Hamilton Middle

Summary:

Hamilton Middle is a public middle school located in Long Beach, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 820 students. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 654 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hamilton Middle faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average academic performance, and equity concerns. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2020-2021 to 36.6% in 2021-2022 and 36.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Hamilton Middle's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 36.83% of Hamilton Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.52% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 12.8%, compared to 36.36% for the district and 35.54% for the state.

Interestingly, Hamilton Middle's performance is generally lower than the nearby Lindsey Academy and Hoover Middle, as well as the schools in the Paramount Unified School District. However, Hamilton Middle outperforms some of the schools in the Lynwood Unified and Compton Unified districts, such as Hosler Middle and Whaley Middle. The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Hamilton Middle also suggest that the school may need to focus more on addressing equity and providing targeted support for underperforming groups.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1060 East 70th St.
       Long Beach, CA  90805-1008


(562) 602-0302

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1937th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,198 Help


Students who attend Hamilton Middle usually attend:

High:    Jordan High

Feeder schools for Hamilton Middle:

Elementary:    Grant Elementary
    King Elementary
    McKinley Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.3 Help
Number of students:  820

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.7%
African American:
12.3%
Asian:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hamilton Middle ranks worse than 69.8% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 13th among 15 ranked middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.12. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.7%), African American (12.3%), Asian (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hamilton Middle is 22.3, which is the 4th best among 15 middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hamilton Middle is $8,198, which is the 4th highest among 15 middle schools in the Long Beach Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hamilton Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton Middle 1937th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Hamilton Middle in the ranking list.)

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Long Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Beach Unified 654th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hamilton Middle

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Rank History for all students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.61 1430th 1769 19.2%
2005 16.13 1554th 1777 12.5%
2007 25.15 1528th 1999 23.6%
2008 23.11 1607th 2005 19.9%
2009 31.36 1437th 2063 30.3%
2010 25.96 1698th 2179 22.1%
2011 30.31 1633rd 2236 27.0%
2012 29.86 1645th 2259 27.2%
2013 40.20 1415th 2379 40.5%
2015 28.08 1701st 2477 31.3%
2016 26.44 1780th 2497 28.7%
2017 24.94 1858th 2508 25.9%
2018 35.83 1496th 2480 39.7%
2019 33.78 1661st 2715 38.8%
2021 32.20 591st 894 33.9%
2022 38.14 1520th 2740 44.5%
2023 23.47 2127th 2802 24.1%
2024 27.12 1937th 2777 30.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.76 714th 1364 47.7%
2019 33.80 924th 1442 35.9%
2021 32.75 283rd 363 22.0%
2022 35.38 955th 1540 38.0%
2023 34.69 996th 1529 34.9%
2024 36.50 872nd 1477 41.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.50 927th 1538 39.7%
2024 34.07 957th 1550 38.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.67 979th 2230 56.1%
2019 46.53 1125th 2369 52.5%
2021 47.16 329th 721 54.4%
2022 53.36 920th 2458 62.6%
2023 32.38 1666th 2549 34.6%
2024 32.20 1684th 2575 34.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 58.84 102nd 336 69.6%
2023 37.49 194th 321 39.6%
2024 39.04 224th 394 43.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.02 1319th 2262 41.7%
2019 36.54 1407th 2380 40.9%
2021 38.14 430th 738 41.7%
2022 41.73 1285th 2509 48.8%
2023 21.66 2025th 2547 20.5%
2024 26.14 1844th 2546 27.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.78 812th 1369 40.7%
2019 39.59 753rd 1491 49.5%
2021 39.87 184th 354 48.0%
2022 42.49 701st 1531 54.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.76 1475th 2273 35.1%
2019 30.02 1606th 2407 33.3%
2021 26.11 560th 763 26.6%
2022 34.59 1492nd 2527 41.0%
2023 25.85 1836th 2558 28.2%
2024 27.84 1757th 2547 31.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.01 512th 700 26.9%
2019 20.32 622nd 745 16.5%
2022 30.54 543rd 733 25.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.10 273rd 600 54.5%
2019 34.95 397th 643 38.3%
2022 47.72 283rd 637 55.6%
2023 26.12 475th 614 22.6%
2024 46.31 303rd 626 51.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hamilton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.14 936th 2072 54.8%
2019 48.41 991st 2213 55.2%
2022 52.73 919th 2359 61.0%
2023 32.28 1550th 2391 35.2%
2024 35.03 1461st 2383 38.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Hamilton Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 307 311 88 340 4 n/a n/a 0 1050
1989 292 328 111 266 5 n/a n/a 0 1002
1990 153 259 99 211 3 n/a n/a 0 725
1991 227 418 142 316 5 n/a n/a 0 1108
1992 178 383 182 397 5 n/a n/a 0 1145
1993 172 396 224 426 4 n/a n/a 0 1222
1994 147 387 282 499 2 n/a n/a 0 1317
1995 89 400 252 568 6 n/a n/a 0 1315
1996 89 400 252 568 6 n/a n/a 0 1315
1997 84 395 210 607 5 n/a n/a 0 1301
1998 84 444 202 731 6 n/a n/a 0 1467
1999 77 520 189 853 7 n/a n/a 0 1646
2000 72 468 162 929 12 n/a n/a 0 1643
2001 68 436 166 932 9 n/a n/a 0 1611
2002 68 432 179 1081 6 n/a n/a 0 1766
2003 68 432 179 1081 6 n/a n/a 0 1766
2004 59 390 167 1056 5 n/a n/a 0 1677
2005 59 335 143 1105 6 n/a n/a 1 1649
2006 35 323 111 1007 5 n/a n/a 0 1481
2007 31 276 23 962 4 n/a n/a 66 1362
2008 14 236 61 838 3 n/a n/a 0 1152
2009 17 231 33 796 2 35 0 0 1114
2010 14 229 33 793 3 29 5 0 1106
2011 18 199 35 775 3 36 5 0 1071
2012 12 177 47 728 6 48 11 0 1029
2013 11 157 39 699 4 42 10 0 962
2014 10 146 41 686 4 32 8 0 927
2015 12 138 38 696 3 32 3 0 922
2016 11 128 45 692 2 23 10 0 911
2017 12 121 45 696 0 24 12 0 910
2018 9 98 43 729 1 23 14 0 917
2019 11 95 38 749 1 19 19 0 932
2020 12 88 34 750 1 17 22 0 924
2021 8 86 29 727 0 21 10 0 881
2022 11 83 40 666 1 19 4 0 824
2023 9 101 35 645 1 16 13 0 820

