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Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

973^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hammond, Indiana, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 626. 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.

Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.8% to 44.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also consistently performs below the state and district averages in ILEARN assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 15.88% for the district and 40.3% statewide. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.01% to 79.44% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary to other schools in the same district, such as Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Washington Irving Elementary, the performance gaps are significant, with these nearby schools consistently outperforming Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary on test scores. Looking at schools outside the School City of Hammond district, such as James B. Eads Elementary in Munster and William McKinley Elementary in East Chicago, the performance gap is even more pronounced, with these schools serving more affluent communities and having much higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower free/reduced lunch rates.

622

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,922

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 165th St
Hammond, IN 46324

(219) 933-2477

District: School City of Hammond

Students who attend Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.4%

Hispanic:

35.0%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (9% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg14%

Indiana avg38%

973^rd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary 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	6.2	973 of 1005	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	960 of 1011	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	984 of 1016	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	940 of 1020	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	948 of 1016	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	947 of 1031	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	894 of 1027	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	947 of 1033	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	1004 of 1046	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	938 of 1040	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	30.4	843 of 1036	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	937 of 1035	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	941 of 1015	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	923 of 1025	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	890 of 1009	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	986 of 1003	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	959 of 996	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	941 of 985	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	930 of 961	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	949 of 959	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%

Science9%

Math7%

Social Studies4%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (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	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 Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	622	39	16.0	56.9%	24 (3.9%)	357 (57.4%)	218 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	6.2	973^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	3.2%		7.6	960^th of 1011 public elementary schools	5.0%	13	13.2	10.1	15.5	13.5	13.3	12.0	7.7	3.7	6.3	7.2	6.5	10.8	8.8	3.7	$10,922	$2,280	$8,642
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	705	36	19.3	54.0%	62 (8.8%)	277 (39.3%)	328 (46.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.0%)	14.1	870^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	842^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	16.7%	28	18.2	17.4	27.1	10.1	19.0	24.2	23.5	22.4	6.0	20.4	13.9	13.4	13.7	16.8	$11,491	$2,212	$9,279
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	557	36	15.5	56.4%	55 (9.9%)	285 (51.2%)	186 (33.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	10.2	917^th of 1005 public elementary schools	8.8%		13.2	900^th of 1011 public elementary schools	11.0%	17	26.8	13.0	13.5	11.8	16.5	22.0	2.6	9.5	7.9	10.7	13.0	15.8	14.4	13.5	$13,381	$2,923	$10,458
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	570	36	15.6	49.5%	62 (10.9%)	251 (44.0%)	226 (39.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	14.1	869^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.5%		19.7	818^th of 1011 public elementary schools	19.1%	51	21.7	11.2	10.0	21.1	15.4	28.9	19.4	10.0	26.3	20.8	13.3	33.3	20.7	7.5	$13,994	$2,704	$11,290
James B Eads Elementary School	Public	K-5	8001 Harrison Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 836-8635	554	35	15.6	30.3%	212 (38.3%)	82 (14.8%)	191 (34.5%)	28 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	91.8	59^th of 1005 public elementary schools	94.1%		93.1	49^th of 1011 public elementary schools	95.2%	10	60.4	57.5	61.8		59.9	81.3	74.7	76.4		77.6	62.1		62.1	69.7	$11,032	$475	$10,557
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	754	37	20.1	56.4%	27 (3.6%)	146 (19.4%)	549 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	8.5	944^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.1	943^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	6.7%	1	13.2	15.4	14.7	7.6	13.1	17.1	24.0	3.5	1.3	11.9	17.3	10.1	14.2	12.2	$10,891	$2,142	$8,749
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	509	31	16.6	70.3%	13 (2.6%)	190 (37.3%)	287 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	8.8	939^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.2	916^th of 1011 public elementary schools	9.4%	23	13.9	12.6	12.5	17.3	14.1	19.0	17.2	8.3	12.4	14.4	9.2	12.4	10.7	12.5	$12,860	$2,308	$10,552
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-6	4411 Magoun	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4192	400	29	13.6	74.0%	3 (0.8%)	111 (27.8%)	281 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13.9	876^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.8%		14.3	877^th of 1011 public elementary schools	13.3%	1	16.2	12.2	15.1	17.7	15.4	33.8	16.3	18.9	19.6	23.1	14.6	19.6	17.2	13.2	$15,153	$2,569	$12,585
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	565	32	17.7	61.2%	33 (5.8%)	175 (31.0%)	332 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	9.3	928^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.7%		18	836^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.3%	92	10.8	16.4	16.9	14.3	14.5	9.6	13.7	11.3	8.3	10.6	11.0	17.9	14.7	16.9	$11,639	$2,218	$9,421
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	755	43	17.6	54.4%	107 (14.2%)	235 (31.1%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	21.1	804^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.0%		26.1	759^th of 1011 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	20.9	25.7	25.5	23.3	23.8	22.7	22.0	30.5	28.2	25.8	18.5	12.6	15.6	24.8	$12,652	$2,674	$9,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School

Is Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School a good school?

Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Indiana elementary schools.

What district is Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School in?

School City of Hammond

What is the racial makeup of Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School?

Students at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School are 57% African American, 35% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School.

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