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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

917^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a PK–6 school at 6940 Northcote Ave in Hammond, Indiana, serving 570 students in the School City of Hammond, a district ranked near the bottom of Indiana's 374 districts (6th percentile, 0 stars).

Jefferson has an unusual subject profile: math is its clear strength and reading is its weak spot. In 2025-26, all-grades math proficiency was 19.93% — about 6.8 points above its own district and second-highest among the seven Hammond elementaries — while ELA was 12.42%, below its district average. The school-wide average also hides a wide gap between grades. Third grade is the strongest in the comparison group (21.79% ELA, 33.33% math), but by fifth grade ELA falls to 4.49% and sixth grade math to 6.25%. The gap to state averages widens steadily as students get older, from about 18.6 points in third-grade math to roughly 34 points in sixth-grade math.

Nearby schools tell a striking story. Jefferson sits just 1.9 miles from James B Eads Elementary School in the School Town of Munster, where proficiency runs around 64–70% — roughly a 50-point gap across a short drive — on lower per-pupil spending. Closer in poverty level, Judith Morton Johnston Elementary in the School Town of Highland posts 50.32% math proficiency with about 30% less funding than Jefferson's $13,994 per student. Chronic absenteeism, at 26.8%, is the one measure where Jefferson beats its district and ranks among the best Hammond elementaries, and it has been improving. Overall, though, the school has slid from 2 stars and the 38th percentile in 2016-17 to 10th percentile and 0 stars in 2025-26.

570

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,994

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6940 Northcote Ave
Hammond, IN 46324

(219) 989-7353

District: School City of Hammond

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.0%

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (16% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg15%

Indiana avg47%

917^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	917 of 1015	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	869 of 1005	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	818 of 1011	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	845 of 1016	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	812 of 1020	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	902 of 1016	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	745 of 1031	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	733 of 1027	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.7	645 of 1033	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	780 of 1046	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	775 of 1040	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	806 of 1036	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	850 of 1035	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	837 of 1015	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	860 of 1025	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	880 of 1009	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	800 of 1003	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	831 of 996	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.5	935 of 985	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	883 of 961	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	879 of 959	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Math20%

Science17%

Social Studies13%-34 vs state

English Language Arts12%

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School	Public	K-5	8718 White Oak Ave	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 838-5250	463	31	14.7	24.8%	261 (56.4%)	15 (3.2%)	146 (31.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	86.6	117^th of 1015 public elementary schools	88.5%		85.9	126^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.5%	9	65.2	64.5	67.9		65.8	69.6	73.1	53.6		65.8	55.9		55.9	64.3	$11,166	$502	$10,664
Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8220 Fifth St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 923-2428	383	16	24.7	46.2%	183 (47.8%)	31 (8.1%)	153 (39.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	43.6	590^th of 1015 public elementary schools	41.9%		51.3	494^th of 1005 public elementary schools	50.8%	96	34.2	27.3	28.0		29.3	63.4	47.0	44.0		50.3	37.9		37.9	34.0	$9,870	$557	$9,312
Joseph Hess Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3640 Orchard Dr	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7355	611	36	16.8	50.2%	66 (10.8%)	249 (40.8%)	264 (43.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	10.1	934^th of 1015 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.8	922^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	8.3%	12	17.4	23.6	10.4	11.8	15.8	15.3	20.8	16.9	2.6	13.9	14.1	14.5	14.3	16.9	$11,020	$2,131	$8,889
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Indiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.

What district is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in?

School City of Hammond

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School are 44% African American, 40% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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