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What's the most underrated thing about Frank H Hammond Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL TOWN OF MUNSTER·NCES 180735001254
Frank H Hammond Elementary School
1301 Fran-Lin Pky, Munster, IN 46321 · (219) 838-2060 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
103 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 18% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within School Town of Munster. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
81.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Frank H Hammond Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #39 of 983 | #1 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #32 of 986 | #1 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #45 of 986 | #1 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #153 of 1,079 | #12 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #487 of 991 | #20 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #208 of 996 | #13 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #1,018 of 1,058 | #65 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #282 of 353 | #19 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
620
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 620 | 41.3 | 15.0:1 | 17% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 36 | 19.0:1 | 18% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 10% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 16% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 24 | 25.8:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 29 | 23.8:1 | 9% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 30 | 22.9:1 | 3% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 24 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank H Hammond Elementary School.
About Frank H Hammond Elementary School
Frank H Hammond Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Munster, Indiana. Its 620 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 42% bigger than the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.
The district, School Town of Munster, has 4,101 students enrolled across 5 schools.
White students are the majority at Frank H Hammond Elementary School, with 52% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 55% White share among all Lake County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.0:1. That is close to the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school's lunch program data list 17% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Lake County report 47%.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Frank H Hammond Elementary School's results are 8.4 points above predicted: 72.2% against 63.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, the median household income is $71,493, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Lake County is home to 121 public schools and about 74,661 public school students.
Munster High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Frank H Hammond Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Frank H Hammond Elementary School at 1st of 7.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 662 in 2020-21 to 620 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.0:1, from 18.4:1.
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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 Town of Munster
- Munster High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- James B Eads Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Other schools in Munster
- Munster High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolMiddle · 990 students
- James B Eads Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Munster High School0.9 mi · 1,474
- Ernest R Elliott Elementary School0.9 mi · 463
- Wilbur Wright Middle School1.0 mi · 990
- James B Eads Elementary School2.0 mi · 554
- Highland Middle School2.0 mi · 774
- Highland High School2.0 mi · 971
Frequently asked questions
About Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frank H Hammond Elementary School?
Frank H Hammond Elementary School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Frank H Hammond Elementary School serve?
Frank H Hammond Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Frank H Hammond Elementary School have?
Frank H Hammond Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Frank H Hammond Elementary School?
Student demographics at Frank H Hammond Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Frank H Hammond Elementary School in?
Frank H Hammond Elementary School is part of School Town of Munster.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.