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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
6940 Northcote Ave
Hammond IN, 46324, Lake County
Phone: 219-989-7353
Ranking: 
(1,292 out of 1,449, bottom 11%)*
(1,292 out of 1,449, bottom 11%)*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: | 24 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 425 | 435 | 483 | 507 | 499 | 481 | 488 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 8.0% | 40 | 9.2% | 71 | 14.7% | 70 | 13.8% | 66 | 13.2% | 65 | 13.5% | 35 | 7.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 11.5% | 53 | 12.2% | 64 | 13.3% | 63 | 12.4% | 70 | 14.0% | 63 | 13.1% | 88 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 15.5% | 68 | 15.6% | 74 | 15.3% | 82 | 16.2% | 73 | 14.6% | 77 | 16.0% | 84 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 14.4% | 73 | 16.8% | 79 | 16.4% | 71 | 14.0% | 76 | 15.2% | 68 | 14.1% | 78 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 17.9% | 76 | 17.5% | 65 | 13.5% | 78 | 15.4% | 71 | 14.2% | 79 | 16.4% | 66 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 17.4% | 56 | 12.9% | 74 | 15.3% | 64 | 12.6% | 77 | 15.4% | 65 | 13.5% | 76 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 65 | 15.3% | 69 | 15.9% | 56 | 11.6% | 79 | 15.6% | 66 | 13.2% | 64 | 13.3% | 61 | 12.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 230 | 54.1% | 237 | 54.5% | 255 | 52.8% | 274 | 54.0% | 250 | 50.1% | 234 | 48.6% | 249 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 195 | 45.9% | 198 | 45.5% | 228 | 47.2% | 233 | 46.0% | 209 | 41.9% | 205 | 42.6% | 204 | 41.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 183 | 43.1% | 186 | 42.8% | 214 | 44.3% | 215 | 42.4% | 184 | 36.9% | 180 | 37.4% | 163 | 33.4% |
| Black: | 111 | 26.1% | 108 | 24.8% | 131 | 27.1% | 136 | 26.8% | 133 | 26.7% | 129 | 26.8% | 157 | 32.2% |
| White: | 118 | 27.8% | 132 | 30.3% | 128 | 26.5% | 145 | 28.6% | 149 | 29.9% | 137 | 28.5% | 135 | 27.7% |
| 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: | 12 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 260 | 61.2% | 264 | 60.7% | 258 | 53.4% | 274 | 54.0% | 264 | 52.9% | 225 | 46.8% | 286 | 58.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 8.0% | 29 | 6.7% | 48 | 9.9% | 37 | 7.3% | 53 | 10.6% | 62 | 12.9% | 47 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.71 | 16.73 | 17.89 | 23.11 | 17.57 | 17.90 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 55% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 53% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 55% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 60% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 69% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 73.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 81.3% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 53% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 68% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 49% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 54% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 70.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 60.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 52% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 58% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 52% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 57.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 58% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 61.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 45% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 55% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 55% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 39% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.5% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 46.3% | 67% |
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* Thomas Jefferson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.