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Schools in Hammond

Hammond’s public schools

Arthur Community Unit School District 305 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hammond. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
925 students on the public path
In brief

Hammond’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hammond’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Arthur Grade School places highest (better than 79%); Lovington Grade School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Hammond, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hammond, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–12Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammondin ArthurB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Arthur Community Unit School District 305.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Arthur Community Unit School District 305Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 925 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,458IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 560 students tested
Math24%
State average 25.8% · 546 students tested

Hammond vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hammond’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hammond—Arthur Community Unit School District 305

Every school in Hammond

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hammondin other towns
Arthur Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Arthur
A−
258 students12:1Rate it →
Atwood-Hammond Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Atwood
B
209 students12:1Rate it →
Lovington Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lovington
B−
148 students10:1Rate it →
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
High · Grades 9–12 · Arthur
B
310 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Hammond’s schools

Are Hammond’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hammond. Arthur Community Unit School District 305 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hammond. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hammond in?

Arthur Community Unit School District 305.

Where do Hammond kids go to high school?

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond.

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What Hammond families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.