Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361338004771
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
47 W KENDRICK AVE, HAMILTON, NY 13346 · (315) 824-6330 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
56 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #822 of 2,335 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,331 of 2,342 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,074 of 2,343 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #2,214 of 2,585 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,282 of 2,338 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #2,192 of 2,388 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #1,101 of 1,757 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
-31 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.9:1
% White
92%
was 92%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 256 | 21.3 | 12.0:1 | 22% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 21.3 | 12.4:1 | 28% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 21.4 | 12.5:1 | 29% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 32% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public small elementary school in HAMILTON, New York. Its enrollment is 256 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 42% below that mark.
The district for HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2 schools and 542 students.
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 92% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Madison County, where about 90% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 16%.
Teacher count: 21.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.0:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 0.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. That is 15 points below the 37% average for public schools in Madison County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.0% for HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 58.3%, 8.7 points below the prediction.
The county, Madison County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $75,499 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Madison County has 25 public schools.
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 11% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 15.9 in 2017-18 to 12.0 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,328
Census ACS
Median income
$75,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,402 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 286 students
Nearby schools
- HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 286
- MADISON CENTRAL SCHOOL5.7 mi · 413
- EDWARD R ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 285
- SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 382
- SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL9.3 mi · 302
- SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.5 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
Is HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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