Is Hamilton Elementary School a good school?

Hamilton Elementary School ranks 799 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hamilton Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 405 students attended Hamilton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Elementary School?

Students at Hamilton Elementary School are 89% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hamilton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Hamilton High School

Hamilton Elementary School

Summary:

Hamilton Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 419 students in Hamilton, Illinois. The school is part of the Hamilton CCSD 328 district, which is ranked 253 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hamilton Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 48.2% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 41.2%. The school's ELA performance is particularly strong in 6th grade, where 77.1% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 46.7%. However, in mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with 26.2% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, slightly below the state average of 28.4%. Female students at Hamilton Elementary School consistently outperform their male counterparts, and white students perform relatively well, though still below the performance of low socioeconomic status (SES) students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Dallas City Elementary School, Southeastern Elementary School, Nauvoo Elementary School, Carthage Primary School, and Warsaw Elementary School, Hamilton Elementary School stands out as a relatively high-performing school in the region. These nearby schools generally perform below Hamilton Elementary School in both ELA and mathematics proficiency, and have lower overall rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has fluctuated significantly in recent years.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1830 Broadway St
Hamilton, IL 62341-1705

(866) 332-3880

District: Hamilton CCSD 328

SchoolDigger Rank:
799^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,518

Students who attend Hamilton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hamilton High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 405

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Hispanic:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hamilton Elementary School ranks better than 61.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.05. (See more...)

Compare Details Hamilton Elementary School ranks better than 71% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.2. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.4%), two or more races (7.7%), Hispanic (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hamilton Elementary School is 12.3. (See more...)

Compare Hamilton Elementary School employs 32.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hamilton Elementary School is $11,518.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hamilton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton Elementary School 799^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hamilton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton Elementary School 395^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Hamilton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hamilton CCSD 328:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton CCSD 328 253^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hamilton Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	53.82	1140^th	2020	43.6%
2004	57.44	1071^st	2030	47.2%
2005	52.80	1161^st	2022	42.6%
2006	57.05	1146^th	2086	45.1%
2007	57.56	1120^th	2095	46.5%
2009	62.22	988^th	2120	53.4%
2010	65.97	879^th	2139	58.9%
2011	59.13	1064^th	2147	50.4%
2012	51.04	1273^rd	2166	41.2%
2013	51.99	1125^th	2167	48.1%
2014	54.32	1000^th	2093	52.2%
2015	65.52	605^th	2052	70.5%
2016	68.98	576^th	2046	71.8%
2017	73.88	503^rd	2044	75.4%
2018	73.94	476^th	2037	76.6%
2019	72.97	498^th	2086	76.1%
2021	87.03	202^nd	1948	89.6%
2022	69.95	574^th	2082	72.4%
2023	65.21	645^th	2077	68.9%
2024	56.05	799^th	2067	61.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.60	212^th	1765	88.0%
2019	84.85	112^th	1816	93.8%
2021	96.87	18^th	1514	98.8%
2022	66.45	396^th	1763	77.5%
2023	70.75	328^th	1808	81.9%
2024	60.56	535^th	1793	70.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.15	627^th	1964	68.1%
2019	71.46	507^th	2019	74.9%
2021	87.56	140^th	1680	91.7%
2022	76.18	408^th	1970	79.3%
2023	67.98	539^th	1957	72.5%
2024	63.04	619^th	1942	68.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.76	325^th	1972	83.5%
2019	71.03	511^th	2019	74.7%
2021	74.58	358^th	1707	79.0%
2022	60.92	671^st	1977	66.1%
2023	57.72	723^rd	1984	63.6%
2024	45.38	982^nd	1959	49.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.56	572^nd	1463	60.9%
2019	57.49	603^rd	1462	58.8%
2021	75.19	235^th	1308	82.0%
2022	53.13	646^th	1425	54.7%
2023	46.84	754^th	1419	46.9%
2024	39.50	855^th	1392	38.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Hamilton Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	44.49	675^th	1369	50.7%
2023	63.02	406^th	1367	70.3%
2024	65.20	395^th	1363	71.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	65.70	286^th	1221	76.6%
2023	77.79	153^rd	1234	87.6%
2024	60.00	376^th	1219	69.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	47.94	590^th	1286	54.1%
2023	64.96	364^th	1275	71.5%
2024	73.00	277^th	1251	77.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	40.53	685^th	1286	46.7%
2023	58.21	435^th	1292	66.3%
2024	57.01	450^th	1264	64.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Hamilton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	26.91	678^th	898	24.5%
2023	46.32	459^th	895	48.7%
2024	51.31	408^th	875	53.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Hamilton Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	379	7	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	387
1990	373	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	375
1991	418	2	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
1992	415	1	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1993	406	0	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
1994	414	1	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1995	416	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
1996	416	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
1997	414	0	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
1998	380	2	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1999	376	1	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
2000	322	0	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
2001	350	0	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
2002	373	3	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2003	373	3	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2004	362	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
2005	332	0	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	10	347
2006	344	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	350
2007	340	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	8	349
2008	357	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	6	364
2009	65	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	67
2010	359	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	363
2011	331	3	2	0	0	1	16	0	353
2012	332	4	2	0	0	0	17	0	355
2013	312	2	2	1	0	0	19	0	336
2014	314	4	2	1	0	0	25	0	346
2015	306	4	2	2	0	0	15	0	329
2016	311	4	5	1	0	0	19	0	340
2017	316	3	4	1	0	0	15	0	339
2018	326	4	3	1	1	0	15	0	350
2019	330	4	4	0	0	0	7	0	345
2020	329	5	0	1	0	0	11	0	346
2021	274	9	0	3	0	0	8	0	294
2022	385	6	0	2	1	0	26	0	420
2023	379	7	0	5	0	0	28	0	419
2024	362	5	0	7	0	0	31	0	405

