Hamilton Elementary

Set in Anza, California, Hamilton Elementary is a small elementary campus, overseen by Hemet Unified. It caters to 360 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Hamilton Elementary sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 27 schools in Hemet Unified (22,778 students total), Hamilton Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hamilton Elementary reports that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 29% White, 6% Native American, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hamilton Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.7%, the actual is 23.1%, a residual of -5.5 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton Elementary is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

The closest other public school is Hamilton, roughly 0.2 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hamilton Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 38% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

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