McGalliard Elementary School

McGalliard Elementary School, a cozy elementary campus in HAMILTON, New Jersey, run under Hamilton Township Public School District, educates 294 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so McGalliard Elementary School sits 27% below that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, McGalliard Elementary School reports that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% White, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting McGalliard Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McGalliard Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household earnings sit near $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mercer County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), of which McGalliard Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Robinson Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McGalliard Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.1%.

McGalliard Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McGalliard Elementary School has increased 9%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 52% to 20% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for McGalliard Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.