Hamilton Middle School

Hamilton Middle School is a heavily attended middle-grades school in Wichita, Kansas, overseen by Wichita. The school hosts 604 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

Across the 87 schools in Wichita (47,545 students total), Hamilton Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hamilton Middle School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 23% White, 18% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Sedgwick County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Hamilton Middle School logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hamilton Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 16.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 7.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Sedgwick County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,365, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton Middle School is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Nearest neighbor: Harry Street Elem, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hamilton Middle School. On composite proficiency, Hamilton Middle School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 16.5%.

Hamilton Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Hamilton Middle School's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 630 (now 604). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 30% to 23%.

On allk12, members of the Hamilton Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.