Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Hammond, Indiana

Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School in Hammond, Indiana enrolled 622 students in 2024-25 with 38.8 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

669 students in 2022-23, 626 students in 2023-24, 622 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 38.8.

Students enrolled at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School by school year2022-23: 669, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236692023-246262024-25622
Students enrolled at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School by school year2022-23: 669, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236692023-246262024-25622
Students enrolled at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School by school year2022-23: 669, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236692023-246262024-25622
Students enrolled at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School by school year2022-23: 669, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 62202004006008002022-236692023-246262024-25622
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366934.019.7
2023-2462639.315.9
2024-2562238.816.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 16.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 16.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 16.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 16.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School enrolled 715 students and reported no counselor; it reported 53 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions53
  • Chronically absent48.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.4% of students were Black, 35.0% Hispanic, 3.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black57.4%
  2. Hispanic35.0%
  3. White3.9%
  4. Two or more races3.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math10%11% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Hammond

8 public elementary schools in Hammond report 2024-25 enrollment; Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Warren G Harding Elementary School75517.651.0%
Washington Irving Elementary School75420.253.1%
Thomas A Edison Elementary School70519.450.1%
Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School62216.054.0%
Joseph Hess Elementary School61116.848.1%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School57015.747.2%
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School56517.859.1%
Frank O'Bannon Elementary School55715.553.5%

All public schools in Hammond →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School

  1. Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 705 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Frank O'Bannon Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 557 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School with Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much School City of Hammond spends per student$14,879 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,879
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaAnnie Burns-Hicks Elementary School is the number 147 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#147 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School?
    622 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 669 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hammond, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School a Title I school?
    Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School in?
    School City of Hammond, NCES district ID 1804320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180432000744 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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