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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46324

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At a glance

Schools

2,454

Students

Top rankedThomas Jefferson Elementary School917^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School up 8 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 46324 in Hammond, Indiana, is served by four public elementary schools — all PK–6, all part of School City of Hammond, and together enrolling 2,454 students. The schools are Thomas A Edison Elementary School (705 students), Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School (622), Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (570), and Frank O'Bannon Elementary School (557). There are no middle or high schools in this ZIP. Because all four share one district, differences between them reflect what each individual school does rather than different curriculum, calendars, or staffing policy.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School has the strongest overall profile: the best composite achievement of the four, the top math score, and the highest single grade-level result in the ZIP at 33.33% proficient in 3rd grade math. It also has the smallest classes and the highest per-student spending. Thomas A Edison Elementary School is the striking counter-example — the largest enrollment, the largest classes (19.3 students per teacher), and the lowest spending, yet still among the top two in achievement. Frank O'Bannon Elementary School is highly uneven, with the best 4th grade reading and science results in the ZIP but the weakest overall math. Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School is the clear priority for support: lowest achievement on nearly every measure, the highest chronic absenteeism at 35.8%, and 0 stars in all three rating years.

Parents should know the broader context. The district ranks 351st of 374 Indiana districts, and none of these four schools currently holds a rating above 0 stars. Every grade-level result in the ZIP falls below the state average, with gaps exceeding 27 points in each subject. Results in grades 3 and 4 are consistently stronger than in grades 5 and 6, where 6th grade math averages about 3.6% proficient. Chronic absenteeism is a serious problem at all four schools, running from 25.9% to 35.8% against a 16.7% state rate. Across the ZIP, science scores improved year over year while reading declined at all four schools.

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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
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 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 46324

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hammond	0.34 mi	16	384^th
Munster	1.36 mi	5	12^th
Highland	2.79 mi	7	167^th
East Chicago	2.97 mi	9	390^th
Gary	4.9 mi	27	392^nd

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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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