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Which teacher or staff member at Hamilton Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA UNIFIED·NCES 062994004671
Hamilton Elementary
2089 Rose Villa St., Pasadena, CA 91107 · (626) 396-5730 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
266 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
61.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
58.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.3% | 16.7% | 19.3% | 19.7% |
| Math | 36.7% | 21.6% | 16.7% | 25.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 54.5% |
| 2022-23 | 67.5% | 58.5% |
| 2021-22 | 62.9% | 49.6% |
| 2018-19 | 69.8% | 58.5% |
| 2017-18 | 66.4% | 59.9% |
| 2016-17 | 66.5% | 58.5% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (59.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary this school | 510 | 52.2% | 59.0% |
| Marsh Creek Elementary Brentwood | 550 | 52.4% | 46.4% |
| H. Roger Tatarian Elementary Fresno | 470 | 51.9% | 50.3% |
| Mira Vista Elementary Richmond | 510 | 57.3% | 37.6% |
| Skyblue Mesa Elementary Canyon Country | 569 | 48.9% | 45.2% |
| Las Posas Elementary Camarillo | 455 | 48.8% | 59.1% |
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 Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,173 of 5,151 | #269 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #1,140 of 5,172 ▲ 124 | #269 of 1,129 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,259 of 5,172 ▼ 134 | #282 of 1,129 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #2,157 of 5,116 | #571 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #2,310 of 5,915 | #468 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,363 of 5,352 | #986 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #354 of 5,354 | #60 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #3,822 of 5,625 | #987 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #2,165 of 3,837 | #643 of 947 |
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
510
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 510 | 20.5 | 24.9:1 | 52% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 20 | 25.2:1 | 50% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 19.5 | 24.7:1 | 51% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 23 | 23.3:1 | 54% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 22.5 | 26.3:1 | 44% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 23 | 25.6:1 | 53% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | N/A | N/A | 48% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 68% (428) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 17 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (592 to 510); teachers down 9% (22.5 to 20.5).
About Hamilton Elementary
Hamilton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Pasadena, California, one of the schools in Pasadena Unified. It enrolled 510 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Hamilton Elementary belongs to Pasadena Unified, a district of 23 schools and 13,639 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Hamilton Elementary, with 43% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 21% White, 15% multiracial, 13% Asian, and 8% Black. Hamilton Elementary has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Hamilton Elementary counts 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 24.9 students for each one. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hamilton Elementary would score about 49.0%. It scores 59.0%, 10.0 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Hamilton Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Of nearby public schools, Learning Works is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Hamilton Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hamilton Elementary went from 535 students to 510. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.3:1 in 2020-21, and 24.9:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in Pasadena
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- Pasadena HighHigh · 1,303 students
- John Muir HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Blair HighHigh · 1,053 students
- Longfellow (Henry W.) ElementaryElementary · 546 students
Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary is the 7th largest of the 28.
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
- Hamilton ElementaryHanford, CA · 418 students
- Hamilton ElementarySan Diego, CA · 406 students
- Hamilton ElementaryHamilton City, CA · 393 students
- Hamilton ElementaryAnza, CA · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Learning Works0.9 mi · 212
- Twentieth Street Elementary1.0 mi · 499
- San Marino High1.2 mi · 886
- Options For Youth - Duarte Inc1.3 mi · 3,369
- Norma Coombs Elementary1.3 mi · 370
- Willard Elementary1.4 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton ElementaryHow many students attend Hamilton Elementary?
Hamilton Elementary enrolls approximately 510 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hamilton Elementary serve?
Hamilton Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hamilton Elementary have?
Hamilton Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hamilton Elementary?
At Hamilton Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 43% Hispanic, 8% Black, 13% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Hamilton Elementary public or private?
Hamilton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pasadena Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.