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Hamilton High School

211 Aggie Ave, Hamilton, AL 35570 · (205) 921-3281 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Alabama public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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 high schools

Enrollment
449
High
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
225 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 913430%
Grade 1010223%
Grade 1110223%
Grade 1211125%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
36882%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
4710%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
194%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
23352%
Female
21648%

School pathway

Feeds from
Hamilton Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Marion County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
25.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 High School

Hamilton High School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hamilton High School this school44950.1%29.4%
Cordova High School
Cordova
45151.7%37.3%
Danville High School
Danville
37448.9%21.0%
Ashville High School
Ashville
37852.9%24.6%
Haleyville High School
Haleyville
46452.2%40.3%
Locust Fork High School
Locust Fork
41746.5%40.3%
Matched among Alabama high 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 High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.4%#134 of 305
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.1%#72 of 305
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.8%#183 of 305
Enrollment
ranked largest first
449#201 of 319
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.5:1#108 of 307
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.5%#210 of 307
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.1%#193 of 317
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.6%#85 of 164
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
449
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544927.316.5:150% (225)
2023-2445627.916.4:159% (270)
2022-2346630.115.5:159% (277)
2020-214782717.7:142% (199)
2017-185142818.3:148% (249)
2015-165032520.1:148% (243)
2010-114602816.4:146% (210)
2000-014652717.2:125% (117)
1990-915282918.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (514 to 449); teachers down 3% (28 to 27.3).

About Hamilton High School

Hamilton, Alabama, is home to Hamilton High School, a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 449 students. The school's enrollment is 34% smaller than the 682 average for high schools in Alabama.

Marion County oversees Hamilton High School and 9 other schools, with 3,302 students in total.

The student body at Hamilton High School is 82% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County residents are about 90% White. Hamilton High School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.

Teacher staffing is 27.3 full-time equivalents, or about 16.5 students per teacher. That is close to the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. About 50% of students, or 225, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Hamilton High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hamilton High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools: 29.4% actual against 47.5% predicted.

Marion County has about 29,184 residents, and the median household income is $50,088, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, Marion County has 14 public schools and roughly 4,506 students.

The next-closest public school is Hamilton Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Hamilton High School is behind the 57.1% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.

Hamilton High School's enrollment dropped from 478 in 2020-21 to 449 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.5:1) than in 2020-21 (17.7:1).

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Marion County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Hamilton High School
District
Marion County
Address
211 Aggie Ave, Hamilton, AL 35570
Phone
(205) 921-3281
County
Marion County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
449
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
225 (50%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
010231000868
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Marion County
Other schools in Hamilton
Other Hamilton High schools

11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hamilton High. Hamilton High School is the 8th largest of the 12.

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Frequently asked questions

About Hamilton High School
What is the total enrollment at Hamilton High School?
Hamilton High School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hamilton High School serve?
Hamilton High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton High School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Hamilton High School.
What is the student diversity at Hamilton High School?
Student demographics at Hamilton High School are roughly 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton High School in?
Hamilton High School is part of Marion County.
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