Hamilton Primary School

Summary:

Hamilton Primary School is an exceptional elementary school located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, serving 479 students in grades K-4. As part of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which is ranked 178 out of 615 districts in the state, Hamilton Primary consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement.

With 64.2% of 3rd graders and 79.3% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 75.8% of 3rd graders and 84.3% of 4th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, Hamilton Primary's students significantly outshine the district and state averages. The school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 40.5% White, 40.92% Asian, and 8.35% Hispanic, is also a unique characteristic compared to nearby schools like Adamsville Primary School and John F. Kennedy Primary School. Additionally, Hamilton Primary's low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 1.0% to 6.8%, is a testament to its strong commitment to student engagement and attendance.

Hamilton Primary School's exceptional performance is further highlighted by its consistent ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, currently at 120th out of 1,342 schools. This recognition, along with its diverse student population and academic excellence, makes Hamilton Primary an outstanding choice for families in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District.


Detail:

Public K-4

 9 Hamilton Lane
       Basking Ridge, NJ  07920


(908) 575-0050

District: Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
120th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,485 Help


Students who attend Hamilton Primary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
    Hillside Intermediate School
High:    Bridgewater-Raritan High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  479

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
40.9%
White:
40.5%
Hispanic:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  2.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hamilton Primary School ranks better than 91.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.93. (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: Asian (40.9%), White (40.5%), Hispanic (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 2.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hamilton Primary School is 12.6, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hamilton Primary School is $8,485, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Hamilton Primary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton Primary School 120th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Hamilton Primary School in the ranking list.)

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Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District 178th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hamilton Primary School

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Rank History for all students at Hamilton Primary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.51 34th 1298 97.4%
2005 79.31 201st 1303 84.6%
2006 78.15 228th 1314 82.6%
2007 74.81 304th 1329 77.1%
2008 77.31 253rd 1338 81.1%
2009 78.57 254th 1346 81.1%
2010 77.08 287th 1354 78.8%
2011 79.86 213th 1360 84.3%
2012 84.10 98th 1363 92.8%
2013 86.17 70th 1367 94.9%
2014 82.78 176th 1363 87.1%
2015 96.25 14th 1357 99.0%
2016 90.34 96th 1346 92.9%
2017 90.90 77th 1352 94.3%
2018 94.64 23rd 1353 98.3%
2019 85.89 162nd 1360 88.1%
2021 95.02 42nd 1317 96.8%
2022 87.51 164th 1345 87.8%
2023 89.93 120th 1342 91.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hamilton Primary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.05 84th 1001 91.6%
2019 59.79 345th 1007 65.7%
2021 79.23 117th 868 86.5%
2022 87.10 79th 949 91.7%
2023 82.21 121st 958 87.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Hamilton Primary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.86 18th 1333 98.6%
2019 86.34 137th 1331 89.7%
2021 96.07 20th 1290 98.4%
2022 89.67 117th 1326 91.2%
2023 87.62 131st 1318 90.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Hamilton Primary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.25 36th 1334 97.3%
2019 83.84 179th 1335 86.6%
2021 92.03 78th 1297 94.0%
2022 84.14 200th 1324 84.9%
2023 90.62 92nd 1315 93.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hamilton Primary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.67 24th 370 93.5%
2019 80.47 43rd 370 88.4%
2022 72.49 84th 348 75.9%
2023 78.97 44th 346 87.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hamilton Primary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 99.42 15th 896 98.3%
2022 75.05 179th 953 81.2%
2023 59.39 334th 982 66.0%
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Rank History for White students at Hamilton Primary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.21 117th 1022 88.6%
2019 53.35 490th 1023 52.1%
2021 55.05 393rd 964 59.2%
2022 45.72 542nd 976 44.5%
2023 70.64 262nd 975 73.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey 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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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Open Quote Hamilton... well.. in my opinion, the school is great. They have classes for extra smart kids (called Academically Independent Classes) and, therefore, their tests result are higher than other schools'.
They have a few students who did great job at Olympiads, for example one girl, who goes to class with my child (3rd grade Academically Independent), won the International Math Competition. A lot of children are foreigners (or born to foreign families) so they are fluent in different languages. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hamilton Primary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 333 6 34 9 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1991 356 8 32 8 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1992 391 5 44 6 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1993 414 2 55 9 4 n/a n/a 0 484
1994 394 4 50 13 4 n/a n/a 0 465
1995 317 4 29 10 1 n/a n/a 0 361
1996 317 4 29 10 1 n/a n/a 0 361
1998 345 4 44 10 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1999 317 4 30 13 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2000 344 2 29 7 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2001 348 2 25 11 0 n/a n/a 0 386
2002 352 1 38 7 0 n/a n/a 0 398
2003 352 1 38 7 0 n/a n/a 0 398
2004 357 3 30 9 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2005 352 7 28 18 0 n/a n/a 0 405
2006 328 3 24 11 0 n/a n/a 0 366
2007 438 3 45 10 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2008 420 2 25 9 0 n/a n/a 0 456
2009 409 4 38 9 0 2 0 0 462
2010 383 3 52 12 0 1 0 0 451
2011 344 10 39 14 1 0 0 0 408
2012 318 9 51 14 0 1 1 0 394
2013 305 7 148 17 0 1 1 0 479
2014 299 5 165 16 0 0 3 0 488
2015 288 4 166 8 1 1 7 0 475
2016 277 4 169 8 1 3 7 0 469
2017 258 8 189 19 1 1 13 0 489
2018 236 10 224 24 1 0 12 0 507
2019 225 6 230 43 1 0 11 0 516
2020 206 13 218 52 4 1 17 0 511
2021 192 11 203 41 6 1 23 0 477
2022 191 15 230 35 5 1 25 0 502
2023 194 11 196 40 4 0 34 0 479

