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Enrollment
578
High
STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMMOND ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECH·NCES 180008202466
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech
33 Muenich Ct, Hammond, IN 46320 · (219) 852-0500 · Lake County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Indiana public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
393 students
STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 11% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
36.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
22.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Schools most like Hammond Academy of Science & Tech
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Academy of Science & Tech this school | 578 | 68.0% | 30.6% |
| Whiting High School Whiting | 445 | 68.3% | N/A |
| Christel House Watanabe Manual High School Indianapolis | 458 | 69.4% | N/A |
| East Chicago Central High School East Chicago | 1,052 | 72.3% | N/A |
| Goshen High School Goshen | 1,717 | 61.2% | N/A |
| Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS Lake Station | 595 | 71.8% | 15.3% |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Hammond Academy of Science & Tech ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #61 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #73 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #48 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #177 of 392 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #58 of 359 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #110 of 360 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #27 of 373 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #67 of 133 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
578
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+90% since 2010-11, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 578 | 47 | 12.3:1 | 68% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 66% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 69% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 66% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 37.1 | 14.5:1 | 65% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 53% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 9 | 33.9:1 | 44% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hammond Academy of Science & Tech.
About Hammond Academy of Science & Tech
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech is a public low-enrollment high school in Hammond, Indiana. It teaches 578 students in grades 6 through 12. It has 29% fewer students than the average for high schools in Indiana (about 816).
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
At Hammond Academy of Science & Tech, 70% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 19% Black, 8% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 21% Hispanic share among all Lake County residents. The diversity index for Hammond Academy of Science & Tech is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3:1. High schools in Indiana average 16.6:1, 4.3 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 68% at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Lake County.
On the allk12 Grade, Hammond Academy of Science & Tech lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Indiana public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hammond Academy of Science & Tech is 27.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.6%.
In the surrounding county, Lake County, median household income comes to about $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%. The county's public schools total 121, with about 74,661 students.
Of the public schools around it, Hammond Academy of Science & Tech is closest to Wilson Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Hammond Academy of Science & Tech places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech had 574 students in 2020-21 and 578 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The school's ratio dropped from 15.9:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech. 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 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
- Wilson Elementary School0.4 mi · 349
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 717
- Henry W Eggers Middle School0.8 mi · 693
- Thornton Fractnl No High School1.1 mi · 1,425
- Hammond Central High School1.1 mi · 1,814
- Washington Irving Elementary Sch1.1 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Hammond Academy of Science & TechWhat is the total enrollment at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech?
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Hammond Academy of Science & Tech serve?
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech.
How diverse is Hammond Academy of Science & Tech?
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech reports a student body of 8% White, 70% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hammond Academy of Science & Tech?
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech is overseen by Hammond Academy of Science & Tech in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.