Lew Wallace Elementary School
6235 Jefferson Ave
Hammond IN, 46324, Lake County
Phone: 219-933-2479
Ranking: 
(1,374 out of 1,449, bottom 5%)*
(1,374 out of 1,449, bottom 5%)*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: | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 412 | 422 | 426 | 367 | 421 | 430 | 425 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 8.3% | 39 | 9.2% | 40 | 9.4% | 40 | 10.9% | 38 | 9.0% | 39 | 9.1% | 40 | 9.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 18.7% | 67 | 15.9% | 69 | 16.2% | 58 | 15.8% | 71 | 16.9% | 62 | 14.4% | 55 | 12.9% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 14.8% | 68 | 16.1% | 70 | 16.4% | 68 | 18.5% | 68 | 16.2% | 54 | 12.6% | 65 | 15.3% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 15.0% | 63 | 14.9% | 75 | 17.6% | 44 | 12.0% | 53 | 12.6% | 70 | 16.3% | 63 | 14.8% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 15.5% | 68 | 16.1% | 54 | 12.7% | 52 | 14.2% | 59 | 14.0% | 60 | 14.0% | 73 | 17.2% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 14.8% | 53 | 12.6% | 57 | 13.4% | 53 | 14.4% | 64 | 15.2% | 73 | 17.0% | 67 | 15.8% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 12.9% | 64 | 15.2% | 61 | 14.3% | 52 | 14.2% | 68 | 16.2% | 72 | 16.7% | 62 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 197 | 47.8% | 216 | 51.2% | 230 | 54.0% | 184 | 50.1% | 186 | 44.2% | 217 | 50.5% | 208 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 215 | 52.2% | 206 | 48.8% | 196 | 46.0% | 183 | 49.9% | 189 | 44.9% | 183 | 42.6% | 186 | 43.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 189 | 45.9% | 186 | 44.1% | 192 | 45.1% | 136 | 37.1% | 146 | 34.7% | 152 | 35.3% | 147 | 34.6% |
| Black: | 177 | 43.0% | 198 | 46.9% | 192 | 45.1% | 172 | 46.9% | 202 | 48.0% | 221 | 51.4% | 219 | 51.5% |
| White: | 22 | 5.3% | 19 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.7% | 26 | 7.1% | 35 | 8.3% | 35 | 8.1% | 32 | 7.5% |
| 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: | 24 | 5.8% | 19 | 4.5% | 21 | 4.9% | 32 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 358 | 86.9% | 377 | 89.3% | 372 | 87.3% | 309 | 84.2% | 333 | 79.1% | 346 | 80.5% | 334 | 78.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.4% | 11 | 2.6% | 21 | 4.9% | 17 | 4.6% | 39 | 9.3% | 29 | 6.7% | 17 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.62 | 17.58 | 21.30 | 20.47 | 17.28 | 18.80 | 20.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 55% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 81.3% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 54% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 59% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 53% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 60% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 68% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 66% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 54% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 53% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 70.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 60.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 56% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 61% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 52% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 61.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 58% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 52% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 57.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 57.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 56% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 56% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 58% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 61.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 45% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 57% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 55% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 64% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 73.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 74.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 39% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.5% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 46.3% | 67% |
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* Lew Wallace 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.