Hamilton El Sch

Hamilton El Sch, a low-enrollment elementary campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, overseen by Lancaster SD, teaches 339 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% below the state mean of about 443.

Lancaster SD runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,901 students. Hamilton El Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hamilton El Sch lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Black, 12% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lancaster County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hamilton El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 39.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lancaster County shows median household income runs about $86,959, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton El Sch is one of 114 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students).

Lafayette El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hamilton El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.4%.

Hamilton El Sch operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 454 students in 2018 compared to 339 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 12% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.