Hamilton East - Steinert

Hamilton East - Steinert is a high school of substantial scale in HAMILTON, New Jersey, part of Hamilton Township Public School District, caters to 1,437 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 55% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within Hamilton Township Public School District, which oversees 23 schools and 12,355 students, Hamilton East - Steinert is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hamilton East - Steinert reports that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hamilton East - Steinert sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.1%; actual is 26.5%, a gap of -19.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household income runs about $100,645, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton East - Steinert is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).

Emily C. Reynolds Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hamilton East - Steinert. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hamilton East - Steinert at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Hamilton East - Steinert's enrollment has rose 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,255 (now 1,437). The White share of enrollment decreased from 77% to 51% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.