Kuser Elementary School

Kuser Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus in HAMILTON, New Jersey, one of the schools within Hamilton Township Public School District. The school works with 512 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Hamilton Township Public School District runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 12,355 students. Kuser Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kuser Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kuser Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.2%; this one delivers 17.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household income runs about $100,645, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Kuser Elementary School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).

McCorristin Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kuser Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 12.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Kuser Elementary School's enrollment has increased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 512). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 46% to 59% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Kuser Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.