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Enrollment
755
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL CITY OF HAMMOND·NCES 180432000750
Warren G Harding Elementary School
3211 165th St, Hammond, IN 46323 · (219) 989-7351 · Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
411 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 14% |
Student demographics
64%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
23.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
25.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Warren G Harding Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #809 of 983 | #36 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #809 of 986 | #37 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #786 of 986 | #36 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #44 of 1,079 | #2 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #840 of 991 | #46 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #200 of 996 | #11 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #495 of 1,058 | #35 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #597 of 597 | #39 of 39 |
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
755
+173 (+30%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 755 | 42.8 | 17.6:1 | 54% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 41.4 | 15.5:1 | 61% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 43.3 | 15.8:1 | 77% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 80% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 36.2 | 20.9:1 | 72% (544) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 32 | 21.6:1 | 74% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 26 | 26.9:1 | 66% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 44% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 36 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warren G Harding Elementary School.
About Warren G Harding Elementary School
In Hammond, Indiana, Warren G Harding Elementary School is a large elementary school. It had 755 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 73% larger than average.
School City of Hammond has 10,997 students spread across 15 schools.
Of every 100 students at Warren G Harding Elementary School, about 49 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 31% Black, 14% White, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 21% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Warren G Harding Elementary School totals 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Warren G Harding Elementary School is about 54%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Warren G Harding Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 23.0% actual against 37.0% predicted.
In Lake County, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Lake County has 121 public schools with about 74,661 students, including Warren G Harding Elementary School.
Excel Center - Hammond is about 0.7 miles from Warren G Harding Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Warren G Harding Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 23.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
Warren G Harding Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 30%, from 582 to 755. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.2 to 17.6 over 4 years.
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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 City of Hammond
- Hammond Central High SchoolHigh · 1,814 students
- Morton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,446 students
- Washington Irving Elementary SchElementary · 754 students
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Henry W Eggers Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Charles N Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
Other schools in Hammond
- Hammond Central High SchoolHigh · 1,814 students
- Morton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,446 students
- Washington Irving Elementary SchElementary · 754 students
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Henry W Eggers Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Charles N Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
Nearby schools
- Excel Center - Hammond0.7 mi · 205
- Morton Senior High School0.8 mi · 1,446
- Morton Elementary School1.1 mi · 525
- Charles N Scott Middle School1.1 mi · 663
- Joseph Hess Elementary School1.6 mi · 611
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School2.1 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Warren G Harding Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Warren G Harding Elementary School?
Warren G Harding Elementary School enrolls approximately 755 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Warren G Harding Elementary School serve?
Warren G Harding Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Warren G Harding Elementary School have?
Warren G Harding Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Warren G Harding Elementary School?
Student demographics at Warren G Harding Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 49% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Warren G Harding Elementary School?
Warren G Harding Elementary 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.