Hammond Academy of Science & Tech

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Hammond, Indiana

Hammond Academy of Science & Tech in Hammond, Indiana enrolled 578 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Indiana: 88.1%).

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

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

564 students in 2022-23, 551 students in 2023-24, 578 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 47.0.

Students enrolled at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235642023-245512024-25578
Students enrolled at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235642023-245512024-25578
Students enrolled at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235642023-245512024-25578
Students enrolled at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech by school year2022-23: 564, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235642023-245512024-25578
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356438.014.8
2023-2455142.013.1
2024-2557847.012.3

12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Indiana high schools

Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 12.3; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 12.3; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 12.3; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 12.3; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 14.5U.S. 14.5

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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 268 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hammond Academy of Science & Tech enrolled 535 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 268 of the 535 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.1% of students were Hispanic, 19.0% Black, 7.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic70.1%
  2. Black19.0%
  3. White7.8%
  4. Two or more races2.1%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Hammond Academy of Science & Tech scored proficient or above: 15% 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
Math15%17% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 59 students in Hammond Academy of Science & Tech's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more88.1%
Students in the class595977,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Hammond

4 public high schools in Hammond report 2024-25 enrollment; Hammond Academy of Science & Tech is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hammond Central High School1,81421.248.9%
Morton Senior High School1,44618.945.7%
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech57812.357.4%
Excel Center - Hammond20534.26.8%

All public schools in Hammond →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hammond Academy of Science & Tech

  1. Hammond Central High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 1,814 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. East Chicago Central High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,052 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Hammond Academy of Science & Tech with Hammond Central High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hammond Academy of Science & Tech spends per student$10,578 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,578
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaHammond Academy of Science & Tech is the number 184 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#184 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.12.3:1
  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 Hammond Academy of Science & Tech

  1. How many students attend Hammond Academy of Science & Tech?
    578 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 564 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hammond, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech?
    12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hammond Academy of Science & Tech a Title I school?
    Hammond Academy of Science & Tech ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech scored proficient or above: 15% 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 is the graduation rate at Hammond Academy of Science & Tech?
    90% or more of the 59 students in Hammond Academy of Science & Tech's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Hammond Academy of Science & Tech in?
    Hammond Academy of Science & Tech, NCES district ID 1800082. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180008202466 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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