Joseph Hess Elementary School

Regular School · Hammond, IN

Joseph Hess Elementary School is a regular school school in Hammond, Indiana, serving grades PK–06 with 611 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

611

Teachers (FTE)

36.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	264	43%
Black or African American	249	41%
White	66	11%
Two or more races	28	5%
Asian	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	611	315M / 296F

English Language Learners: 56 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10.0% -27pp	37.0%	243
Reading Proficiency	16.0% -26.2pp	42.2%	244
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	81

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.20 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

39 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

160

26.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	611	100%

Contact & Location

3640 Orchard Dr

Hammond, IN 46323

Phone: (219)989-7355

District

School City of Hammond

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,725

District enrollment: 11,505

Other Schools in District

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School Elementary
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch Elementary
Frank O'Bannon Elementary School Elementary
Thomas A Edison Elementary School Elementary
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Elementary
Warren G Harding Elementary School Elementary
Washington Irving Elementary Sch Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46323) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180432002413

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD