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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361338001102

HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

47 W KENDRICK AVE, HAMILTON, NY 13346 · (315) 824-6320 · Madison County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New York public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools

Enrollment
286
High
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
77 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64215%
Grade 73713%
Grade 83914%
Grade 93412%
Grade 104716%
Grade 114215%
Grade 124415%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
25790%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
114%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
14852%
Female
13748%

School pathway

Feeds from
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–05
Based on grade levels within HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
65.9%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.9%79.0%
2023-2471.4%70.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →

Schools most like HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school28626.9%69.0%
LAKE GEORGE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE GEORGE
29923.4%75.9%
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL
DELANSON
29029.7%64.9%
MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BEMUS POINT
27529.1%62.6%
FONDA-FULTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FONDA
34927.2%91.7%
CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL
TRUMANSBURG
27126.2%81.7%
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Madison County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#368 of 1,135#3 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
79.0%#157 of 1,109
▲ 197
#2 of 7
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.9%#672 of 1,135
▼ 54
#5 of 7
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
286#948 of 1,216#6 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.7:1#465 of 1,058#2 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.4%#897 of 1,070#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.9%#1,033 of 1,167#7 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.1%#319 of 339N/A
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
286
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528626.610.7:127% (77)
2023-2429827.710.8:130% (89)
2022-2329127.610.6:129% (83)
2020-213163010.5:129% (91)
2017-1828324.711.5:131% (88)
2015-162952312.8:126% (76)
2010-113282513.1:123% (75)
2000-014553612.6:117% (78)
1990-91304339.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

About HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in HAMILTON, New York. Enrollment is 286 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 57% lower.

HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 542 students.

About 90% of the student body at HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is White. The remaining students are 4% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL total 26.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.7:1. That is close to the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The school counts 77 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 27%. The average for public schools in Madison County is 37%.

HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 65.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.0%.

Madison County census figures show that the median household income is $75,499, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Madison County is home to 25 public schools and about 8,402 public school students.

HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency of 69.0% compares with 51.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment has fallen by 30 students since 2020-21, to 286.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Madison County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
District
HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
47 W KENDRICK AVE, HAMILTON, NY 13346
Phone
(315) 824-6320
County
Madison County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
286
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
77 (27%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
361338001102
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 06-12.
Is HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Madison County.
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