Hamilton Middle

Hamilton Middle is one of the reasonably sized junior highs in Long Beach, California, overseen by Long Beach Unified, with 748 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 82 schools in Long Beach Unified (62,255 students total), Hamilton Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hamilton Middle shows that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 10% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.5:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hamilton Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.1%; this one delivers 24.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Leona Jackson, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hamilton Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hamilton Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.0%.

Hamilton Middle operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Hamilton Middle's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 917 (now 748). Class-load math has tightened: from 26.2:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Hamilton Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.