Hamilton Elementary School
1300 Wabank Rd
Lancaster PA, 17603, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-291-6166
Ranking:
(2,140 out of 2,311, bottom 7%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lancaster School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 492 | 508 | 479 | 454 | 413 | 401 | 400 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 79 | 16.1% | 85 | 16.7% | 78 | 16.3% | 75 | 16.5% | 66 | 16.0% | 79 | 19.7% | 50 | 12.5% |
Grade 1: | 85 | 17.3% | 90 | 17.7% | 92 | 19.2% | 73 | 16.1% | 94 | 22.8% | 61 | 15.2% | 63 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 19.1% | 84 | 16.5% | 74 | 15.4% | 93 | 20.5% | 67 | 16.2% | 65 | 16.2% | 70 | 17.5% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 15.7% | 79 | 15.6% | 88 | 18.4% | 74 | 16.3% | 64 | 15.5% | 65 | 16.2% | 66 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 14.6% | 93 | 18.3% | 70 | 14.6% | 70 | 15.4% | 59 | 14.3% | 59 | 14.7% | 63 | 15.8% |
Grade 5: | 85 | 17.3% | 77 | 15.2% | 77 | 16.1% | 69 | 15.2% | 63 | 15.3% | 72 | 18.0% | 88 | 22.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 268 | 54.5% | 276 | 54.3% | 246 | 51.4% | 234 | 51.5% | 206 | 49.9% | 196 | 48.9% | 204 | 51.0% |
Female: | 224 | 45.5% | 232 | 45.7% | 233 | 48.6% | 220 | 48.5% | 199 | 48.2% | 195 | 48.6% | 192 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 12 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.4% | 16 | 4.0% | 15 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 305 | 62.0% | 319 | 62.8% | 294 | 61.4% | 268 | 59.0% | 234 | 56.7% | 195 | 48.6% | 209 | 52.3% |
Black: | 80 | 16.3% | 87 | 17.1% | 84 | 17.5% | 84 | 18.5% | 91 | 22.0% | 108 | 26.9% | 80 | 20.0% |
White: | 64 | 13.0% | 66 | 13.0% | 65 | 13.6% | 81 | 17.8% | 74 | 17.9% | 80 | 20.0% | 94 | 23.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 6.3% | 25 | 4.9% | 25 | 5.2% | 8 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 314 | 63.8% | 341 | 67.1% | 292 | 61.0% | 291 | 64.1% | 253 | 61.3% | 248 | 61.8% | 231 | 57.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 13.8% | 75 | 14.8% | 79 | 16.5% | 60 | 13.2% | 84 | 20.3% | 64 | 16.0% | 54 | 13.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.91 | 14.94 | 14.97 | 14.19 | 12.73 | 12.80 | 12.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 63% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 58.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 64.1% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 65.2% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 68.8% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 63.8% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 64% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 46% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 51.6% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 60.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 58.7% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 57.4% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 60% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 56.4% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60.8% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 62.6% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 69.5% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 72.7% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69.3% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 41.8% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 49.8% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 53.9% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 49.5% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 54.7% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 52.8% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 53.9% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 56.1% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 52.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 56.7% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 60.4% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 47.4% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 51.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 54.9% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 53.9% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 54.7% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 58.5% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 57.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 56.4% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 60.4% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57.1% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 37% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 46% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 40.5% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 42.6% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 36.5% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 41.8% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 39.4% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 41% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 49.1% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 42.2% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 29.2% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 31.6% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 28.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 25.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 29.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 31.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 36.3% | 64.2% |
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* Hamilton Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.