HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in SANFORD, Florida, HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 671 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by SEMINOLE.

Within SEMINOLE, which oversees 74 schools and 63,934 students, HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 34% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Seminole County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 42.8%; HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 62.5%, +19.7 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Seminole County) records that the typical household earns roughly $85,761 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 77 public schools in Seminole County (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students).

The closest other public school is TAPP CHILDCARE CENTER, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 58.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 671 students in 2018 compared to 671 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 46% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.