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Lew Wallace Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hammond, Lake County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School City of Hammond school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lew Wallace Elementary School enrolls 465 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 188 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.2% |
| White | 21 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
364 of the school's 465 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 359 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lew Wallace Elementary 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.
Lew Wallace Elementary 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 465 students, Lew Wallace Elementary School is smaller 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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