Hamilton School
20 Oak St
Mount Vernon NY, 10550, Westchester County
Phone: 914-335-5050
Ranking:
(2,536 out of 3,424, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Mount Vernon City 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: | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 397 | 418 | 380 | 350 | 386 | 398 | 422 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 64 | 16.1% | 71 | 17.0% | 62 | 16.3% | 56 | 16.0% | 52 | 13.5% | 54 | 13.6% | 64 | 15.2% |
Grade 1: | 63 | 15.9% | 72 | 17.2% | 71 | 18.7% | 55 | 15.7% | 62 | 16.1% | 65 | 16.3% | 64 | 15.2% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 16.4% | 66 | 15.8% | 47 | 12.4% | 59 | 16.9% | 59 | 15.3% | 62 | 15.6% | 51 | 12.1% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 15.1% | 61 | 14.6% | 62 | 16.3% | 52 | 14.9% | 57 | 14.8% | 56 | 14.1% | 64 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 54 | 13.6% | 67 | 16.0% | 59 | 15.5% | 46 | 13.1% | 49 | 12.7% | 56 | 14.1% | 63 | 14.9% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 12.3% | 37 | 8.9% | 34 | 8.9% | 38 | 10.9% | 45 | 11.7% | 58 | 14.6% | 50 | 11.8% |
Grade 6: | 42 | 10.6% | 42 | 10.0% | 43 | 11.3% | 44 | 12.6% | 62 | 16.1% | 47 | 11.8% | 66 | 15.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 204 | 51.4% | 209 | 50.0% | 188 | 49.5% | 159 | 45.4% | 190 | 49.2% | 192 | 48.2% | 219 | 51.9% |
Female: | 193 | 48.6% | 209 | 50.0% | 192 | 50.5% | 191 | 54.6% | 175 | 45.3% | 198 | 49.7% | 197 | 46.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 144 | 36.3% | 139 | 33.3% | 118 | 31.1% | 144 | 41.1% | 138 | 35.8% | 133 | 33.4% | 134 | 31.8% |
Black: | 231 | 58.2% | 262 | 62.7% | 242 | 63.7% | 176 | 50.3% | 219 | 56.7% | 246 | 61.8% | 259 | 61.4% |
White: | 11 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.6% | 12 | 3.1% | 19 | 4.8% | 27 | 6.4% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 296 | 74.6% | 289 | 69.1% | 259 | 68.2% | 234 | 66.9% | 312 | 80.8% | 250 | 62.8% | 265 | 62.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 7.8% | 40 | 9.6% | 29 | 7.6% | 25 | 7.1% | 34 | 8.8% | 31 | 7.8% | 47 | 11.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.30 | 14.91 | 14.50 | 12.94 | 14.19 | 14.10 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 71% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 17.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 54% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 18.6% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 82% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 55% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 57% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.2% | 21.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 69% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.2% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 93% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 90% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 93% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 82% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 86% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 51% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 44% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 18.4% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 52% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 11.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 94% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 59% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 48% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 48% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 44% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 16.6% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 51% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 80% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 58% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 55% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 50% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 13% | 30.6% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hamilton School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.