Hamilton Heights Elementary School
1589 Johnson Rd
Chambersburg PA, 17201, Franklin County
Phone: 717-261-3448
Ranking: 
(1,872 out of 2,311, bottom 19%)*
(1,872 out of 2,311, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Chambersburg Area 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: | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 581 | 546 | 533 | 560 | 521 | 516 | 530 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 106 | 18.2% | 97 | 17.8% | 95 | 17.8% | 96 | 17.1% | 87 | 16.7% | 86 | 16.7% | 88 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 17.0% | 98 | 17.9% | 92 | 17.3% | 99 | 17.7% | 79 | 15.2% | 97 | 18.8% | 94 | 17.7% |
| Grade 2: | 97 | 16.7% | 94 | 17.2% | 99 | 18.6% | 84 | 15.0% | 98 | 18.8% | 86 | 16.7% | 83 | 15.7% |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 17.7% | 92 | 16.8% | 78 | 14.6% | 107 | 19.1% | 88 | 16.9% | 86 | 16.7% | 95 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 93 | 16.0% | 80 | 14.7% | 86 | 16.1% | 88 | 15.7% | 84 | 16.1% | 85 | 16.5% | 79 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 83 | 14.3% | 85 | 15.6% | 83 | 15.6% | 86 | 15.4% | 85 | 16.3% | 76 | 14.7% | 91 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 315 | 54.2% | 296 | 54.2% | 279 | 52.3% | 285 | 50.9% | 247 | 47.4% | 236 | 45.7% | 256 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 266 | 45.8% | 250 | 45.8% | 254 | 47.7% | 275 | 49.1% | 234 | 44.9% | 241 | 46.7% | 270 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 61 | 10.5% | 48 | 8.8% | 33 | 6.2% | 34 | 6.1% | 27 | 5.2% | 22 | 4.3% | 25 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 36 | 6.2% | 30 | 5.5% | 33 | 6.2% | 34 | 6.1% | 16 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.7% | 41 | 7.7% |
| White: | 444 | 76.4% | 433 | 79.3% | 443 | 83.1% | 469 | 83.8% | 437 | 83.9% | 438 | 84.9% | 460 | 86.8% |
| 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: | 35 | 6.0% | 28 | 5.1% | 17 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 241 | 41.5% | 181 | 33.2% | 137 | 25.7% | 161 | 28.8% | 142 | 27.3% | 102 | 19.8% | 79 | 14.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 7.6% | 39 | 7.1% | 44 | 8.3% | 49 | 8.8% | 44 | 8.4% | 45 | 8.7% | 36 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.41 | 17.88 | 17.37 | 17.61 | 15.79 | 16.20 | 18.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 73% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 74.2% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 78% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 81.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 78.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 72.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 72.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 78.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 77.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 76.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 75.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 68.9% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 69.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 76.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.8% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 63% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 69.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 67.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 72.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 73% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 71.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 80.1% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 81.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 59.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 61.1% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 65.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 59% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.3% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 62.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 67.5% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 65.6% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 62.5% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 61.3% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 62.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 64.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.2% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 50.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 61.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 64.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 63.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 61.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 39.5% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 37.9% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 46.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 56.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 57.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 59.6% | 64.2% |
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* Hamilton Heights Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.