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Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

965^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School is a PK–6 school in Hammond, Indiana, serving 622 students as part of the School City of Hammond, a district ranked 351st of 374 in Indiana (6th percentile, 0 stars). The school itself ranked 965th of 1,015 Indiana schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 5th percentile with 0 stars. That is not a one-year dip: over the past decade its percentile rank has ranged from 3 to 13, with no stars in most years. About 56.91% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and chronic absenteeism stands at 35.8% — more than double Indiana's 16.7% rate and above the district's 28.9%.

Test scores are very low: all-grade proficiency is 9.82% in ELA, 9.76% in Math, and 11.46% in Science, all below district averages. Nearby Hammond schools generally do better. Warren G Harding posts 21.75% ELA, 26.95% Math, and 23.74% Science with similar poverty (54.44%) and lower absenteeism (26.5%), while Washington Irving, Thomas A Edison, Frank O'Bannon, and Thomas Jefferson each outperform Annie in at least some subjects. Annie is tied with Abraham Lincoln for the lowest rank in the group. The contrast is starker outside the district: Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley in the School City of East Chicago have higher poverty (70–74%) but higher scores in all three subjects, and Ernest R Elliott and James B Eads in the School Town of Munster sit at the 88th–91st percentile with 4–5 stars and about 8% absenteeism.

Recent trends are mixed. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grade Math rose from 7.2% to 9.76% and Science from 8.82% to 11.46%, and 5th-grade Social Studies jumped from 3.7% to 20.73%, but ELA fell from 13.3% to 9.82%. Fourth-grade ELA (5.63%), Math (7.04%), and Science (8.45%) are especially weak, and 6th-grade Math is 2.3% against a state average of 40.2%. Annie spends $10,922 per student — close to Munster's roughly $11,000 — and its student-teacher ratio of 16.0 is better than most Hammond peers, so class size alone does not explain the results. Attendance and foundational reading and math skills look like the most urgent priorities.

622

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,922

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 165th St
Hammond, IN 46324

(219) 933-2477

District: School City of Hammond

Students who attend Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Charles N Scott Middle School
High:	Morton Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.4%

Hispanic:

35.0%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (11% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg15%

Indiana avg47%

965^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the School City of Hammond

351^st of 374School 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
2026	7.3	965 of 1015	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	973 of 1005	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	960 of 1011	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	984 of 1016	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	940 of 1020	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	948 of 1016	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	947 of 1031	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	894 of 1027	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	947 of 1033	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	1004 of 1046	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	938 of 1040	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	30.4	843 of 1036	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	937 of 1035	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	941 of 1015	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	923 of 1025	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	890 of 1009	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	986 of 1003	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	959 of 996	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	941 of 985	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	930 of 961	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	949 of 959	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies21%-26 vs state

Science11%

English Language Arts10%

Math10%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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	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 All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th 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
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	$10,922	$2,280	$8,642
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	$11,491	$2,212	$9,279
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	$13,381	$2,923	$10,458
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	$13,994	$2,704	$11,290
James B Eads Elementary School	Public	K-5	8001 Harrison Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 836-8635	554	35	15.6	30.3%	212 (38.3%)	82 (14.8%)	191 (34.5%)	28 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	88.3	89^th of 1015 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.8	59^th of 1005 public elementary schools	94.1%	30	52.8	67.0	72.3		64.2	65.9	74.0	70.2		70.2	57.0		57.0	74.5	$11,032	$475	$10,557
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	$10,891	$2,142	$8,749
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%)	12.7	892^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	12.1%		8.8	939^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.6%	47	3.8	25.4	9.6	14.1	12.3	21.5	37.3	20.5	14.1	22.8	18.6	12.5	15.5	16.9	$12,860	$2,308	$10,552
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%)	17.3	842^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	17.0%		13.9	876^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.8%	34	9.8	18.5	16.7	21.2	16.3	32.8	22.2	14.3	28.9	25.4	24.1	25.0	24.5	16.7	$15,153	$2,569	$12,585
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	$11,639	$2,218	$9,421
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	$12,652	$2,674	$9,979

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Is Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School a good school?

Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Indiana elementary schools.

What district is Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School in?

School City of Hammond

How many students attend Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles N Scott Middle School
High : Morton Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School?

Students at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School are 57% African American, 35% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

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