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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANFORD ELEMENTARY·NCES 061647011606
Hamilton Elementary
1269 Leland Way, Hanford, CA 93230 · (559) 585-3820 · Kings County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
363 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.5pp since 2014
Math
35.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 27.7% | 27.3% | 32.3% |
| Math | 15.4% | 20.4% | 25.0% | 39.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 27.5% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.7% | 27.9% |
| 2020-21 | 30.6% | 16.6% |
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 31.6% |
| 2017-18 | 45.5% | 34.4% |
| 2016-17 | 37.8% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California 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 California'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 Elementary
Hamilton Elementary's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary this school | 418 | 86.8% | 35.2% |
| Rosemary Kennedy Elementary Riverside | 398 | 85.9% | 31.1% |
| El Vista Elementary Modesto | 447 | 86.6% | 30.5% |
| Bernhard Marks Elementary Dos Palos | 478 | 87.4% | 22.4% |
| Upland Elementary Upland | 404 | 87.4% | 47.5% |
| Clayton A. Record Jr. Elementary San Jacinto | 492 | 88.0% | 30.0% |
Matched among California 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #2,932 of 5,151 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #2,657 of 5,172 ▲ 681 | #17 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,882 of 5,172 ▲ 286 | #19 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #1,996 of 5,116 | #16 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #3,448 of 5,915 | #22 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,160 of 5,352 | #23 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #3,822 of 5,354 | #17 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #1,489 of 5,625 | #11 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #2,603 of 3,837 | #18 of 25 |
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
418
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 418 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 87% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 20 | 22.2:1 | 86% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 85% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 84% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 20 | 23.4:1 | 86% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 83% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | N/A | N/A | 79% (454) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (468 to 418); teachers down 10% (20 to 18).
About Hamilton Elementary
Hamilton Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Hanford, California. It reports enrollment of 418 students in kindergarten through 6.
District-wide, Hanford Elementary has 12 schools and 5,460 students.
Hamilton Elementary is 81% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 58% Hispanic among all Kings County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
There are 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 23.2:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kings County is 74%.
The model predicts 28.7% for a school in California with Hamilton Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hamilton Elementary posts 35.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kings County show that median household income comes to about $70,995, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 67, with about 28,742 students.
George Washington Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Hamilton Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Hamilton Elementary comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Hamilton Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 421 to 418, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.2:1 in 2020-21, and 23.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanford Elementary
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Monroe ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- John F. Kennedy Junior HighMiddle · 531 students
- Joseph M. SimasElementary · 514 students
- Woodrow Wilson Junior HighMiddle · 505 students
- Jefferson AcademyElementary · 501 students
Other schools in Hanford
- Hanford HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Hanford West HighHigh · 1,331 students
- Sierra Pacific HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Kings Valley Academy IICombined · 1,090 students
- Kings River-Hardwick ElementaryElementary · 860 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 624 students
Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary is the 12th largest of the 28.
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
- Hamilton ElementaryPasadena, CA · 510 students
- Hamilton ElementarySan Diego, CA · 406 students
- Hamilton ElementaryHamilton City, CA · 393 students
- Hamilton ElementaryAnza, CA · 360 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 460
- Kings County Special Education0.9 mi · 393
- Lee Richmond Elementary0.9 mi · 402
- John F. Kennedy Junior High0.9 mi · 531
- Hanford High1.1 mi · 1,498
- Hanford Community Day1.1 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton ElementaryHow many students attend Hamilton Elementary?
Hamilton Elementary enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-06.
Is Hamilton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Hamilton Elementary have?
Hamilton Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hamilton Elementary?
Student demographics at Hamilton Elementary are roughly 10% White, 81% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton Elementary in?
Hamilton Elementary is part of Hanford Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.