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Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School
400 Union St
South Weymouth MA, 02190, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-335-2122
Ranking:
(431 out of 1,316, top 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Weymouth School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 400 | 378 | 371 | 328 | 326 | 341 | 383 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 79 | 19.8% | 58 | 15.3% | 70 | 18.9% | 75 | 22.9% | 53 | 16.3% | 53 | 15.5% | 57 | 14.9% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 18.8% | 90 | 23.8% | 94 | 25.3% | 63 | 19.2% | 59 | 18.1% | 58 | 17.0% | 74 | 19.3% |
Grade 2: | 95 | 23.8% | 90 | 23.8% | 73 | 19.7% | 58 | 17.7% | 60 | 18.4% | 71 | 20.8% | 76 | 19.8% |
Grade 3: | 83 | 20.8% | 73 | 19.3% | 64 | 17.3% | 65 | 19.8% | 75 | 23.0% | 75 | 22.0% | 81 | 21.1% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 17.0% | 67 | 17.7% | 70 | 18.9% | 67 | 20.4% | 79 | 24.2% | 84 | 24.6% | 95 | 24.8% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 209 | 52.3% | 193 | 51.1% | 196 | 52.8% | 166 | 50.6% | 157 | 48.2% | 161 | 47.2% | 192 | 50.1% |
Female: | 191 | 47.8% | 185 | 48.9% | 175 | 47.2% | 162 | 49.4% | 169 | 51.8% | 180 | 52.8% | 176 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 20 | 5.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.8% | 12 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 5.5% | 22 | 5.8% | 23 | 6.2% | 16 | 4.9% | 16 | 4.9% | 15 | 4.4% | 15 | 3.9% |
Black: | 19 | 4.8% | 16 | 4.2% | 16 | 4.3% | 10 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 326 | 81.5% | 310 | 82.0% | 299 | 80.6% | 273 | 83.2% | 281 | 86.2% | 301 | 88.3% | 342 | 89.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 3.0% | 16 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.9% | 17 | 5.2% | 13 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 18.0% | 64 | 16.9% | 64 | 17.3% | 52 | 15.9% | 54 | 16.6% | 33 | 9.7% | 35 | 9.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.8% | 10 | 2.6% | 22 | 5.9% | 24 | 7.3% | 17 | 5.2% | 12 | 3.5% | 24 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.33 | 15.61 | 16.83 | 15.46 | 14.32 | 16.50 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 71.9% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 69% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 67% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 68% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 73% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 68% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 72% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 65% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 72% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 68% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 67% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70% | 72% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 76% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68% | 72% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 71% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 69.4% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 72% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 66% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 65% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 71% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 67% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 62% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 63% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 58% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 60% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 51.7% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 59% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 54% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 53% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 63% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 64% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 54% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 58% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 54% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 55% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 59% | 52% |
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* Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.