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Enrollment
999
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611021034
Hamilton Elementary School
12050 KLUGE, CYPRESS, TX 77429 · (281) 370-0990 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL999 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
252 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 50 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 180 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (187).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 59.0% | 25.0% | 9.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 10.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 84.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 73.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (72.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary School this school | 999 | 25.2% | 72.0% |
| Kaufman Elementary School SPRING | 859 | 25.8% | 66.6% |
| Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 765 | 24.7% | 58.8% |
| Broadway Elementary School SPRING | 914 | 21.3% | 68.8% |
| Birnham Woods Elementary School SPRING | 845 | 17.6% | 63.0% |
| French Elementary School KLEIN | 786 | 24.0% | 73.5% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #265 of 4,401 | #36 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #376 of 4,466 ▲ 21 | #42 of 625 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #132 of 4,466 ▲ 92 | #22 of 625 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #513 of 3,998 | #64 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 999 | #98 of 4,938 | #34 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,540 of 4,622 | #478 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #1,055 of 4,628 | #132 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #4,324 of 4,789 | #635 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #2,234 of 2,838 | #362 of 441 |
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
999
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 848
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 999 | 61 | 16.4:1 | 25% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 1,034 | 68.5 | 15.1:1 | 26% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 1,096 | 65.8 | 16.6:1 | 25% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 979 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 18% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 1,083 | 57 | 19.0:1 | 13% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 982 | 54 | 18.2:1 | 9% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 909 | 52 | 17.5:1 | 5% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 4% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 848 | 51 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,083 to 999); teachers up 7% (57 to 61).
About Hamilton Elementary School
Families in CYPRESS, Texas, are served by Hamilton Elementary School, a large elementary school. Enrollment stands at 999 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 92% larger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD is made up of 92 schools with 117,927 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Hamilton Elementary School, about 53 are White. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Harris County, the White share is about 34%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Hamilton Elementary School lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. About 25% of students at Hamilton Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hamilton Elementary School is +9.0 points: 72.0% actual, 62.9% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Hamilton Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Hamilton Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Hamilton Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Hamilton Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 979 to 999.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Hamilton Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in CYPRESS
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Park High SchoolHigh · 3,117 students
- Cypress Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,800 students
Other Hamilton Elementary schools
27 other US public schools in 17 states are named Hamilton Elementary. Hamilton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 28.
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 1,028 students
- Hamilton ElementaryFresno, CA · 811 students
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 671 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolHamilton, AL · 638 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolMoline, IL · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Middle School0.3 mi · 1,474
- Moore Elementary School1.2 mi · 873
- Lakewood Elementary School1.5 mi · 756
- Ischool High at University Park2.0 mi · 433
- Black Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,125
- Millsap Elementary School2.3 mi · 899
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Elementary SchoolHow large is Hamilton Elementary School?
Hamilton Elementary School enrolls approximately 999 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hamilton Elementary School serve?
Hamilton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Hamilton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hamilton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hamilton Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hamilton Elementary School in?
Hamilton Elementary School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.