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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280294000580
Hamilton School
40201 HAMILTON ROAD, HAMILTON, MS 39746 · (662) 343-8307 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–13ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
334 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
64.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 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 Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 59.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 School
Hamilton School's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton School this school | 557 | 60.0% | 68.3% |
| Poplarville Lower Elementary POPLARVILLE | 521 | 58.7% | 65.8% |
| Perkinston Elementary School Perkinston | 503 | 60.4% | 68.5% |
| East Central Lower Elementary Moss Point | 567 | 57.8% | 69.7% |
| Agricola Elementary School LUCEDALE | 543 | 56.5% | 62.8% |
| East Central Upper Elementary Moss Point | 566 | 56.9% | 70.9% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #102 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #116 of 439 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #99 of 439 ▲ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #114 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #16 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #254 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #378 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #156 of 296 |
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
557
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 557 | 48.8 | 11.4:1 | 60% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 47.4 | 12.3:1 | 52% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 48.2 | 12.6:1 | 100% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 99% (576) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 43.9 | 14.7:1 | 63% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 61% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 58% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 50% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton School.
About Hamilton School
Hamilton School is a mid-sized elementary school in HAMILTON, Mississippi, (ZIP code 39746). The school teaches kindergarten through 13 and enrolls 557 students. That puts enrollment 25% above the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
The Monroe County School District system has 3 schools and 2,002 students.
The share of White students at Hamilton School is 79%, a majority. It is also 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Monroe County is roughly 67% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
Hamilton School reports a ratio of 11.4 students per teacher, from 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 4.5 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hamilton School, 60% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 69% average for public schools in Monroe County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Hamilton School outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Hamilton School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.3%, compared with a predicted 64.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Monroe County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $51,866 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hamilton School, Monroe County has 13 public schools.
A public school about 6.4 miles away, Caledonia High School, is the closest to Hamilton School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hamilton School at 3rd of 9.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 579 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 557 by 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
Hamilton School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,747
Census ACS
Median income
$51,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County School District
- Hatley SchoolCombined · 905 students
- Smithville SchoolCombined · 540 students
- MONROE CO ADVANCED LEARNING CENTERHigh
- MONROE CO VOC TECHHigh
Other Hamilton schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hamilton. Hamilton School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Hamilton SchoolMemphis, TN · 677 students
- HamiltonAnza, CA · 450 students
- Hamilton SchoolNorth Kingstown, RI · 447 students
- HAMILTON SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NY · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Caledonia High School6.4 mi · 640
- Caledonia Middle School6.4 mi · 487
- Caledonia Elementary6.5 mi · 1,070
- Aberdeen Elementary9.8 mi · 346
- Belle-Shivers Middle School10.0 mi · 266
- Aberdeen High School10.9 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton SchoolHow large is Hamilton School?
Hamilton School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-13.
Is Hamilton School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton School is an elementary school covering grades KG-13.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Hamilton School.
What is the student diversity at Hamilton School?
Student demographics at Hamilton School are roughly 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hamilton School public or private?
Hamilton School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monroe County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.