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What's one thing Hamilton Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
463
Middle
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY·NCES 010231000867
Hamilton Middle School
400 Military St S, Hamilton, AL 35570 · (205) 921-7030 · Marion County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Alabama public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
261 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 143 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 24% |
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%
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
Hamilton Middle School→Hamilton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marion County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 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 Middle School
Hamilton Middle School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Middle School this school | 463 | 56.4% | 54.6% |
| Moulton Middle School Moulton | 505 | 53.5% | 34.5% |
| Collins Intermediate School Scottsboro | 538 | 53.9% | 57.7% |
| Centre Middle School Centre | 450 | 56.0% | 49.4% |
| Danville Middle School Danville | 372 | 57.3% | 39.5% |
| West Blocton Middle School West Blocton | 387 | 55.6% | 38.2% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #65 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #62 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #61 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #127 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #117 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #188 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #143 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #84 of 151 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
463
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 463 | 25.8 | 18.0:1 | 56% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 26.1 | 17.3:1 | 66% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 25.9 | 17.5:1 | 66% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 23 | 21.2:1 | 54% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 58% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 26 | 20.8:1 | 57% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 59% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 42% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 29 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (512 to 463); teachers up 7% (24 to 25.8).
About Hamilton Middle School
Located in Hamilton, Alabama, Hamilton Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. The school has 463 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8.
Marion County counts 10 schools and 3,302 students, including Hamilton Middle School.
The share of White students at Hamilton Middle School is 82%. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 6% Black. Marion County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hamilton Middle School scores 31%.
The school lists 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. It is about the same as the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Hamilton Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 56%. The figure for public schools in Marion County is close, at 55%.
Hamilton Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of Alabama public middle schools.
Test results at Hamilton Middle School are 11.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.6% actual, 43.0% predicted).
American Community Survey 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 roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Marion County has 14 public schools with about 4,506 students, including Hamilton Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hamilton High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hamilton Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 488 (2020-21) to 463 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.2:1 to 18.0:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Marion County Alternative SchoolCombined
Other Hamilton Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hamilton Middle. Hamilton Middle School is the 9th largest of the 12.
- Hamilton Middle SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,474 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 911 students
- Hamilton MiddleMadison, WI · 790 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolDENVER, CO · 775 students
- Hamilton MiddleLong Beach, CA · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton High School0.1 mi · 449
- Hamilton Elementary School0.7 mi · 638
- Marion County High School12.2 mi · 223
- Guin Elementary School12.3 mi · 308
- Hackleburg High School13.3 mi · 265
- Hackleburg Elementary School13.3 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Hamilton Middle School serve?
Hamilton Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Hamilton Middle School have?
Hamilton Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School is overseen by Marion County in Marion County.
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