Pace Charter School of Hamilton

Pace Charter School of Hamilton is a mid-sized elementary school in HAMILTON TWP, New Jersey, part of Pace Charter School of Hamilton. The school enrolls 463 students in grades K through 8.

Pace Charter School of Hamilton sits inside Pace Charter School of Hamilton, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Pace Charter School of Hamilton lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 7% White. By comparison, Mercer County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 80% of students at Pace Charter School of Hamilton qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Mercer County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, Pace Charter School of Hamilton ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.4%; Pace Charter School of Hamilton posts 52.5%, +30.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for Mercer County shows the typical household earns roughly $100,645 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mercer County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), Pace Charter School of Hamilton is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lalor Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pace Charter School of Hamilton comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 14.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. As a public charter, Pace Charter School of Hamilton runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Pace Charter School of Hamilton's enrollment has expanded 57% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 463). Black enrollment moved from 30% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.