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What's one thing Hamilton TK-8 gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVATO UNIFIED·NCES 062772004185
Hamilton TK-8
5530 Nave Dr., Novato, CA 94949 · (415) 883-4691 · Marin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
21.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
446 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
32.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -17.4pp since 2014
Math
22.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -20.2pp 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 23 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.2% | 23.4% | 25.5% | 41.9% |
| Math | 8.8% | 14.0% | 26.1% | 51.1% |
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 | 32.6% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 23.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.1% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 31.4% | 18.4% |
| 2020-21 | 28.2% | 20.6% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 46.5% | 33.5% |
| 2016-17 | 40.3% | 32.2% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 TK-8
Hamilton TK-8's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton TK-8 this school | 544 | 82.0% | 27.9% |
| John C. Fremont Elementary Merced | 580 | 84.7% | 27.5% |
| Allan Orrenmaa Elementary Riverside | 507 | 81.9% | 33.6% |
| Harding Elementary Bakersfield | 542 | 81.2% | 27.7% |
| Henry Eissler Elementary Bakersfield | 529 | 85.3% | 27.3% |
| Withrow Elementary Lake Elsinore | 583 | 84.9% | 27.4% |
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 TK-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #3,758 of 5,151 | #30 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,017 of 5,172 ▼ 252 | #33 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #3,715 of 5,172 ▼ 303 | #31 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,360 of 5,116 | #15 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #1,938 of 5,915 | #3 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,605 of 5,352 | #15 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #3,372 of 5,354 | #29 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #1,978 of 5,625 | #5 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #2,523 of 3,837 | #19 of 26 |
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
544
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 544 | 25.7 | 21.2:1 | 82% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 25.1 | 20.8:1 | 65% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 24.7 | 21.5:1 | 58% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 27 | 20.5:1 | 69% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 28.7 | 21.4:1 | 74% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 31 | 21.3:1 | 67% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | N/A | N/A | 55% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 27% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 30 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton TK-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (613 to 544); teachers down 10% (28.7 to 25.7).
About Hamilton TK-8
Hamilton TK-8 is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Novato, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 544 students.
Novato Unified includes 14 schools. Together they enroll 7,199 students.
At Hamilton TK-8, 76% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 10% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. That is higher than the 20% Hispanic share among all Marin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. The school has 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.1 students per teacher. In all, 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 35% average for public schools in Marin County is 47 points lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Hamilton TK-8 outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hamilton TK-8 would score about 31.5%. It scores 27.9%, 3.6 points below that figure.
In Marin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $149,091, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 75 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,867, Hamilton TK-8 among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Novato Charter, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Hamilton TK-8 places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 554 to 544, a small change.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Hamilton TK-8. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,969
Census ACS
Median income
$149,091
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
29,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Novato Unified
- Novato HighHigh · 1,287 students
- San Marin HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- San Jose MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- San Ramon ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Novato
- Novato HighHigh · 1,287 students
- San Marin HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- San Jose MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- San Ramon ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Novato Charter0.3 mi · 269
- Loma Verde Elementary1.2 mi · 426
- Mary E. Silveira Elementary1.4 mi · 412
- Miller Creek Middle1.9 mi · 620
- San Jose Middle2.6 mi · 559
- Marin County Juvenile Court2.7 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton TK-8How large is Hamilton TK-8?
Hamilton TK-8 enrolls approximately 544 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Hamilton TK-8 serve?
Hamilton TK-8 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton TK-8?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Hamilton TK-8.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hamilton TK-8?
At Hamilton TK-8, the student body is approximately 10% White, 76% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton TK-8 in?
Hamilton TK-8 is part of Novato Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.