Hamilton Elementary School
735 Clay St
Carlisle PA, 17013, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-240-6800
Ranking:
(1,712 out of 2,311, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Carlisle Area 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: | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 347 | 377 | 375 | 368 | 342 | 308 | 322 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 69 | 19.9% | 84 | 22.3% | 74 | 19.7% | 74 | 20.1% | 67 | 19.6% | 66 | 21.4% | 77 | 23.9% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 21.9% | 63 | 16.7% | 62 | 16.5% | 64 | 17.4% | 70 | 20.5% | 59 | 19.2% | 60 | 18.6% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 14.7% | 64 | 17.0% | 71 | 18.9% | 65 | 17.7% | 60 | 17.5% | 55 | 17.9% | 50 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 58 | 16.7% | 66 | 17.5% | 59 | 15.7% | 62 | 16.8% | 51 | 14.9% | 51 | 16.6% | 37 | 11.5% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 14.1% | 47 | 12.5% | 59 | 15.7% | 53 | 14.4% | 48 | 14.0% | 36 | 11.7% | 48 | 14.9% |
Grade 5: | 44 | 12.7% | 53 | 14.1% | 50 | 13.3% | 50 | 13.6% | 46 | 13.5% | 41 | 13.3% | 50 | 15.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 175 | 50.4% | 189 | 50.1% | 174 | 46.4% | 177 | 48.1% | 153 | 44.7% | 145 | 47.1% | 143 | 44.4% |
Female: | 172 | 49.6% | 188 | 49.9% | 201 | 53.6% | 191 | 51.9% | 159 | 46.5% | 144 | 46.8% | 175 | 54.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 62 | 17.9% | 66 | 17.5% | 39 | 10.4% | 26 | 7.1% | 23 | 6.7% | 24 | 7.8% | 17 | 5.3% |
Black: | 70 | 20.2% | 74 | 19.6% | 78 | 20.8% | 83 | 22.6% | 84 | 24.6% | 87 | 28.2% | 84 | 26.1% |
White: | 162 | 46.7% | 185 | 49.1% | 207 | 55.2% | 213 | 57.9% | 212 | 62.0% | 182 | 59.1% | 217 | 67.4% |
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: | 47 | 13.5% | 46 | 12.2% | 46 | 12.3% | 43 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 61.4% | 208 | 55.2% | 186 | 49.6% | 197 | 53.5% | 166 | 48.5% | 158 | 51.3% | 125 | 38.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 4.0% | 25 | 6.6% | 32 | 8.5% | 27 | 7.3% | 26 | 7.6% | 25 | 8.1% | 39 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.19 | 15.67 | 16.45 | 14.86 | 14.13 | 14.10 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 87% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87.3% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.3% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 83.4% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 78.7% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 72% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 83.9% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 85.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 81% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 84% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 81.9% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 84.5% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 86.2% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85.5% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 91.5% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.7% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 82.4% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 78.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 81.2% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 82.1% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 84.6% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 86.9% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 91% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 84.5% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 87.8% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 87.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 69.1% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 67.6% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 74% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 78.3% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 78.1% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 83.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.4% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 83.5% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.5% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 70.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 68.4% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 69.5% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 68.8% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 62.8% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 64.7% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 80.6% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 76.5% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 79% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.5% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 51.5% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 63.9% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 68.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 63.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 71.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 78.1% | 64.2% |
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* Hamilton Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.