Hamilton Middle School

Located at 400 Military St S, in Hamilton, Alabama, Hamilton Middle School is a medium-sized junior high that caters to 463 students (grades 5 through 8), part of Marion County.

Marion County comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,302 students; Hamilton Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Hamilton Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% Black. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Hamilton Middle School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 56% of students at Hamilton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Hamilton Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marion County put the typical household earns roughly $50,088 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,506 students), of which Hamilton Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Hamilton High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hamilton Middle School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.4%.

Hamilton Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamilton Middle School has decreased 10%, going from 512 students in 2018 to 463 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 90% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.