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What's one thing Hamilton Crossing Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTOW COUNTY·NCES 130033000183
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School
116 Hamilton Crossing Rd NW, Cartersville, GA 30120 · (770) 606-5849 · Bartow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- AThree-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 Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
412 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 74%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
48.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 45.3% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 28.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Crossing Elementary School
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Crossing Elementary School this school | 653 | 63.1% | 41.9% |
| Cartersville Elementary School Cartersville | 629 | 61.4% | 44.4% |
| Austin Road Elementary School Winder | 700 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
| Bethlehem Elementary School Bethlehem | 641 | 61.5% | 38.2% |
| Mission Road Elementary School Cartersville | 598 | 69.7% | 46.5% |
| County Line Elementary School Winder | 573 | 62.0% | 37.7% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Crossing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bartow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #510 of 1,208 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #434 of 1,215 ▲ 62 | #6 of 14 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #601 of 1,215 ▲ 127 | #11 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #88 of 1,183 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #474 of 1,324 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #497 of 1,301 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #345 of 1,301 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #903 of 1,312 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #165 of 386 | #5 of 7 |
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
653
+117 (+22%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 653 | 50.6 | 12.9:1 | 63% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 48.3 | 13.1:1 | 66% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 47.7 | 12.5:1 | 54% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 52% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 44.1 | 13.2:1 | 53% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 57% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 60% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 48% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 40 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Crossing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (584 to 653); teachers up 15% (44.1 to 50.6).
About Hamilton Crossing Elementary School
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Cartersville, Georgia. Enrollment is 653 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Bartow County has 19 schools and 14,019 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Hamilton Crossing Elementary School are White. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Bartow County residents are about 76% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.9:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. Hamilton Crossing Elementary School reports 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 62% average for public schools in Bartow County.
allk12 grades Hamilton Crossing Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Georgia, Hamilton Crossing Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.9% actual against a predicted 44.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bartow County show that the median household income is $82,243, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Hamilton Crossing Elementary School, Bartow County has 22 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Cass Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Hamilton Crossing Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hamilton Crossing Elementary School at 5th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Hamilton Crossing Elementary School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is up 22% from 2020-21, when Hamilton Crossing Elementary School had 536 students, to 2024-25, when it had 653.
Discussions about Hamilton Crossing Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bartow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,113
Census ACS
Median income
$82,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
18,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bartow County
- Cass High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Woodland High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Adairsville High SchoolHigh · 1,206 students
- Cass Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Adairsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
- Adairsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 862 students
Other schools in Cartersville
- Cartersville Primary SchoolElementary · 1,507 students
- Cartersville High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Woodland High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Cartersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Cass Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Cloverleaf ElementaryElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Cass Middle School0.2 mi · 917
- Clear Creek Elementary School3.4 mi · 614
- Kingston Elementary School4.4 mi · 473
- Mission Road Elementary School5.4 mi · 598
- Cartersville High School6.5 mi · 1,469
- White Elementary School6.5 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Crossing Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hamilton Crossing Elementary School?
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School enrolls approximately 653 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hamilton Crossing Elementary School serve?
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamilton Crossing Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton Crossing Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hamilton Crossing Elementary School?
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton Crossing Elementary School in?
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School is part of Bartow County.
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