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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY·NCES 010231001552
Hamilton Elementary School
784 10th Ave SW, Hamilton, AL 35570 · (205) 921-2145 · Marion County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
385 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 148 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 30% larger than its 4th grade class (114).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Marion County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
73.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hamilton Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary School this school | 638 | 60.3% | 76.0% |
| Hanceville Elementary School Hanceville | 648 | 61.0% | 47.3% |
| Elkmont Elementary School Elkmont | 599 | 63.6% | 53.0% |
| Beulah Elementary School Valley | 696 | 59.2% | 45.3% |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School Lester | 631 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Brookwood | 631 | 55.9% | 48.8% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hamilton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #48 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #31 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #72 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #144 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #276 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #409 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #340 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #175 of 262 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
638
+40 (+7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 638 | 38.5 | 16.6:1 | 60% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 69% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 38.9 | 16.3:1 | 69% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 59% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 38.5 | 15.6:1 | 64% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 67% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 59% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 51 | 13.0:1 | 28% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 36 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (601 to 638); teachers unchanged (38.5 to 38.5).
About Hamilton Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary School is an elementary school located in Hamilton, Alabama, in Marion County. Students in pre-K through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 638 students. Elementary schools in Alabama have about 480 students on average; enrollment here is 33% higher.
Marion County counts 3,302 students in its 10 schools, and Hamilton Elementary School is one of them.
The share of White students at Hamilton Elementary School is 76%, a majority. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Marion County is about 90% White. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Hamilton Elementary School are from different groups.
Hamilton Elementary School has 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 60%.
Hamilton Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Hamilton Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 35.9 points (76.0% versus 40.1%), a top-10% result in Alabama on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that the median household earns about $50,088 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Marion County, 14 public schools serve about 4,506 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hamilton Middle School is about 0.7 miles from Hamilton Elementary School. The five-mile area around Hamilton Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Hamilton Elementary School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 16.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.9 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,184
Census ACS
Median income
$50,088
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion County
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Guin Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Hackleburg High SchoolHigh · 265 students
- Brilliant SchoolCombined · 258 students
- Hackleburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Other schools in Hamilton
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Marion County Alternative SchoolCombined
Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 28.
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 1,028 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 999 students
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 671 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolMoline, IL · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Middle School0.7 mi · 463
- Hamilton High School0.8 mi · 449
- Marion County High School12.1 mi · 223
- Guin Elementary School12.3 mi · 308
- Hackleburg High School13.9 mi · 265
- Hackleburg Elementary School13.9 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hamilton Elementary School?
Hamilton Elementary School enrolls approximately 638 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Hamilton Elementary School serve?
Hamilton Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamilton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hamilton Elementary School?
At Hamilton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Hamilton Elementary School public or private?
Hamilton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.