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Enrollment
663
Middle
DISTRICT 678 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL CITY OF HAMMOND·NCES 180432000732
Charles N Scott Middle School
3635 173rd St, Hammond, IN 46323 · (219) 989-7340 · Lake County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Indiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
359 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 319 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 344 | 52% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
16.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
5.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Charles N Scott Middle School
Charles N Scott Middle School's state test result (10.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles N Scott Middle School this school | 663 | 54.1% | 10.9% |
| Guion Creek Middle School Indianapolis | 833 | 55.3% | 15.7% |
| Westlane Middle School Indianapolis | 754 | 54.4% | 31.1% |
| Henry W Eggers Middle School Hammond | 693 | 58.4% | 9.8% |
| Northwest Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis | 623 | 63.7% | 5.7% |
| Lincoln Middle School Indianapolis | 736 | 55.8% | 11.4% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Charles N Scott Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #312 of 324 | #17 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #318 of 325 | #19 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #301 of 325 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #114 of 334 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #292 of 314 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #58 of 315 | #4 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #126 of 330 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #21 of 187 | #3 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
663
-135 (-17%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 663 | 35.5 | 18.7:1 | 54% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 39.8 | 18.4:1 | 62% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 75% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 81% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 54.6 | 15.7:1 | 84% (719) |
| 2015-16 | 851 | 48 | 17.7:1 | 82% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 74% (636) |
| 2000-01 | 719 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 47% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 834 | 45 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles N Scott Middle School.
About Charles N Scott Middle School
Charles N Scott Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Indiana, located in Hammond. Enrollment totals 663 students across grades 7 through 8.
School City of Hammond oversees Charles N Scott Middle School and 14 other schools, with 10,997 students in total.
The largest group at Charles N Scott Middle School is Black students, at 44%. It is also 38% Hispanic, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 23% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Charles N Scott Middle School scores 65%.
The school had 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Charles N Scott Middle School lands at F, ahead of 1% of Indiana public middle schools.
A school in Indiana with Charles N Scott Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 37.2%. Charles N Scott Middle School scores 10.9%.
In Lake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,493, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 121 public schools and about 74,661 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Charles N Scott Middle School from the closest public school, Morton Senior High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Charles N Scott Middle School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Charles N Scott Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 663, down from 798 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.8 to 18.7 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Charles N Scott Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School City of Hammond
- Hammond Central High SchoolHigh · 1,814 students
- Morton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,446 students
- Warren G Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Washington Irving Elementary SchElementary · 754 students
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Henry W Eggers Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
Other schools in Hammond
- Hammond Central High SchoolHigh · 1,814 students
- Morton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,446 students
- Warren G Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Washington Irving Elementary SchElementary · 754 students
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Henry W Eggers Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
Nearby schools
- Morton Senior High School0.3 mi · 1,446
- Excel Center - Hammond0.4 mi · 205
- Joseph Hess Elementary School0.5 mi · 611
- Warren G Harding Elementary School1.1 mi · 755
- Morton Elementary School1.2 mi · 525
- Judith Morton Johnston Elementary1.5 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Charles N Scott Middle SchoolHow large is Charles N Scott Middle School?
Charles N Scott Middle School enrolls approximately 663 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Charles N Scott Middle School serve?
Charles N Scott Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles N Scott Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles N Scott Middle School is approximately 18.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Charles N Scott Middle School?
Student demographics at Charles N Scott Middle School are roughly 13% White, 38% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles N Scott Middle School?
Charles N Scott Middle School is overseen by School City of Hammond in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.