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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46320

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Schools

3,085

Students

Districts

Top rankedHammond Academy of Science & Technical123^rd of 415 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Hammond Central High School up 7 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 46320 consist of three schools serving grades 6 through 12 — one middle school (grades 7–8) and two high schools (grades 9–12 and 6–12) — with a combined enrollment of 3,085 students; two of the three, Hammond Central High School and Henry W Eggers Middle School, belong to School City of Hammond, whose district rank is 351 of 374 (6th percentile, 0 stars), while Hammond Academy of Science & Technical forms its own district, ranked 148 of 374 (60th percentile, 3 stars).

Hammond Academy of Science & Technical is the strongest school in the area on nearly every measure. It ranks 123 of 415 schools statewide — 70th percentile, 4 stars — and its graduation rate is 98.4%, compared with 89.7% statewide. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 52.17%, versus the state's 51.9%, though SAT Math (20.29%) trails the state's 25.6%. It also has the smallest classes, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.2, and the highest free/reduced-price lunch rate at 67.99%, which shows that high poverty alone does not determine results here.

Henry W Eggers Middle School has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 12.5%, better than the state's 16.7%, and unusually strong Biology End-of-Course results (58.33% in 2025–2026 and 71.88% in 2024–2025). Yet its overall rank is 475 of 486 (2nd percentile, 0 stars), with ILEARN ELA at 8.45% and Math at 3.19%. Hammond Central High School is the largest school, with 1,814 students; it posts a graduation rate of 80.4%, the highest chronic absenteeism at 35.8%, and SAT Math of 2.02% against the state's 25.6%.

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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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th 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
Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	33 Muenich Ct	Hammond	46320	Lake County	Hammond Academy of Science & Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 852-0500	578	47	12.2	68.0%	45 (7.8%)	110 (19.0%)	405 (70.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	61.5	123^rd of 415 public high schools	70.4%		64	116^th of 429 public high schools	73.0%	7	52.2	20.3	29.3	40.0	39.4	36.2	30.3	23.2	24.2	25.9	32.3	32.3	59.4	$11,532	$1,198	$10,334
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	$8,889	$1,022	$7,867
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
Henry W Eggers Middle School	Public	7-8	5825 Blaine Ave	Hammond	46320	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2449	693	45	15.5	58.4%	33 (4.8%)	272 (39.2%)	347 (50.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	5.6	475^th of 486 public middle schools	2.3%		8.9	448^th of 480 public middle schools	6.7%	27				8.6	8.3	8.5		3.4	3.0	3.2			58.3	$9,790	$1,614	$8,176

Cities Near Zip Code 46320

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hammond	0.5 mi	16	382^nd
East Chicago	1.47 mi	9	381^st
Munster	3.13 mi	5	14^th
Highland	4.2 mi	7	178^th
Whiting	4.66 mi	4	334^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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