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Frank O'Bannon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Frank O'Bannon Elementary School is a PK–6 school at 1317 173rd St in Hammond, Indiana, serving 557 students as part of the School City of Hammond, a district ranked 351st of 374 Indiana districts. On the 2025–26 ILEARN exams, 12.77% of students were proficient in English language arts, 9.12% in math, and 17.89% in science — well below statewide figures, which start around 40% in both reading and math. Math is the weakest area: O'Bannon's math proficiency is the lowest among the Hammond elementary schools in this comparison, and 6th-grade math showed 0% proficiency. Fourth grade is a genuine bright spot, posting 27.87% in ELA and 26.23% in science — the best 4th-grade ELA and science results of any Hammond school compared here.

Attendance is the clearest success story. Chronic absenteeism fell from 34.7% to 25.9% over three years, moving the school from worse than the School City of Hammond district (28.9%) to better than it, though still above Indiana's 16.7%. Test scores have not yet followed that improvement. The school's state ranking has also slipped gradually, from the 19th percentile in 2016–17 to the 7th in 2025–26.

Money and class size don't appear to be the explanation. O'Bannon spends $13,381 per student — more than nearby School Town of Munster schools and roughly $1,400–$2,500 more than its Hammond peers — with a student-teacher ratio of 15.5. About three miles away, Frank H Hammond Elementary School posts 73.1% ELA and 83.6% math proficiency with lower per-pupil spending and 6.9% chronic absenteeism. Science, which beats the district average and has improved steadily, may be the most promising place to build.

557

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,381

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1317 173rd St
Hammond, IN 46324

(219) 989-7360

District: School City of Hammond

Students who attend Frank O'Bannon Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.2%

Hispanic:

33.4%

White:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg15%

Indiana avg47%

948^th of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	9.1	948 of 1015	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	917 of 1005	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	900 of 1011	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	899 of 1016	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	875 of 1020	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	954 of 1016	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	875 of 1031	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	865 of 1027	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	840 of 1033	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	885 of 1046	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	868 of 1040	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.1	857 of 1036	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	855 of 1035	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	718 of 1015	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	863 of 1025	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	898 of 1009	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	873 of 1003	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.1	949 of 996	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	913 of 985	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Science18%

English Language Arts13%

Social Studies10%-37 vs state

Math9%

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The principal takes no responsibility for the performance of the staff. They are not even trying to challenge or enrich the education of the students in that area. Very sad Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

You had a child stabbed with a pencil an bit by the same child in two different times an nothing is being done. This child is five an the parents should be responsible for is actions. He has also cut another student. When is something going to be done. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Fran-Lin Pky	Munster	46321	Lake County	School Town of Munster	No	No	No	No	(219) 838-2060	620	41	15.0	16.6%	325 (52.4%)	46 (7.4%)	170 (27.4%)	43 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	95.9	18^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.3	23^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	97.7%	5	79.1	66.7	73.6		73.1	88.6	86.1	76.4		83.6	67.6		67.6	74.6	$10,290	$304	$9,986
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank O'Bannon Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Frank O'Bannon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Frank O'Bannon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Frank O'Bannon Elementary School in?

School City of Hammond

How many students attend Frank O'Bannon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Frank O'Bannon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Frank O'Bannon Elementary School?

Students at Frank O'Bannon Elementary School are 51% African American, 33% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

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Frank O'Bannon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Indiana elementary schools.

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