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School City of Hammond

At a glance

351^stof 374 Indiana districts▼ 5

Better than 6% of Indiana districts

Elementary 9 Middle 2 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

41 Williams Street
Hammond, IN 46320·(219) 933-2400·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 6.1% of districts

Schools

9,755

Students

Top rankedWarren G Harding Elementary School808^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Irving Elementary School up 55 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Henry W Eggers Middle School 15.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

School City of Hammond in Hammond, Indiana serves 9,755 students across 12 schools — 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools, and no alternative schools — and the district ranks 351 of 374 districts, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars. Enrollment is concentrated in elementary grades (5,139 students, 52.7%) and high schools (3,260, 33.4%), with the largest school being Hammond Central High School at 1,814 students and the smallest Frank O'Bannon Elementary School at 557.

Bright spots are limited. Warren G Harding Elementary School is the strongest elementary, with the top elementary rank percentile (20) and the best elementary ILEARN results — 21.75% ELA, 26.95% math, and 23.74% science, all above the district's 14.83%, 13.16%, and 15.52%. Charles N Scott Middle School leads middle schools in ELA (22.79%) and rank percentile (14). Henry W Eggers Middle School stands out for Biology EOC (58.33% vs the district's 13.69%) and the best attendance (12.5% chronic absenteeism, below the state's 16.7%), yet has the lowest ELA and math. Morton Senior High School has the stronger high-school SAT results, while Hammond Central High School has the higher graduation rate (80.4% vs 76.0%).

District-wide, challenges dominate. Chronic absenteeism exceeds the state's 16.7% at every school except Henry W Eggers Middle School, reaching 37.8% at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. SAT math is a severe weakness: 2.02% at Hammond Central, 2.94% at Morton, and 2.40% district-wide, against 25.6% statewide. Free/reduced lunch is above 49% everywhere, making it a district-wide context rather than a differentiator. Spending and class size show no simple link to results — Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has the highest spending ($13,994) but a 10 rank percentile. Sixth grade and middle-school math are pressure points, with Frank O'Bannon at 0% and Washington Irving Elementary School at 1.08%. Some progress is visible: Harding's science rose from 15.64% to 23.74%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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 Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	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%)	7.5	963^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	5.1%		9.3	928^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.7%	35			5.6	4.8	11.6	15.4			8.6	11.1	17.7	10.1	11.5			12.4	16.1	13.5	14.9	18.8		88.8%		$10,173	$1,355	$8,817
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 116th St	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 659-1241	0	16	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	11.2	919^th of 1015 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.8	924^th of 1005 public elementary schools	8.1%	5			21.2	11.1	18.2	9.5			15.5	39.4	14.8	4.6	4.8			18.5	3.7	9.5	6.3	18.2		88.6%		$5,538	$801	$4,737
Charles N Scott Middle School	Public	7-8	3635 173rd St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7340	663	36	18.6	54.1%	88 (13.3%)	291 (43.9%)	249 (37.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.0%)	14.7	420^th of 486 public middle schools	13.6%		10.2	437^th of 480 public middle schools	9.0%	17							22.9	22.7	22.8					5.3	7.7	6.6					52.2			$9,593	$1,690	$7,903
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	385^th of 415 public high schools	7.2%		9.3	392^nd of 429 public high schools	8.6%	7	24.0	2.0																			10.1			$8,889	$1,022	$7,867
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
Henry W Eggers Middle School	Public	7-8	5825 Blaine Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2449	693	45	15.5	58.4%	33 (4.8%)	272 (39.2%)	347 (50.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	5.6	475^th of 486 public middle schools	2.3%		8.9	448^th of 480 public middle schools	6.7%	27							8.6	8.3	8.5					3.4	3.0	3.2					58.3			$9,790	$1,614	$8,176
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%)	7.3	965^th of 1015 public elementary schools	4.9%		6.2	973^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	3.2%	8			13.8	5.6	8.6	10.3			9.8	15.9	7.0	13.4	2.3			9.8	8.5	14.0	11.5	20.7		85.9%		$9,785	$1,231	$8,554
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%)	10.2	379^th of 415 public high schools	8.7%		8.9	396^th of 429 public high schools	7.7%	17	27.6	2.9																			6.8			$9,659	$1,046	$8,613
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%)	11.3	917^th of 1015 public elementary schools	9.7%		14.1	869^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.5%	48			21.8	16.0	4.5	7.8			12.4	33.3	28.0	11.2	6.3			19.9	22.7	9.4	16.6	13.5		92.3%		$10,479	$1,517	$8,961
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%)	22.1	808^th of 1015 public elementary schools	20.4%		21.1	804^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.0%	4			17.8	12.4	35.5	20.8			21.8	22.9	37.1	28.0	20.8			27.0	25.8	21.8	23.7	29.0		80.4%		$10,007	$1,406	$8,600
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%)	12.9	889^th of 1015 public elementary schools	12.4%		8.5	944^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.1%	55			18.0	18.9	24.8	12.9			18.7	26.5	26.7	15.8	1.1			18.0	14.4	7.5	10.9	25.7		89.4%		$9,570	$1,234	$8,336
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%)	9.1	948^th of 1015 public elementary schools	6.6%		10.2	917^th of 1005 public elementary schools	8.8%	31			10.8	27.9	5.9	8.1			12.8	6.0	26.2	5.9	0.0			9.1	26.2	9.7	17.9	10.3		68.6%		$10,010	$1,063	$8,947
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%)	10	937^th of 1015 public elementary schools	7.7%		14.1	870^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.4%	67			15.8	14.9	8.3	11.6			12.6	29.0	23.0	8.3	5.8			16.9	16.1	16.3	16.2	17.4		90.2%		$9,802	$1,250	$8,552
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	611	36	16.8	50.2%	66 (10.8%)	249 (40.8%)	264 (43.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	10.1	934^th of 1015 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.8	922^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	8.3%	12			17.4	23.6	10.4	11.8			15.8	15.3	20.8	16.9	2.6			13.9	14.1	14.5	14.3	16.9		97.3%		$9,778	$1,330	$8,448
Hammond Early Learning Center	Public	PK	7006 Marshal Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 933-2400	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	1.39 mi	1	148^th
School City of East Chicago	1.53 mi	7	348^th
School City of Whiting	3.17 mi	3	223^rd
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	3.21 mi	1	239^th
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	3.65 mi	1	345^th

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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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