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 Primary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 382 22.0 17.3 0.5
1991 404 26.0 15.5 0.5
1992 446 28.0 15.9 1.6
1993 484 28.0 17.3 2.3
1994 465 28.0 16.6 3
1995 361 20.5 17.6 2.5
1996 361 20.5 17.6 2.5
1998 403 25.0 16.1 3.5
1999 364 23.7 15.4 3.8
2000 382 26.0 14.7 2.4
2001 386 26.2 14.7 3.9
2002 398 27.5 14.5 2.5
2003 398 27.5 14.5 2.5
2004 399 29.5 13.5 1.3
2005 405 32.0 12.7 n/a
2006 366 29.5 12.4 1.6
2007 496 37.0 13.4 n/a
2008 456 30.0 15.2 2
2009 462 45.9 8.5 1.5
2010 451 33.0 13.6 2.7
2011 408 29.0 14.0 3.9
2012 394 27.7 14.1 3.6
2013 479 32.0 14.9 1.7
2014 488 34.5 14.1 2
2015 475 34.0 13.9 2.3
2016 469 36.0 13.0 2.3
2017 489 38.7 12.6 2
2018 507 40.2 12.6 2.6
2019 516 41.1 12.5 2.5
2020 511 38.6 13.2 2.5
2021 477 39.2 12.1 3.4
2022 502 41.5 12.0 2
2023 479 38.0 12.6 2.7

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 Primary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 382 22.0 17.3 0.5
1991 404 26.0 15.5 0.5
1992 446 28.0 15.9 1.6
1993 484 28.0 17.3 2.3
1994 465 28.0 16.6 3
1995 361 20.5 17.6 2.5
1996 361 20.5 17.6 2.5
1998 403 25.0 16.1 3.5
1999 364 23.7 15.4 3.8
2000 382 26.0 14.7 2.4
2001 386 26.2 14.7 3.9
2002 398 27.5 14.5 2.5
2003 398 27.5 14.5 2.5
2004 399 29.5 13.5 1.3
2005 405 32.0 12.7 n/a
2006 366 29.5 12.4 1.6
2007 496 37.0 13.4 n/a
2008 456 30.0 15.2 2
2009 462 45.9 8.5 1.5
2010 451 33.0 13.6 2.7
2011 408 29.0 14.0 3.9
2012 394 27.7 14.1 3.6
2013 479 32.0 14.9 1.7
2014 488 34.5 14.1 2
2015 475 34.0 13.9 2.3
2016 469 36.0 13.0 2.3
2017 489 38.7 12.6 2
2018 507 40.2 12.6 2.6
2019 516 41.1 12.5 2.5
2020 511 38.6 13.2 2.5
2021 477 39.2 12.1 3.4
2022 502 41.5 12.0 2
2023 479 38.0 12.6 2.7

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 Primary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,485

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hamilton Primary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 162nd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 120th of 1342 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton Primary School)72.564.2
 8.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District)65.850
 15.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hamilton Primary School)74.675.8
 1.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District)69.357.4
 11.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton Primary School)84.579.3
 5.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District)73.663
 10.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton Primary School)76.784.3
 7.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District)71.365.5
 5.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students516479
 7.2%
African American611
 83.3%
American Indian14
 300%
Asian230196
 14.8%
Hispanic4340
 7%
Pacific Islander00
White225194
 13.8%
Two or More Races1134
 209.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients2.5%2.7%
 0.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Primary School

Yes. Hamilton Primary School ranks in the top 8.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 479 students attended Hamilton Primary School.

Students at Hamilton Primary School are 41% Asian, 41% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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