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Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hammond, Indiana, serving around 550 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the School City of Hammond district, which is ranked 346 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite consistent funding, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School has struggled with significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 17.8% to 35.2%) and consistently low academic performance on ILEARN assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.47% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 10.61% were proficient or better in math, compared to 15.88% and 12.43% respectively for the School City of Hammond district. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.82% to 75.59% over the past few years.

When comparing Abraham Lincoln Elementary School to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Lew Wallace Elementary School and Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School, the performance metrics are quite similar, with all three schools struggling with low academic achievement and high rates of economic disadvantage. In contrast, Nathan Hale Elementary School in the nearby School City of Whiting district consistently outperforms Abraham Lincoln Elementary School and the School City of Hammond district on ILEARN assessments, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be at play.

565

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,639

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4221 Towle Ave
Hammond, IN 46327

(219) 933-2475

District: School City of Hammond

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry W Eggers Middle School
High:	Hammond Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.8%

African American:

31.0%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (13% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg14%

Indiana avg38%

928^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	928 of 1005	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	836 of 1011	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	809 of 1016	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	852 of 1020	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	917 of 1016	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	829 of 1031	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	809 of 1027	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	838 of 1033	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	813 of 1046	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.4	723 of 1040	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	840 of 1036	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.6	845 of 1035	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	920 of 1015	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.8	955 of 1025	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	853 of 1009	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	886 of 1003	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	968 of 996	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	904 of 985	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.3	918 of 961	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.1	947 of 959	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies17%-22 vs state

Science15%

English Language Arts14%

Math11%

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Schools Near Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

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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 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	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%)	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
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
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
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
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
Nathan Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Oliver St	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Whiting	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 659-0738	396	26	15.3	66.7%	60 (15.2%)	10 (2.5%)	315 (79.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	50	515^th of 1005 public elementary schools	48.8%		51.2	516^th of 1011 public elementary schools	49.0%	1	38.3	50.0	38.1				42.3	41.7	45.5	38.1				41.8	40.9		40.9	27.3	$11,411	$1,192	$10,218
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1402 E Chicago Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 392-3650	424	26	16.3	63.7%	3 (0.7%)	159 (37.5%)	251 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	39.8	625^th of 1005 public elementary schools	37.8%		41	618^th of 1011 public elementary schools	38.9%	7	29.6	37.5	35.4	28.6	17.4	12.2	26.9	56.8	42.5	31.3	30.6	8.7	9.8	29.9	32.5	28.6	30.3	25.0	$14,854	$6,596	$8,259
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 ()	9.8	924^th of 1005 public elementary schools	8.1%		14.3	876^th of 1011 public elementary schools	13.4%	48	21.6	6.5	14.3	16.7			15.0	27.0	3.2	14.7	3.3			12.9	6.5	20.0	13.1	6.1	$13,608	$2,090	$11,518
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
East Chicago Lighthouse	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 Pulaski	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 378-7450	495	30	16.5	99.0%	3 (0.6%)	272 (54.9%)	205 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	6.6	965^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.5	962^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	4.8%	3	18.0	9.3	9.3	6.0	8.5	34.8	13.7	24.0	9.3	3.7	10.0	6.9	13.0	10.9	9.3	8.0	8.7	5.6	$13,814	$6,004	$7,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 31% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Indiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry W Eggers Middle School
High : Hammond Central High School

What district is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in?

School City of Hammond

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