📍 7025 Madison Ave, Hammond, Lake County, 46324
Thomas A Edison Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hammond, Lake County. The school has 665 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 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas A Edison Elementary School enrolls 665 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 341 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 206 | 31% |
| White | 81 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
474 of the school's 665 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 452 qualify for free lunch and 22 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 A Edison 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 A Edison 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 665 students, Thomas A Edison Elementary School is close to 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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