Best High Schools in Zip Code 46323

Zip code 46323 is home to two high schools: Morton Senior High School, a large public high school serving grades 9-12, and Excel Center - Hammond, a smaller public charter high school. Both schools are part of the School City of Hammond district, though Excel Center - Hammond also operates under its own district designation.

Both Morton Senior High School and Excel Center - Hammond report identical four-year graduation rates of 88.4% and chronic absenteeism rates of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, there are significant differences in other areas. Morton Senior High School has a much larger student enrollment of 1,534 compared to Excel Center - Hammond's 176 students. Spending per student is also vastly different, with Morton Senior High School spending $11,910 per student, while Excel Center - Hammond spends $4,789 per student. Morton Senior High School serves a higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch (55.61%) compared to Excel Center - Hammond (44.89%).

In terms of academic performance, both schools show considerable challenges in standardized test proficiency, particularly in mathematics. For the 2024-2025 school year, Morton Senior High School had 22.48% proficiency in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing and a very low 1.68% in SAT Mathematics. Excel Center - Hammond performed better in reading and writing with 33.33% proficiency but reported 0% proficiency in SAT Mathematics. Both schools significantly underperform the state averages in these areas. Morton Senior High School also shows low proficiency in ILEARN/Biology, around 12-13%, well below the state average. Statewide rankings place Morton Senior High School in the lower percentiles of Indiana high schools.