📍 5825 Blaine Ave, Hammond, Lake County, 46320
Henry W Eggers Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hammond, Lake County. The school has 855 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School City of Hammond school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Henry W Eggers Middle School enrolls 855 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 39% Black or African American and 6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 430 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 332 | 39% |
| White | 51 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
649 of the school's 855 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 631 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Henry W Eggers Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 2, state house district 1.
Henry W Eggers Middle School is one of 17 schools in School City of Hammond, based in Hammond, Indiana. The district serves 10,507 students district-wide and employs 652 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 855 students, Henry W Eggers Middle School is larger than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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