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Enrollment
801
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000231
Hamilton Elementary/Middle
6101 Old Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214 · (410) 396-6375 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
492 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 49% smaller than its 8th grade class (115).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
33.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 30.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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/Middle
Hamilton Elementary/Middle's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary/Middle this school | 801 | 61.4% | 30.5% |
| Mount Royal Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 786 | 63.5% | 35.5% |
| New Town Elementary Owings Mills | 772 | 56.9% | 41.5% |
| Legends Public Charter School Lanham | 897 | 65.8% | 36.1% |
| William B. Wade Elementary School Waldorf | 651 | 57.1% | 38.5% |
| Baltimore International Academy Baltimore | 749 | 70.5% | 21.9% |
Matched among Maryland 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/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #632 of 853 | #35 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #732 of 853 ▼ 194 | #55 of 104 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #661 of 853 ▼ 97 | #40 of 104 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #39 of 898 | #11 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #582 of 857 | #59 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #626 of 857 | #31 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #377 of 885 | #88 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #517 of 551 | #55 of 56 |
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
801
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 801 | 53.5 | 15.0:1 | 61% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 52.5 | 15.9:1 | 61% (513) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 52 | 15.7:1 | 59% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 53% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 39 | 20.9:1 | 100% (813) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 67% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 76% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 48% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 26 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (813 to 801); teachers up 37% (39 to 53.5).
About Hamilton Elementary/Middle
Hamilton Elementary/Middle is a large elementary school that serves part of Baltimore, Maryland. Enrollment totals 801 students across pre-K through 8. The school is 67% larger than the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Enrollment across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools totals 76,946 students.
About 76% of the student body at Hamilton Elementary/Middle is Black. Other groups make up 9% White, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 59% of Baltimore city residents are Black. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Hamilton Elementary/Middle are from different groups.
The school's 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 13.8:1. At Hamilton Elementary/Middle, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Baltimore city report 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hamilton Elementary/Middle lands at D, ahead of 14% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The model predicts 37.9% for a school in Maryland with Hamilton Elementary/Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hamilton Elementary/Middle posts 30.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Baltimore city show that the median household earns about $62,177 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Baltimore city has 156 public schools with about 77,341 students, including Hamilton Elementary/Middle.
Measured in a straight line, Baltimore Revolutionary Academy for Virtual Ed. is about 0.5 miles from Hamilton Elementary/Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 31.1% proficiency; Hamilton Elementary/Middle posts 30.5%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Hamilton Elementary/Middle enrolled 854 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 801. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.9:1 to 15.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to Hamilton Elementary/Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Baltimore Revolutionary Academy for Virtual Ed.0.5 mi · 515
- City Neighbors Hamilton0.7 mi · 250
- City Neighbors High0.7 mi · 416
- Achievement Academy at Harbor City High0.8 mi · 314
- Reginald F. Lewis High0.9 mi · 481
- Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle1.0 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Elementary/MiddleHow large is Hamilton Elementary/Middle?
Hamilton Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 801 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hamilton Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton Elementary/Middle?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Hamilton Elementary/Middle.
How diverse is Hamilton Elementary/Middle?
Hamilton Elementary/Middle reports a student body of 9% White, 9% Hispanic, 76% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hamilton Elementary/Middle?
Hamilton Elementary/Middle is overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.