Enrollment
220
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLQUITT COUNTY·NCES 130138000597
Hamilton Elementary School
5110 Ga Highway 111, Hartsfield, GA 31756 · (229) 941-5594 · Colquitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
132 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
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 | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hamilton Elementary School→Willie J. Williams Middle School→CA Gray Junior High School→Colquitt County High School
Based on grade levels within Colquitt County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.8pp since 2021
Math
59.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 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 Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 60.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.3% | 54.8% |
| 2021-22 | 41.7% | 58.3% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary School this school | 220 | 60.0% | 55.3% |
| Glascock County Elementary School Gibson | 276 | 59.8% | 36.8% |
| Davis Elementary School Trenton | 259 | 68.7% | 51.9% |
| Union Elementary School Temple | 346 | 50.9% | 47.9% |
| Clayton Elementary School Canton | 290 | 43.4% | 55.4% |
| Woodbine Elementary School Woodbine | 339 | 59.0% | 66.2% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Colquitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #256 of 1,208 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #252 of 1,215 ▼ 3 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #282 of 1,215 ▼ 7 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #410 of 1,183 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #1,292 of 1,324 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #148 of 1,301 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #1,049 of 1,301 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #943 of 1,312 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #132 of 854 | #4 of 10 |
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
220
-40 (-15%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 220 | 19.5 | 11.3:1 | 60% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 19.1 | 11.7:1 | 50% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 21.5 | 10.7:1 | 97% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 97% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 17.5 | 17.1:1 | 95% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 95% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 59% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 38% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 213 | 14 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (299 to 220); teachers up 11% (17.5 to 19.5).
About Hamilton Elementary School
At 5110 Ga Highway 111 in Hartsfield, Georgia, Hamilton Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 220 students. On average, elementary schools in Georgia enroll around 605, and this school is 64% below that mark.
Hamilton Elementary School is one school in a 13-school district, Colquitt County, which enrolls 8,767 students.
At Hamilton Elementary School, 82% of students are White. The school is also 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 56% White share among all Colquitt County residents. The diversity index for Hamilton Elementary School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hamilton Elementary School, giving a ratio of 11.3:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. A total of 132 students, or 60%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 95% average among public schools in Colquitt County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.3% for Hamilton Elementary School. The school posts 55.3%, 8.9 points above the prediction.
For Colquitt County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $49,341, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. The county has 13 public schools and about 8,767 students.
Funston Elementary School is about 7.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Hamilton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. Hamilton Elementary School's average proficiency of 55.3% compares with 35.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 260 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 220 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.0:1 to 11.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Colquitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,224
Census ACS
Median income
$49,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
8,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colquitt County
- Colquitt County High SchoolHigh · 1,932 students
- CA Gray Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,389 students
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Norman Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary School is the 25th largest of the 28.
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 1,028 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 999 students
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 671 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolHamilton, AL · 638 students
Nearby schools
- Funston Elementary School7.0 mi · 376
- Sunset Elementary School9.3 mi · 614
- Willie J. Williams Middle School9.8 mi · 1,285
- Wright Elementary School10.0 mi · 554
- Stringfellow Elementary School10.1 mi · 220
- CA Gray Junior High School10.1 mi · 1,389
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Elementary SchoolHow large is Hamilton Elementary School?
Hamilton Elementary School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hamilton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Hamilton Elementary School.
How diverse is Hamilton Elementary School?
Hamilton Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hamilton Elementary School?
Hamilton Elementary School is overseen by Colquitt County in Colquitt County.
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