Hamilton School

Hamilton School, a mid-sized elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee, one of the schools within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, serves 677 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Hamilton School sits 44% bigger than that benchmark.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; Hamilton School is among them.

On demographics, Hamilton School shows that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Shelby County) shows that median household income runs about $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Hamilton School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hamilton High, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.