Richard C Crockett Middle School

As a medium-sized intermediate school in HAMILTON, New Jersey, Richard C Crockett Middle School serves 834 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Hamilton Township Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

Hamilton Township Public School District runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 12,355 students. Richard C Crockett Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Richard C Crockett Middle School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% White, 19% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Richard C Crockett Middle School has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Richard C Crockett Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.7%, the actual is 30.5%, a residual of -0.2 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Mercer County put the typical household earns roughly $100,645 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Richard C Crockett Middle School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).

The closest other public school is Alexander Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Richard C Crockett Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richard C Crockett Middle School has increased 4%, going from 800 students in 2018 to 834 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 47% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.