Summary:
The Hammond Academy of Science & Technical area contains just one school: Hammond Academy of Science & Technical, classified as a high school but serving grades 6 through 12, with 578 students. The surrounding area reports 1 high school and no elementary, middle, or alternative schools, so families here have a single option and no local comparison point. The student body is largely from lower-income households, with 67.99% eligible for free or reduced lunch, and the school spends $10,892 per student with a 12.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio.
Graduation is the standout result: 98.4% in 2024–2025 compared with 89.7% statewide. Biology End-of-Course proficiency reached 60% in 2024–2025 against 45.6% at the state level, and stood at 59.38% in 2025–2026. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing edged above state in both reported years — 52.17% vs. 51.9% and 56.25% vs. 54.5%. The school ranked 123 of 415, the 70th percentile with 4 stars, in 2025–2026, up from 3 stars in 2023–2024.
Math is the clearest weakness. SAT Math trailed the state at 20.29% vs. 25.6% and 21.25% vs. 25.4%. ILEARN Math lagged at every middle grade: 6th at 30.3% vs. 40.2%, 7th at 23.16% vs. 35.9%, and 8th at 24.24% vs. 34.2%. Middle-grade ELA was mixed, with 7th grade at 40% vs. 41.7%, 8th at 39.39% vs. 44%, and 6th at 29.29% vs. 41.3%. Chronic absenteeism was 20.1% versus 16.7% statewide, a gap worth watching even though most students still graduate.
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