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Hamilton Heights School
508 West 153rd St
New York NY, 10032, New York County
Phone: 212-281-1947
Ranking: 
(2,761 out of 3,534, bottom 22%)*
(2,761 out of 3,534, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New York City Geographic District # 6
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 17 | 11 | |||
| Total Students: | 233 | 239 | 232 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 18.9% | 40 | 16.7% | 34 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 40 | 17.2% | 38 | 15.9% | 43 | 18.5% |
| Grade 2: | 38 | 16.3% | 45 | 18.8% | 51 | 22.0% |
| Grade 3: | 42 | 18.0% | 45 | 18.8% | 44 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 19.7% | 37 | 15.5% | 45 | 19.4% |
| Grade 5: | 23 | 9.9% | 34 | 14.2% | 15 | 6.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 113 | 48.5% | 106 | 44.4% | 98 | 42.2% |
| Female: | 112 | 48.1% | 125 | 52.3% | 130 | 56.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 131 | 56.2% | 127 | 53.1% | 121 | 52.2% |
| Black | 75 | 32.2% | 87 | 36.4% | 89 | 38.4% |
| White: | 21 | 9.0% | 21 | 8.8% | 18 | 7.8% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 151 | 63.2% | 145 | 62.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 32 | 13.4% | 29 | 12.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.55 | 14.10 | 21.10 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 34% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 35% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 31.8% | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 41% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 41% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 45% | N/A |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 53% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 32% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 37.7% | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 55.4% | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 66% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 70% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 88% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 67% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 33% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 38% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 37.7% | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 49% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 51% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54.2% | N/A |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 63% | 86% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hamilton Heights School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.