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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOLINE-COAL VALLEY CUSD 40·NCES 172640002816
Hamilton Elementary School
700 32nd Ave, Moline, IL 61265 · (309) 743-1610 · Rock Island County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
334 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.5pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 28.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 (39.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary School this school | 560 | 59.6% | 39.9% |
| Bradley East Elementary School Bradley | 519 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Prather Elementary School Granite City | 612 | 60.5% | N/A |
| Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School Justice | 618 | 61.7% | 50.6% |
| Alan B Shepard Elementary School Bourbonnais | 483 | 61.5% | 43.7% |
| Glen Oaks Elementary School Hickory Hills | 649 | 59.9% | 71.8% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #916 of 1,925 | #6 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,024 of 2,077 ▼ 168 | #6 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #912 of 2,077 ▲ 52 | #3 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #357 of 2,419 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,566 of 2,035 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #242 of 2,042 | #14 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #1,026 of 2,132 | #22 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #1,357 of 1,461 | #17 of 19 |
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
560
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
+203% since 1990-91, when it was 185
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 | 560 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 60% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 36.2 | 15.7:1 | 58% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 38.6 | 15.8:1 | 57% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 34.8 | 16.4:1 | 53% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 8 | 21.0:1 | 36% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 7 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 6 | 30.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (572 to 560); teachers up 6% (34.8 to 37).
About Hamilton Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Moline, Illinois, one of the schools in Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 560 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 47% above that.
District-wide, Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 has 14 schools and 7,257 students.
Hamilton Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 10% multiracial. Among people living in Rock Island County, the White share is about 72%. Hamilton Elementary School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Hamilton Elementary School was 15.1:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Hamilton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 60%.
A school with Hamilton Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 37.1%. Hamilton Elementary School scores 39.9%, 2.8 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Rock Island County, median household income is about $67,159, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Hamilton Elementary School is among the 57 public schools in Rock Island County.
Nearby, John Deere Middle School is about 0.8 miles away. Hamilton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hamilton Elementary School's average proficiency of 39.9% compares with 26.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Hamilton Elementary School as City: Small.
Enrollment was 614 in 2020-21 and 560 in 2024-25, a decrease of 54 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
- Moline Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- John Deere Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Lincoln-Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Bicentennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Other schools in Moline
- Moline Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- John Deere Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Lincoln-Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 28.
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 486 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolHamilton, IL · 384 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 1,028 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 999 students
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
Nearby schools
- John Deere Middle School0.8 mi · 770
- Denkmann Elementary School1.1 mi · 356
- Lincoln-Irving Elementary School1.2 mi · 382
- Horace Mann ELC1.3 mi · 387
- Willard Elementary School1.4 mi · 173
- Washington Jr High School1.6 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Elementary SchoolHow large is Hamilton Elementary School?
Hamilton Elementary School enrolls approximately 560 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.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamilton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hamilton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hamilton Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton Elementary School in?
Hamilton Elementary School is part of Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.