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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in School City of Hammond

This page covers 12 elementary schools in School City of Hammond. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

12
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 12
1
rank
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch
Grades PK–06283 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
2
rank
Morton Elementary School
Grades PK–06476 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
3
rank
Warren G Harding Elementary School
Grades PK–06684 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
4
rank
Kenwood Elementary School
Grades PK–06253 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
5
rank
Washington Irving Elementary Sch
Grades PK–06728 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
6
rank
Frank O'Bannon Elementary School
Grades PK–06544 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
7
rank
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Grades PK–06439 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
8
rank
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Grades PK–06546 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
18.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
9
rank
Joseph Hess Elementary School
Grades PK–06688 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
18.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
10
rank
Lew Wallace Elementary School
Grades PK–06465 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,325
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
2 more elementary schools in School City of Hammond not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
12
Elementary Schools
17
Total Schools
52
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.