Thomas A Edison Elementary School
7025 Madison Ave
Hammond IN, 46324, Lake County
Phone: 219-933-2464
Ranking:
(1,321 out of 1,449, bottom 9%)*

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: | 39 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 653 | 695 | 692 | 774 | 770 | 728 | 695 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 64 | 9.8% | 68 | 9.8% | NA | NA | 93 | 12.0% | 89 | 11.6% | 77 | 10.6% | 20 | 2.9% |
Kindergarten: | 86 | 13.2% | 94 | 13.5% | 91 | 13.2% | 99 | 12.8% | 94 | 12.2% | 98 | 13.5% | 96 | 13.8% |
Grade 1: | 101 | 15.5% | 91 | 13.1% | 118 | 17.1% | 115 | 14.9% | 115 | 14.9% | 106 | 14.6% | 122 | 17.6% |
Grade 2: | 87 | 13.3% | 105 | 15.1% | 121 | 17.5% | 121 | 15.6% | 111 | 14.4% | 115 | 15.8% | 127 | 18.3% |
Grade 3: | 106 | 16.2% | 121 | 17.4% | 133 | 19.2% | 112 | 14.5% | 128 | 16.6% | 127 | 17.4% | 112 | 16.1% |
Grade 4: | 102 | 15.6% | 109 | 15.7% | 108 | 15.6% | 118 | 15.2% | 123 | 16.0% | 102 | 14.0% | 107 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 107 | 16.4% | 107 | 15.4% | 121 | 17.5% | 116 | 15.0% | 110 | 14.3% | 103 | 14.1% | 111 | 16.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 336 | 51.5% | 359 | 51.7% | 357 | 51.6% | 405 | 52.3% | 345 | 44.8% | 337 | 46.3% | 308 | 44.3% |
Female: | 317 | 48.5% | 336 | 48.3% | 335 | 48.4% | 369 | 47.7% | 325 | 42.2% | 307 | 42.2% | 307 | 44.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 347 | 53.1% | 342 | 49.2% | 358 | 51.7% | 417 | 53.9% | 332 | 43.1% | 301 | 41.3% | 285 | 41.0% |
Black: | 145 | 22.2% | 154 | 22.2% | 150 | 21.7% | 156 | 20.2% | 173 | 22.5% | 155 | 21.3% | 138 | 19.9% |
White: | 126 | 19.3% | 157 | 22.6% | 156 | 22.5% | 179 | 23.1% | 172 | 22.3% | 194 | 26.6% | 193 | 27.8% |
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: | 33 | 5.1% | 39 | 5.6% | 27 | 3.9% | 21 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 472 | 72.3% | 487 | 70.1% | 492 | 71.1% | 505 | 65.2% | 515 | 66.9% | 438 | 60.2% | 415 | 59.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.2% | 50 | 7.2% | 58 | 8.4% | 44 | 5.7% | 98 | 12.7% | 88 | 12.1% | 65 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.89 | 19.31 | 18.70 | 22.61 | 19.64 | 19.40 | 19.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 56% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 53% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 60% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 73.1% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.3% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 57% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 54% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 68% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 66% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 63% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70.5% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.4% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 52% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.8% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 58% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 57.1% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 57.7% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 49% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 58% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.2% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 45% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.5% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74.5% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 49.5% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 46.3% | 67% |
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* Thomas A Edison 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.