Joseph Hess Elementary School
3640 Orchard Dr
Hammond IN, 46323, Lake County
Phone: 219-989-7355
Ranking: 
(1,310 out of 1,449, bottom 10%)*
(1,310 out of 1,449, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hammond School City
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 621 | 593 | 630 | 659 | 701 | 737 | 605 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 54 | 8.7% | 50 | 8.4% | 63 | 10.0% | 73 | 11.1% | 72 | 10.3% | 73 | 9.9% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 15.5% | 86 | 14.5% | 71 | 11.3% | 75 | 11.4% | 76 | 10.8% | 91 | 12.3% | 89 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 17.4% | 84 | 14.2% | 84 | 13.3% | 83 | 12.6% | 103 | 14.7% | 107 | 14.5% | 96 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 14.8% | 86 | 14.5% | 87 | 13.8% | 102 | 15.5% | 98 | 14.0% | 111 | 15.1% | 101 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 15.1% | 94 | 15.9% | 106 | 16.8% | 108 | 16.4% | 113 | 16.1% | 108 | 14.7% | 126 | 20.8% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 14.5% | 90 | 15.2% | 110 | 17.5% | 110 | 16.7% | 109 | 15.5% | 138 | 18.7% | 105 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 14.0% | 103 | 17.4% | 109 | 17.3% | 108 | 16.4% | 130 | 18.5% | 109 | 14.8% | 88 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 342 | 55.1% | 315 | 53.1% | 328 | 52.1% | 339 | 51.4% | 337 | 48.1% | 360 | 48.8% | 283 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 279 | 44.9% | 278 | 46.9% | 302 | 47.9% | 320 | 48.6% | 315 | 44.9% | 325 | 44.1% | 293 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 248 | 39.9% | 248 | 41.8% | 233 | 37.0% | 227 | 34.4% | 211 | 30.1% | 241 | 32.7% | 192 | 31.7% |
| Black: | 172 | 27.7% | 159 | 26.8% | 165 | 26.2% | 199 | 30.2% | 225 | 32.1% | 213 | 28.9% | 169 | 27.9% |
| White: | 176 | 28.3% | 157 | 26.5% | 206 | 32.7% | 210 | 31.9% | 215 | 30.7% | 235 | 31.9% | 219 | 36.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.1% | 24 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.5% | 19 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 453 | 72.9% | 395 | 66.6% | 375 | 59.5% | 375 | 56.9% | 404 | 57.6% | 402 | 54.5% | 327 | 54.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 6.4% | 35 | 5.9% | 47 | 7.5% | 40 | 6.1% | 71 | 10.1% | 80 | 10.9% | 75 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.41 | 21.18 | 22.50 | 22.92 | 21.05 | 22.10 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 73.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 81.3% | 85% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66% | 79% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 70.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 60.4% | 82% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 61.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 58% | 79% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 57.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 57.7% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 58% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 61.2% | 78% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 73.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 74.5% | 86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 49.5% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 46.3% | 67% |
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* Joseph Hess Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.