementary School
Middle : Henry W Eggers Middle School

What district is Hammond Central High School in?

School City of Hammond

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