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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005473
Hamilton Elementary
2807 Fairmount Ave., San Diego, CA 92105 · (619) 344-6800 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
380 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 68% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
32.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
38.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.7% | 21.9% | 31.4% | 36.1% |
| Math | 15.8% | 22.6% | 34.5% | 27.1% |
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 | 32.5% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 33.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.6% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.4% | 43.4% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 41.5% |
| 2016-17 | 37.5% | 36.2% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 (34.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary this school | 406 | 93.6% | 34.6% |
| Muir Elementary Fresno | 469 | 94.5% | 24.1% |
| Del Mar Elementary Fresno | 444 | 93.9% | 24.2% |
| Kirk Elementary Fresno | 395 | 96.7% | 20.7% |
| Box Springs Elementary Moreno Valley | 428 | 91.4% | 26.9% |
| Frank E. Woodruff Elementary Bellflower | 444 | 89.4% | 27.3% |
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 San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #3,003 of 5,151 | #265 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #2,411 of 5,172 ▲ 290 | #218 of 393 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #3,722 of 5,172 ▼ 121 | #308 of 393 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,343 of 5,116 | #230 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #3,633 of 5,915 | #274 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,650 of 5,352 | #170 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #3,182 of 5,354 | #303 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #629 of 5,625 | #29 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #1,807 of 3,837 | #131 of 279 |
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
406
-45 (-10%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 1,322
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 406 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 94% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 94% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 19 | 22.6:1 | 95% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 95% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 19.5 | 25.0:1 | 94% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 21 | 25.2:1 | 90% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | N/A | N/A | 97% (565) |
| 2000-01 | 1,265 | 68 | 18.6:1 | 27% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 1,322 | 50 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (488 to 406); teachers down 8% (19.5 to 18).
About Hamilton Elementary
Hamilton Elementary, located in San Diego, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 406 students are in kindergarten through 5.
District-wide, San Diego Unified has 174 schools and 94,828 students.
At 73%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Hamilton Elementary combined. The remaining students are 12% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. Among people living in San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Hamilton Elementary has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Hamilton Elementary total 18 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.6:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. The school counts 380 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 94%. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Hamilton Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Hamilton Elementary scores 34.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 24.7%.
In the county around the school, San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 766 public schools operate in San Diego County, serving about 467,437 students.
The shortest distance from Hamilton Elementary to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Clark Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Hamilton Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Hamilton Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 406, 10% below the 451 of 2020-21.
The Hamilton Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary is the 13th largest of the 28.
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
- Hamilton ElementaryPasadena, CA · 510 students
- Hamilton ElementaryHanford, CA · 418 students
- Hamilton ElementaryHamilton City, CA · 393 students
- Hamilton ElementaryAnza, CA · 360 students
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- Clark Middle0.4 mi · 696
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Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hamilton Elementary?
Hamilton Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hamilton Elementary serve?
Hamilton Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Hamilton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hamilton Elementary?
At Hamilton Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 73% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton Elementary in?
Hamilton Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.