Hamilton Middle School

As an expansive intermediate school in Hamilton, Montana, Hamilton Middle School teaches 460 students from grades 5 through 8, operated by Hamilton K-12 Schools. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 231% larger than typical.

Hamilton K-12 Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,631 students. Hamilton Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Hamilton Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hamilton Middle School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Hamilton Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at Hamilton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Ravalli County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,283 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Hamilton Middle School is one of 30 public schools in Ravalli County (combined enrollment of about 5,729 students).

Washington School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamilton Middle School has edged up 28%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 89% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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