Hammond High School (Indiana) Explained

Hammond High School
Motto:Building Character, Leadership, Tradition
Streetaddress:5926 Calumet Avenue
City:Hammond
State:Indiana
County:Lake County
Zipcode:46320
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.6056°N -87.5089°W
Established:1884
Closed:2021
Type:Public high school
District:School City of Hammond
Grades:9–12
Principal:Johnny Goodlow
Enrollment:1,863 (2022-23)[1]
Faculty:96.47 (FTE)
Ratio:19.26
Team Name:Wildcats
Conference:Great Lakes
Mascot:Willy the Wildcat
Newspaper:The Hammond High Herald
Website:School website
Footnotes:[2] [3]

Hammond High School was a public secondary school located in the Northwestern Indiana city of Hammond. Part of the School City of Hammond district, it opened in 1884 and graduated its final class in the spring of 2021.[4]

History

Hammond High School was established in 1884. The building that would be the final Hammond High campus opened in 1915 as the Hammond Industrial High School.[5]

The school caught fire on December 13, 1967. In the aftermath of the fire, students shared the campus of Hammond Tech, attending classes in the afternoon while Hammond Tech students went to class in the morning.[6] Reconstruction after the fire was not completed until 1973.[7]

Academic performance

The early 2000s saw Hammond High School placed on probationary accreditation status from the Indiana Department of Education. The school consistently underperformed on the ISTEP exams beginning in 2000–01. The pass rates for Hammond students on the 2008–09 exams was 32.8%; the statewide average was 73.7%. In 2008, the Graduation rate was 57.3%.[8]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Fall sports
Winter sports
Spring sports

State championships

The Hammond Wildcats won the following IHSAA championships during their century-plus of competition:[9]

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hammond High School. National Center for Education Statistics. March 19, 2024.
  2. Book: School Improvement Plan 2009–2012 . Fullilove . Linda . Robert . Wilson . David . Perez . Hammond High School PLAN Committee 2007–2008 . 4 . August 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008084230/http://www.hammond.k12.in.us/hammondhs_action_plan.pdf . October 8, 2011 . dead .
  3. http://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/overview.aspx?type=school&id=4415
  4. Web site: School City of Hammond to Open New High School.
  5. Web site: Brief History of HHS: 1915–1930 . Hammond High School . August 5, 2009.
  6. Web site: Brief History of HHS: 1940–1960 . Hammond High School . August 5, 2009.
  7. Web site: Brief History of HHS: 1970–1990 . Hammond High School . August 5, 2009.
  8. Web site: School Snapshot, Hammond High School, 4415 . Indiana Accountability System for Academic Progress . Indiana Department of Education . August 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090525082324/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapshot.cfm?schl=4415 . May 25, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
  9. Web site: IHSAA State Championships by School. ihsaa.org. IHSAA. 17 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160513035928/http://www.ihsaa.org/TourneyInfo/TourneyInfoStatistics/FormerStateChamps/StateChampionshipsbySchool/tabid/581/Default.aspx#26491106-h. 13 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Dunes 1963. 1963. Hammond High School.

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