Washington Irving Elementary Sch

Washington Irving Elementary Sch is a primary school of sizable scale in Hammond, Indiana, run under School City of Hammond, educateing 754 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 73% bigger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

School City of Hammond comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 10,997 students; Washington Irving Elementary Sch is among them.

Demographically, Washington Irving Elementary Sch shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 19% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Washington Irving Elementary Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at Washington Irving Elementary Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lake County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Irving Elementary Sch is in the bottom 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.6%; Washington Irving Elementary Sch posts 12.5%, -23.1 points below that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household income runs about $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Washington Irving Elementary Sch is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

The closest other public school is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Irving Elementary Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 17.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 34%: 561 students in 2018 compared to 754 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 14% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.