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What's one thing Hamilton Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
604
Middle
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000331
Hamilton Middle School
1407 S Broadway, Wichita, KS 67211 · (316) 973-5350 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Kansas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
579 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 193 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
13.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
5.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.3% | 5.2% |
| 2023-24 | 5.9% | 2.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Middle School
Hamilton Middle School's state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Middle School this school | 604 | 95.9% | 7.8% |
| Chase Middle School Topeka | 390 | 95.9% | 15.3% |
| Eisenhower Middle School Topeka | 440 | 86.6% | 6.3% |
| Truesdell Middle School Wichita | 924 | 91.8% | 8.1% |
| Turner Middle School Kansas City | 585 | 82.7% | 17.1% |
| Rosedale Middle Kansas City | 501 | 86.4% | 8.6% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #188 of 192 | #29 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #192 of 192 | #29 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #189 of 192 | #29 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #54 of 225 | #16 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #137 of 161 | #23 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #25 of 161 | #11 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #2 of 195 | #1 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #79 of 98 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
604
-56 (-8%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 604 | 40.6 | 14.9:1 | 96% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 39.3 | 14.0:1 | 96% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 96% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 94% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 41.7 | 15.1:1 | 89% (560) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 88% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 45 | 10.7:1 | 96% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 81% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (630 to 604); teachers down 3% (41.7 to 40.6).
About Hamilton Middle School
Hamilton Middle School serves students in Wichita, Kansas, as a large middle school. A total of 604 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 50% higher.
The 87 schools of Wichita, including Hamilton Middle School, enroll 47,545 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Hamilton Middle School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 50%. Smaller groups are 23% White, 18% Black, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Sedgwick County is roughly 17% Hispanic. Hamilton Middle School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hamilton Middle School and a ratio of 14.9:1. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 96% of students. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County is 33 points.
allk12 grades Hamilton Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 16.3%. Hamilton Middle School scores 7.8%.
In the county around the school, Sedgwick County, the median household income is $69,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Sedgwick County is home to 160 public schools and about 84,569 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Harry Street Elem, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 16.5%; Hamilton Middle School's is 7.8%, ranking 8th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Hamilton Middle School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 56 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
- Northwest HighHigh · 1,424 students
Other schools in Wichita
- East HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Southeast HighHigh · 2,066 students
- North HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Campus High HaysvilleHigh · 1,803 students
- South HighHigh · 1,662 students
- Heights HighHigh · 1,505 students
Other Hamilton Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hamilton Middle. Hamilton Middle School is the 7th largest of the 12.
- Hamilton Middle SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,474 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 911 students
- Hamilton MiddleMadison, WI · 790 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolDENVER, CO · 775 students
- Hamilton MiddleLong Beach, CA · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Harry Street Elem0.2 mi · 310
- West High0.9 mi · 1,306
- Gardiner Elem0.9 mi · 405
- Education Imagine Academy1.0 mi · 566
- Linwood Elementary1.1 mi · 452
- Stanley Elem1.2 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School enrolls approximately 604 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hamilton Middle School serve?
Hamilton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamilton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School reports a student body of 23% White, 50% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School is overseen by Wichita in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.