Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWICH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090171000301
Hamilton Avenue School
184 Hamilton Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 · (203) 869-1685 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
179 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 67% · 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
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
60.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Hamilton Avenue School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Avenue School this school | 299 | 59.9% | N/A |
| New Lebanon School Greenwich | 375 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Ellen P. Hubbell School Bristol | 331 | 64.7% | N/A |
| Hop Brook Elementary School Naugatuck | 312 | 63.1% | N/A |
| Thomas Hooker School Meriden | 404 | 59.4% | N/A |
| Pembroke School Danbury | 376 | 55.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut 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 Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #208 of 522 | #42 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #144 of 519 | #38 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #438 of 613 | #82 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.9:1 | #2 of 558 | #1 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #205 of 560 | #27 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #200 of 594 | #17 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #72 of 378 | #8 of 63 |
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
299
-50 (-14%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 299 | 37.7 | 7.9:1 | 60% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 37.9 | 7.9:1 | 61% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 42.5 | 6.9:1 | 56% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 39 | 8.9:1 | 63% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 42.8 | 8.6:1 | 58% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 43 | 8.5:1 | 60% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 45 | 9.2:1 | 51% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 31 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (366 to 299); teachers down 12% (42.8 to 37.7).
About Hamilton Avenue School
Hamilton Avenue School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Greenwich, Connecticut. It reports enrollment of 299 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll around 378, and this school is 21% below that mark.
Greenwich School District (15 schools, 8,377 students) runs Hamilton Avenue School.
Federal enrollment data show Hamilton Avenue School is 56% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 31% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1. Compared with the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 60% of the student body. It compares with 33% for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
On the allk12 Grade, Hamilton Avenue School lands at B, ahead of 64% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In the wider Western Connecticut Planning Region area, median household income comes to about $128,188, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools enroll about 90,520 students and include Hamilton Avenue School.
Measured in a straight line, Western Middle School is about 0.7 miles from Hamilton Avenue School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 349 to 299, a 14% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.9:1 to 7.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Hamilton Avenue School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwich School District
- Greenwich High SchoolHigh · 2,620 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Western Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 440 students
- North Mianus SchoolElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Greenwich
- Greenwich High SchoolHigh · 2,620 students
- Western Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Glenville SchoolElementary · 411 students
- North Street SchoolElementary · 411 students
- New Lebanon SchoolElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Western Middle School0.7 mi · 563
- THOMAS A EDISON SCHOOL1.2 mi · 356
- New Lebanon School1.4 mi · 375
- KING STREET SCHOOL1.4 mi · 374
- Julian Curtiss School1.5 mi · 236
- PARK AVENUE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Avenue SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hamilton Avenue School?
Hamilton Avenue School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hamilton Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hamilton Avenue School have?
Hamilton Avenue School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
How diverse is Hamilton Avenue School?
Hamilton Avenue School reports a student body of 31% White, 56% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hamilton Avenue School public or private?
Hamilton Avenue School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenwich School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.