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Enrollment
775
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000361
Hamilton Middle School
8600 EAST DARTMOUTH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80231 · (720) 423-9500 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL775 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Colorado public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
522 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 241 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
15.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 14.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Middle School
Hamilton Middle School's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Middle School this school | 775 | 67.4% | 18.9% |
| Horizon Middle School AURORA | 714 | 59.4% | 21.6% |
| Columbia Middle School AURORA | 636 | 75.6% | 19.2% |
| DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School DENVER | 468 | 68.8% | 25.3% |
| Grant Beacon Middle School DENVER | 339 | 65.5% | 35.8% |
| Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences DENVER | 651 | 51.9% | 28.5% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #195 of 241 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #189 of 244 ▼ 7 | #19 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #194 of 246 ▲ 5 | #20 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 775 | #37 of 278 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #113 of 227 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #26 of 227 | #5 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #64 of 246 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #104 of 169 | #8 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
775
+52 (+7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 775 | 48.7 | 15.9:1 | 67% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 40.9 | 17.1:1 | 70% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 40.3 | 16.0:1 | 66% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 67% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 889 | 54.9 | 16.2:1 | 69% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 49 | 18.7:1 | 58% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 977 | 49 | 19.9:1 | 53% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 999 | 51 | 19.6:1 | 24% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 53 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (889 to 775); teachers down 11% (54.9 to 48.7).
About Hamilton Middle School
Hamilton Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in DENVER, Colorado. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 775 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Colorado is roughly 462 students; this school is 68% bigger than that.
Denver Public Schools has 90,471 students spread across 198 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Hamilton Middle School is 53% Hispanic. The school is also 22% White, 15% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Denver County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Hamilton Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school reported 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.9:1. Middle schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. Eligible students account for 67% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Hamilton Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hamilton Middle School scores 18.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.9%.
In Denver County (population about 718,877), median household income is about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Hamilton Middle School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County, which together enroll about 91,233 students.
The closest public school to Hamilton Middle School is Holm Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Hamilton Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Hamilton Middle School is behind the 33.4% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 723 to 775.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other Hamilton Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hamilton Middle. Hamilton Middle School is the 4th largest of the 12.
- Hamilton Middle SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,474 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 911 students
- Hamilton MiddleMadison, WI · 790 students
- Hamilton MiddleLong Beach, CA · 748 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolHAMILTON, MI · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Holm Elementary School0.2 mi · 510
- The Cottage at Holly Ridge1.2 mi · 74
- Samuels Elementary School1.2 mi · 532
- Joe Shoemaker School1.3 mi · 543
- Southmoor Elementary School1.3 mi · 431
- Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside1.3 mi · 637
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Middle SchoolHow large is Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School enrolls approximately 775 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hamilton Middle School serve?
Hamilton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Hamilton Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Hamilton Middle School?
Student demographics at Hamilton Middle School are roughly 22% White, 53% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.