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Morton Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 9% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Morton Senior High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Hammond, Indiana, with 1,446 students in the School City of Hammond. It ranks near the bottom statewide: 379th of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–26 (9th percentile, 0 stars), within a district ranked 351st of 374 (6th percentile, 0 stars). Its results have stayed in the bottom tenth of the state for most years since 2015–16, with a single peak at the 18th percentile in 2020–21. The school earned 0 stars in 2024–25 and 2025–26 after 1 star in 2023–24.

Academic results are very low, especially in math and science. In 2025–26, SAT Math proficiency was 2.94% (state 25.6%) and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was 27.57% (state 51.9%); Biology ILEARN proficiency was 6.77%. Among nearby traditional high schools, Morton had the lowest biology proficiency — Munster High School 65.7%, Highland High School 29.74%, East Chicago Central High School 21.83%, Calumet New Technical High School 14.38%, West Side Leadership Academy 11.18%, and Hammond Central High School 10.1%. Its SAT Math beat Hammond Central (2.02%) but trailed East Chicago (4.56%), Calumet (4.38%), West Side (15.32%), Highland (23.79%), and Munster (48.32%). The 2024–25 graduation rate was 76.0%, against 78.5% district-wide and 89.7% statewide, and 32.5% of students were chronically absent — nearly double the state's 16.7%.

There are signs of progress: graduation rose from 59.7% in 2021–22, SAT reading and writing recovered from 22.48% to 27.57%, SAT Math ticked up from 1.68% to 2.94%, and absenteeism eased from 35.5% to 32.5%. Biology, however, fell from 12.31% to 6.77%. Compared with Hammond Central in the same district, Morton spends more per student ($11,910 vs $10,821) and has smaller classes (18.9 vs 21.1 students per teacher), but a lower graduation rate. The contrast with Munster High School is stark: similar enrollment and per-student spending ($11,384), yet far higher outcomes. Morton also trails Calumet and East Chicago in math and biology despite those schools serving more low-income students, suggesting school-level factors matter. Results also vary widely by student group.

1,446

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,910

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6915 Grand Ave
Hammond, IN 46323

(219) 989-7316

District: School City of Hammond

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.3%

Hispanic:

39.4%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (13% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (76% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg14%

Indiana avg39%

379^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	379 of 415	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	396 of 429	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	380 of 432	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	353 of 398	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	361 of 409	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	319 of 388	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	349 of 389	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	354 of 385	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	348 of 380	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	355 of 394	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	335 of 400	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.7	219 of 379	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.9	299 of 353	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	343 of 373	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	341 of 364	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	334 of 362	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	331 of 364	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.4	335 of 360	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	325 of 354	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	324 of 349	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.9	324 of 349	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	89 of 133	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	100 of 132	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	108 of 132	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	94 of 125	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	82 of 125	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	103 of 122	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	107 of 119	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	94 of 94	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	61 of 74	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	364 of 395	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	368 of 387	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	359 of 392	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	334 of 388	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	168 of 194	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	168 of 181	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	140 of 184	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	130 of 166	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	121 of 164	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	349 of 390	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	343 of 377	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	317 of 379	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	367 of 397	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	365 of 386	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	362 of 392	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	352 of 383	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	105 of 112	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	91 of 102	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.7	85 of 94	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	270 of 292	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	271 of 298	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	250 of 289	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	158 of 285	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	359 of 387	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	370 of 377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	344 of 381	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	279 of 375	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	321 of 378	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)33rd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing28%-24 vs state

Biology7%

Mathematics3%-23 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, July 5, 2018

As a former student, the education there was subpar. There were exceptional teachers and others that were not suitable to educate. The school needs to raise the MIL a bit to get better facilities to attract quality teachers. I have seen that many more recent graduates are not ready to work as a cahier at a grocery store, let alone ready to be college bound. Come on Hessville, you're better than this!!! Close Quote

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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 Biology (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$11,910	$1,620	$10,290
Excel Center - Hammond	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	205	6	34.1	7.8%	25 (12.2%)	70 (34.1%)	107 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)												$4,789	$93	$4,696
West Side Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	9th & Gerry St	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 413-9870	1,232	69	17.9	62.6%	7 (0.6%)	1,102 (89.4%)	78 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	17.4	347^th of 415 public high schools	16.4%		12.3	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%	33	18.0	15.3									11.2	$21,037	$6,127	$14,910
Highland High School	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	47.5	209^th of 415 public high schools	49.6%		57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%	54	50.4	23.8									29.7	$11,753	$482	$11,271
Highland Online Public Education (HOPE)	Public	6-12	9145 Kennedy Avenue	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(219) 922-7400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Calumet New Technical High School	Public	9-12	3900 Calhoun St	Gary	46408	Lake County	Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 838-6990	620	42	14.9	90.6%	136 (21.9%)	309 (49.8%)	142 (22.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	12.4	363^rd of 415 public high schools	12.5%		11.2	383^rd of 429 public high schools	10.7%	20	28.5	4.4									14.4	$14,358	$1,857	$12,500
Excel Center - Gary	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 W Ridge Road	Gary	46408	Lake County	Excel Center - Gary	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 789-5236	125	8	15.6	3.2%	13 (10.4%)	84 (67.2%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)								(n/a)												$6,052	$594	$5,458
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	$10,821	$1,729	$9,092
Munster High School	Public	9-12	8808 Columbia Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 836-3200	1,474	88	16.6	25.0%	663 (45.0%)	152 (10.3%)	472 (32.0%)	117 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.7%)	90.6	17^th of 415 public high schools	95.9%		90.8	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	7	77.1	48.3									65.7	$11,384	$376	$11,008
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Senior High School

What district is Morton Senior High School in?

School City of Hammond

What is the racial makeup of Morton Senior High School?

Students at Morton Senior High School are 46% African American, 39% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Morton Senior High School a good school?

Morton Senior High School ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Indiana high schools.

How many students attend Morton Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,446 students attended Morton Senior High School.

What schools feed into Morton Senior High School?

Morton Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School
Elementary : Frank O'Bannon Elementary School
Elementary : Joseph Hess Elementary School
Elementary : Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Warren G Harding Elementary School
Middle : Charles N Scott Middle School

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