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hamilton Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1050 45.0 23.3 n/a
1989 1002 41.0 24.4 n/a
1990 725 29.1 24.9 n/a
1991 1108 43.6 25.4 n/a
1992 1145 44.3 25.8 70.8
1993 1222 48.0 25.5 74.3
1994 1317 48.0 27.4 75.8
1995 1315 53.9 24.4 85.4
1996 1315 53.9 24.4 85.4
1997 1301 53.3 24.4 85.9
1998 1467 55.3 26.5 85.4
1999 1646 57.8 28.5 90.3
2000 1643 66.0 24.9 82.4
2001 1611 75.2 21.4 92.4
2002 1766 65.2 27.1 88.8
2003 1766 65.2 27.1 88.8
2004 1677 70.4 23.8 83.1
2005 1649 63.2 26.1 90.2
2006 1481 56.2 26.4 93.9
2007 1362 55.0 24.8 92.8
2008 1152 59.0 19.5 92.2
2009 1114 44.8 20.0 91.7
2010 1106 42.0 26.3 91.1
2011 1071 n/a n/a 93.2
2012 1029 33.1 31.0 n/a
2013 962 33.2 28.9 82.2
2014 927 33.2 27.9 88.9
2015 922 33.0 27.9 89.8
2016 911 37.0 24.6 87.7
2017 910 37.4 24.3 92.4
2018 917 34.9 26.2 88
2019 932 34.8 26.7 90.2
2020 924 n/a n/a 88.3
2021 881 36.2 24.3 88.5
2022 824 34.5 23.8 67.4
2023 820 36.6 22.3 68.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hamilton Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1050 45.0 23.3 n/a
1989 1002 41.0 24.4 n/a
1990 725 29.1 24.9 n/a
1991 1108 43.6 25.4 n/a
1992 1145 44.3 25.8 70.8
1993 1222 48.0 25.5 74.3
1994 1317 48.0 27.4 75.8
1995 1315 53.9 24.4 85.4
1996 1315 53.9 24.4 85.4
1997 1301 53.3 24.4 85.9
1998 1467 55.3 26.5 85.4
1999 1646 57.8 28.5 90.3
2000 1643 66.0 24.9 82.4
2001 1611 75.2 21.4 92.4
2002 1766 65.2 27.1 88.8
2003 1766 65.2 27.1 88.8
2004 1677 70.4 23.8 83.1
2005 1649 63.2 26.1 90.2
2006 1481 56.2 26.4 93.9
2007 1362 55.0 24.8 92.8
2008 1152 59.0 19.5 92.2
2009 1114 44.8 20.0 91.7
2010 1106 42.0 26.3 91.1
2011 1071 n/a n/a 93.2
2012 1029 33.1 31.0 n/a
2013 962 33.2 28.9 82.2
2014 927 33.2 27.9 88.9
2015 922 33.0 27.9 89.8
2016 911 37.0 24.6 87.7
2017 910 37.4 24.3 92.4
2018 917 34.9 26.2 88
2019 932 34.8 26.7 90.2
2020 924 n/a n/a 88.3
2021 881 36.2 24.3 88.5
2022 824 34.5 23.8 67.4
2023 820 36.6 22.3 68.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hamilton Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,198

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hamilton Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1661st of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2127th of 2802 Middle schools
 14.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hamilton Middle)39.232.9
 6.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)50.744.1
 6.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton Middle)29.519.5
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)45.933.3
 12.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hamilton Middle)38.130.2
 7.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)55.249.5
 5.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton Middle)33.516.1
 17.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)44.332.5
 11.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hamilton Middle)32.325.6
 6.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified)52.546.9
 5.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton Middle)27.911.3
 16.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified)41.828.1
 13.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Hamilton Middle)18.811.8
 7%
   8th Grade Science (Long Beach Unified)28.223
 5.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students932820
 12%
African American95101
 6.3%
American Indian11
Asian3835
 7.9%
Hispanic749645
 13.9%
Pacific Islander1916
 15.8%
White119
 18.2%
Two or More Races1913
 31.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.2%68.8%
 21.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 820 students attended Hamilton Middle.

Students at Hamilton Middle are 79% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Students who attend Hamilton Middle usually go on to attend Jordan High

Hamilton Middle ranks 1937th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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