Frank H Hammond Elementary School

Located at 1301 Fran-Lin Pky, in Munster, Indiana, Frank H Hammond Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school that caters to 620 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by School Town of Munster. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Across the 5 schools in School Town of Munster (4,101 students total), Frank H Hammond Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Frank H Hammond Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lake County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lake County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Frank H Hammond Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.8%, the actual is 72.2%, a residual of +8.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,493, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), of which Frank H Hammond Elementary School is one.

Munster High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frank H Hammond Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 50.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Frank H Hammond Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 620). Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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