Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314002592
Hamilton Elementary School
1300 Wabank Rd, Lancaster, PA 17603 · (717) 291-6166 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
335 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 75%
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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 59% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 35.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Elementary School
Hamilton Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary School this school | 339 | 98.8% | 39.0% |
| Fulton Elementary School Lancaster | 274 | 99.3% | 38.5% |
| Stevens Elementary School Chambersburg | 305 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| Lehigh Parkway Elementary School Allentown | 276 | 97.1% | 52.8% |
| Wickersham Elementary School Lancaster | 402 | 98.8% | 49.0% |
| Freemansburg Elementary School Freemansburg | 328 | 91.2% | 21.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,076 of 1,396 | #53 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #1,049 of 1,511 ▼ 9 | #50 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,187 of 1,511 ▲ 46 | #55 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #1,107 of 1,638 | #47 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #193 of 1,528 | #9 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #422 of 1,531 | #22 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #400 of 1,600 | #10 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #170 of 1,045 | #7 of 49 |
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. 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 2024-25Enrollment
339
-119 (-26%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 339 | 31 | 10.9:1 | 99% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 30.5 | 11.0:1 | 100% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 29.5 | 11.8:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 28.5 | 15.9:1 | 100% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 77% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 66% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (454 to 339); teachers up 9% (28.5 to 31).
About Hamilton Elementary School
Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hamilton Elementary School is a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 339 students. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.
Hamilton Elementary School belongs to Lancaster SD, a district of 19 schools and 9,901 students.
Hamilton Elementary School is 63% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 16% Black, 12% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 12% of Lancaster County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Hamilton Elementary School is 31 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.9:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school counts 335 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. Across public schools in Lancaster County, the average is 55%.
Test results at Hamilton Elementary School are 3.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.0% actual, 35.2% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Lancaster County show that the median household income is $86,959, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Hamilton Elementary School is one of 114 public schools in the county.
Lafayette Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Hamilton Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hamilton Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Enrollment at Hamilton Elementary School declined 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 458 to 339 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
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Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary School is the 20th largest of the 28.
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolCarlisle, PA · 388 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 1,028 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 999 students
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 671 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette Elementary School0.4 mi · 437
- Smith-Wade-El Elementary School0.8 mi · 397
- Wheatland Middle School0.9 mi · 453
- Price Elementary School1.0 mi · 331
- Carter and MacRae Elementary School1.1 mi · 444
- King Elementary School1.3 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Elementary SchoolHow large is Hamilton Elementary School?
Hamilton Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 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 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Hamilton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hamilton Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 63% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton Elementary School in?
Hamilton Elementary School is part of Lancaster SD.
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