Hamilton Middle School

Hamilton Middle School is one of the heavily attended 6-8 campuss in DENVER, Colorado, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 775 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% bigger than the state mean of about 462.

Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Hamilton Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hamilton Middle School shows that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 22% White, 15% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 67% of students at Hamilton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Hamilton Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Denver County) shows that median household earnings sit near $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Hamilton Middle School is one.

Holm Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hamilton Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 889 students in 2018 compared to 775 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 53% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for Hamilton Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.