📍 6940 Northcote Ave, Hammond, Lake County, 46324
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hammond, Lake County. The school has 439 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 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School enrolls 439 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 148 | 34% |
| White | 65 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 439 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 313 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Jefferson 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 1, state house district 1.
Thomas Jefferson 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 439 students, Thomas Jefferson 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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