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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

924^th

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of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Whiting, Indiana, serving 258 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 Indiana and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.8% to 31.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also consistently underperforms compared to the state and district in ILEARN assessments, with only 15.04% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 15.88% for the district and 40.3% statewide. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.88% to 70.74%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level than other schools in the School City of Hammond district, such as Washington Irving Elementary and Abraham Lincoln Elementary. However, the nearby Nathan Hale Elementary, which is part of the School City of Whiting district, significantly outperforms Benjamin Franklin in all academic areas, with proficiency rates in the 40-50% range, compared to Benjamin Franklin's 12-23% proficiency rates.

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Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,608

Per pupil spending ?

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Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 116th St
Whiting, IN 46394

(219) 659-1241

District: School City of Hammond

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 32 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg14%

Indiana avg38%

924^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	9.8	924 of 1005	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	876 of 1011	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	820 of 1016	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	900 of 1020	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	935 of 1016	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	870 of 1031	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	785 of 1027	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	843 of 1033	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.4	801 of 1046	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	914 of 1040	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	895 of 1036	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	887 of 1035	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	897 of 1015	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	932 of 1025	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	38.5	726 of 1009	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	817 of 1003	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	63.7	369 of 996	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	441 of 985	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	25.8	807 of 961	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	846 of 959	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%

Science13%

Math13%

Social Studies6%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

The teachers are ignorant, and unengaging with the students. They treat the students like crap and when you approach the principal with a issue she takes up for the staff no matter if they're right or wrong. All around a terrible school! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	3551 Block Avenue	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4096	282	26	10.7	75.9%	5 (1.8%)	214 (75.9%)	58 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	11.6	902^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	10.2%		10.4	926^th of 1011 public elementary schools	8.4%	24	12.5	7.1	14.3	25.8			14.9	10.0	3.6	14.3	29.0			14.2	10.7	12.9	11.9	11.4	$16,751	$3,265	$13,486
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
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
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
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	2400 Cardinal Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4169	433	28	15.5	72.3%	2 (0.5%)	239 (55.2%)	180 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	8.1	950^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.7	936^th of 1011 public elementary schools	7.4%	14	11.0	1.8	15.2	21.3			12.6	13.7	5.5	13.6	18.3			13.0	1.8	8.3	5.2	4.6	$14,342	$2,763	$11,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School are .

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.

Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Indiana elementary schools.

What district is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in?

School City of Hammond

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