Hamilton Elem School

Located at 700 32nd Ave, in Moline, Illinois, Hamilton Elem School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that teaches 560 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Hamilton Elem School sits 47% larger than that benchmark.

Within Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40, which oversees 14 schools and 7,257 students, Hamilton Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hamilton Elem School reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hamilton Elem School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Hamilton Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.1%; this one delivers 39.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Rock Island County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,159 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Hamilton Elem School is one of 57 public schools in Rock Island County (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students).

The closest other public school is John Deere Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hamilton Elem School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamilton Elem School has changed only slightly, going from 572 students in 2018 to 560 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 56% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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