Hamilton Intermediate School

Hamilton Intermediate School, a cozy primary school in HARRISON, New Jersey, overseen by Harrison Public Schools, enrolls 295 students, covering grades 4 through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Hamilton Intermediate School sits 27% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Harrison Public Schools (2,192 students total), Hamilton Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hamilton Intermediate School lists that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 8% Asian, 7% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hamilton Intermediate School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Hamilton Intermediate School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hamilton Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hudson County put the typical household earns roughly $91,795 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Hamilton Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

East Newark Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hamilton Intermediate School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 294 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 18% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

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