Hamilton Elementary/Middle

Hamilton Elementary/Middle, a roomy K-5 school in Baltimore, Maryland, overseen by Baltimore City Public Schools, teaches 801 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 67% above the state mean of about 481.

Hamilton Elementary/Middle is one of 152 schools operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, a district that teaches 76,946 students overall.

On demographics, Hamilton Elementary/Middle records that Black students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school records 9% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at Hamilton Elementary/Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Baltimore city (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hamilton Elementary/Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.9%; this one delivers 30.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Hamilton Elementary/Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Baltimore Revolutionary Academy for Virtual Ed., roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hamilton Elementary/Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamilton Elementary/Middle has stayed largely flat, going from 813 students in 2018 to 801 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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