Summary:
The School City of Hammond in Indiana includes two middle schools, Henry W Eggers Middle School and Charles N Scott Middle School, both serving grades 7–8 and together enrolling 1,356 students. The district is ranked 351 out of 374 districts in Indiana, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars, so both schools operate in a very low-performing district context.
Charles N Scott Middle School is the academic standout. In 2025–2026, it ranked 420 of 486 (14th percentile) and earned 1 star, the only school of the two with a star rating above 0. Its ELA proficiency was 22.79% and math was 6.56%, higher than Henry W Eggers Middle School’s 8.45% ELA and 3.19% math. Scott also improved in both subjects from 2024–2025, while Eggers declined. However, both schools remain far below state proficiency in ELA and math; for example, Scott’s 7th-grade ELA was 22.85% versus the state’s 41.7%, and math is the clearest weakness.
Henry W Eggers Middle School stands out for much lower chronic absenteeism (12.5% versus Scott’s 21.9%) and a lower student-teacher ratio (15.5 versus 18.6). It also has exceptionally high Biology End-of-Course proficiency: 58.33% in 2025–2026 and 71.88% in 2024–2025, far above the district’s 13.69% and 15.8%. Yet Eggers has weaker overall academic rank. Spending is nearly identical ($12,189 vs. $12,285 per student). Bottom line: Scott is stronger in core academics, Eggers in attendance and Biology, but both need major improvement in ELA and math.
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