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hamilton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	387	21.1	18.3	n/a
1990	375	20.1	18.6	n/a
1991	422	25.1	16.8	n/a
1992	419	24.1	17.3	n/a
1993	410	23.5	17.4	n/a
1994	419	24.0	17.5	n/a
1995	421	24.3	17.3	n/a
1996	421	24.3	17.3	n/a
1997	418	26.0	16.1	n/a
1998	388	25.8	15.0	n/a
1999	384	26.9	14.3	n/a
2000	327	26.6	12.3	n/a
2001	354	26.0	13.6	n/a
2002	378	27.0	14.0	28.6
2003	378	27.0	14.0	28.6
2004	364	24.0	15.2	29.4
2005	347	23.0	15.1	29.7
2006	350	23.0	15.2	33.3
2007	349	19.0	18.4	29.9
2008	364	19.0	19.2	28.8
2009	67	22.0	3.0	97
2010	363	22.0	16.5	34.7
2011	353	22.0	16.0	39.9
2012	355	23.0	15.4	42.5
2013	336	27.1	12.3	46.7
2014	346	23.0	15.0	41.9
2015	329	23.0	14.3	47.1
2016	340	25.0	13.6	46.8
2017	339	25.4	13.3	48.7
2018	350	24.8	14.1	48.9
2019	345	24.5	14.0	47.5
2020	346	25.5	13.5	48.6
2021	294	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	420	28.0	15.0	45.5
2023	419	31.7	13.1	48
2024	405	32.7	12.3	53.6

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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	387	21.1	18.3	n/a
1990	375	20.1	18.6	n/a
1991	422	25.1	16.8	n/a
1992	419	24.1	17.3	n/a
1993	410	23.5	17.4	n/a
1994	419	24.0	17.5	n/a
1995	421	24.3	17.3	n/a
1996	421	24.3	17.3	n/a
1997	418	26.0	16.1	n/a
1998	388	25.8	15.0	n/a
1999	384	26.9	14.3	n/a
2000	327	26.6	12.3	n/a
2001	354	26.0	13.6	n/a
2002	378	27.0	14.0	28.6
2003	378	27.0	14.0	28.6
2004	364	24.0	15.2	29.4
2005	347	23.0	15.1	29.7
2006	350	23.0	15.2	33.3
2007	349	19.0	18.4	29.9
2008	364	19.0	19.2	28.8
2009	67	22.0	3.0	97
2010	363	22.0	16.5	34.7
2011	353	22.0	16.0	39.9
2012	355	23.0	15.4	42.5
2013	336	27.1	12.3	46.7
2014	346	23.0	15.0	41.9
2015	329	23.0	14.3	47.1
2016	340	25.0	13.6	46.8
2017	339	25.4	13.3	48.7
2018	350	24.8	14.1	48.9
2019	345	24.5	14.0	47.5
2020	346	25.5	13.5	48.6
2021	294	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	420	28.0	15.0	45.5
2023	419	31.7	13.1	48
2024	405	32.7	12.3	53.6

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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