Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261740005415
Hamilton Elementary School
3472 LINCOLN RD, HAMILTON, MI 49419 · (269) 751-5413 · Allegan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
119 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (84).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hamilton Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
65.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 School
Hamilton Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary School this school | 359 | 33.1% | 64.3% |
| Edwardsburg Primary School EDWARDSBURG | 342 | 34.8% | N/A |
| Tecumseh Acres Early Learning Center TECUMSEH | 360 | 33.3% | 31.3% |
| Sonoma Elementary BATTLE CREEK | 351 | 31.6% | 40.3% |
| Hyatt Elementary LINDEN | 351 | 32.8% | 63.2% |
| KC Ling Elementary School HEMLOCK | 365 | 29.9% | 47.4% |
Matched among Michigan 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Allegan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #135 of 1,085 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #149 of 1,072 | #4 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #181 of 1,139 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #842 of 1,630 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #763 of 1,424 | #14 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #981 of 1,424 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #1,175 of 1,563 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #702 of 979 | #14 of 16 |
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
359
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 359 | 22.2 | 16.2:1 | 33% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 22.2 | 16.4:1 | 34% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 23.3 | 15.3:1 | 38% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 21.1 | 18.3:1 | 34% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 32% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 9% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (386 to 359); teachers up 5% (21.1 to 22.2).
About Hamilton Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in HAMILTON, Michigan, under Hamilton Community Schools. The school's enrollment of 359 students covers pre-K through 4.
Hamilton Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Hamilton Community Schools, which enrolls 2,567 students in total.
Hamilton Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 87% White. It is also 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Allegan County is about 87% White. Hamilton Elementary School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 22.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.2:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is about 15.8:1. Around 33% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 10 points below the 43% average for public schools in Allegan County.
The allk12 Grade for Hamilton Elementary School is A. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hamilton Elementary School is 12.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.3% actual, 51.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Census Bureau estimates for Allegan County show that median household income is about $83,283, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 55 public schools operate in Allegan County, serving about 17,174 students.
Hamilton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Hamilton Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 359, close to the 356 recorded in 2020-21.
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Allegan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,456
Census ACS
Median income
$83,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
17,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Community Schools
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 793 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Bentheim Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Blue Star Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Hamilton Virtual SchoolCombined · 172 students
- Sandyview Elementary SchoolElementary · 53 students
Other schools in HAMILTON
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 793 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Bentheim Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 28.
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolTROY, MI · 460 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 1,028 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 999 students
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 671 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Middle School1.3 mi · 707
- Hamilton High School1.7 mi · 793
- Sandyview Elementary School4.3 mi · 53
- Hamilton Virtual School4.3 mi · 172
- Bentheim Elementary School5.1 mi · 281
- Blue Star Elementary School6.2 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hamilton Elementary School?
Hamilton Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-04.
Is Hamilton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Hamilton Elementary School have?
Hamilton Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hamilton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hamilton Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Hamilton Elementary School public or private?
Hamilton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton Community Schools.
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