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Hamilton High · Memphis, TN
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TCAP, SY 2024-25

All grades, all students. % Met or Exceeded Expectations.
English Language Arts
8.5%
State avg 40.9%
District avg 25.7%
County avg 34.8%
-46.0pp since 2022-23
Mathematics
N/A
State avg 39.3%
District avg 23.4%
County avg 33.2%
Science
5.5%
State avg 45.9%
District avg 27.3%
County avg 37.2%
-44.5pp since 2022-23
Social Studies
N/A
State avg 47.6%
District avg 28.2%
County avg 38.8%

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 are at grade level in science. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 46. Reading and writing scores are down about 46 points since 2022, while science scores are down about 45 points.

By grade, SY 2024-25

School score vs state average per tested grade.
GradeEnglish Language ArtsMathematicsScienceSocial Studies
SchoolStaten testedSchoolStaten testedSchoolStaten testedSchoolStaten tested
Grade HS9.4%47.5%139N/A32.0%N/A7.4%45.8%81N/A39.5%N/A

3-year history

All grades, all students. Hamilton   Tennessee avg

English Language Arts

38552022-2339142023-244192024-25
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-258.5%25.7%34.8%40.9%
SY 2023-2413.8%24.8%33.0%39.0%
SY 2022-2354.5%23.0%30.4%38.0%

Mathematics

36362022-233782023-24
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-25N/A23.4%33.2%39.3%
SY 2023-247.7%21.1%30.8%37.2%
SY 2022-2336.4%19.7%29.1%35.7%

Science

43502022-2344162023-244662024-25
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-255.5%27.3%37.2%45.9%
SY 2023-2415.8%26.2%35.3%44.1%
SY 2022-2350.0%24.2%33.1%43.3%

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How to read these scores

What is TCAP?
TCAP is the statewide standardized test administered by Tennessee public schools.
What does "% Met or Exceeded Expectations" mean?
It is the share of students at the school who performed at grade level or above on the test, summed across the top two of four performance levels. A higher number is better.
What does 8.5% mean for English Language Arts at Hamilton High?
It means about 8.5 percent of students tested at Hamilton High performed at grade level or above on the TCAP English Language Arts test in 2024-25. The statewide average for Tennessee that year was 40.9%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Tennessee, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Tennessee Department of Education, Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP). Achievement assessments for grades 3-8 in ELA / Math / Science / Social Studies, plus End-of-Course (EOC) exams for high school (Algebra I/II, Geometry, Integrated Math I/II/III, English I/II, Biology I, US History). School-level All Students subgroup from the TDOE Data Downloads. Headline metric is the cumulative 'On Track + Mastered' rate (top 2 of 4 TCAP performance levels).
How often is it updated?
TCAP is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.

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