Is Hamilton High School a good school?

Hamilton High School ranks 112 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hamilton High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 177 students attended Hamilton High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton High School?

Students at Hamilton High School are 92% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Hamilton High School?

Hamilton High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Hamilton Elementary School

Hamilton High School

Summary:

Hamilton High School is a public high school serving 170 students in grades 9-12 in Hamilton, Illinois, which is part of the Hamilton CCSD 328 district. The school has shown impressive academic performance, ranking 112 out of 697 Illinois high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hamilton High School's key strengths include its high graduation rate of 97.8%, which is significantly above the state average, and strong student performance on standardized tests like the SAT and Illinois Science Assessment. In the 2023-2024 school year, 40.7% of Hamilton High School's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. The school has also been able to achieve these strong academic outcomes despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 39 out of 639 Illinois high schools for this student group.

Compared to nearby schools like Illini West High School and Warsaw Senior High School, Hamilton High School outperforms in several areas, such as test scores and graduation rates. However, the school faces challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and potential achievement gaps between different student subgroups. Continued efforts to address these areas and build on the school's strengths could help Hamilton High School maintain and further improve its performance in the years to come.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1100 Keokuk St
Hamilton, IL 62341-1049

(866) 332-3880

District: Hamilton CCSD 328

SchoolDigger Rank:
112^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,136

Feeder schools for Hamilton High School:

Elementary:

Hamilton Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.4

Number of students: 177

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

African American:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hamilton High School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.73. (See more...)

Compare Details Hamilton High School ranks better than 83.9% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.37. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hamilton High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (92.1%), two or more races (5.6%), African American (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hamilton High School is 12.4. (See more...)

Compare Hamilton High School employs 14.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hamilton High School is $18,136.

Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Hamilton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton High School 112^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Hamilton High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

Hamilton CCSD 328:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton CCSD 328 253^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hamilton High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2008	41.30	863^rd	1293	33.3%
2009	46.61	819^th	1318	37.9%
2010	51.57	762^nd	1327	42.6%
2011	44.09	862^nd	1344	35.9%
2012	49.80	799^th	1365	41.5%
2013	32.50	987^th	1367	27.8%
2014	28.75	994^th	1322	24.8%
2015	33.51	838^th	1302	35.6%
2021	45.73	573^rd	1241	53.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Hamilton High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Hamilton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	37.33	438^th	586	25.3%
2004	71.89	153^rd	592	74.2%
2005	85.50	55^th	590	90.7%
2006	61.93	239^th	596	59.9%
2007	57.26	287^th	612	53.1%
2008	74.88	140^th	624	77.6%
2009	68.38	204^th	632	67.7%
2010	53.08	351^st	643	45.4%
2011	58.11	309^th	655	52.8%
2012	77.48	136^th	665	79.5%
2013	47.88	389^th	670	41.9%
2014	47.65	392^nd	670	41.5%
2015	67.67	155^th	614	74.8%
2016	57.80	208^th	643	67.7%
2017	32.88	453^rd	642	29.4%
2018	44.20	367^th	647	43.3%
2019	43.51	395^th	701	43.7%
2021	50.68	297^th	688	56.8%
2022	56.85	278^th	699	60.2%
2023	49.03	344^th	699	50.8%
2024	80.37	112^th	697	83.9%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hamilton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.05	263^rd	585	55.0%
2019	50.43	293^rd	639	54.1%
2022	41.50	371^st	626	40.7%
2023	53.26	264^th	644	59.0%
2024	91.26	39^th	639	93.9%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Hamilton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.17	308^th	620	50.3%
2019	55.29	266^th	665	60.0%
2021	57.71	235^th	639	63.2%
2022	33.23	444^th	658	32.5%
2023	47.75	333^rd	656	49.2%
2024	84.19	92^nd	664	86.1%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Hamilton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.19	387^th	619	37.5%
2019	29.01	485^th	675	28.1%
2021	40.18	364^th	653	44.3%
2022	76.76	116^th	664	82.5%
2023	46.93	340^th	668	49.1%
2024	69.20	165^th	668	75.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at Hamilton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.79	426^th	548	22.3%
2019	21.28	465^th	552	15.8%
2021	43.59	267^th	553	51.7%
2022	48.54	269^th	560	52.0%
2023	39.74	316^th	557	43.3%
2024	70.73	134^th	554	75.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Hamilton High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	236	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	237
1990	236	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	236
1991	238	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	239
1992	246	2	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	250
1993	240	1	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	243
1994	233	2	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	237
1995	251	3	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
1996	251	3	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
1997	241	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	246
1998	251	3	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
1999	244	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	247
2000	229	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	231
2001	224	2	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	229
2002	202	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	204
2003	202	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	204
2004	210	2	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	214
2005	216	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
2006	187	1	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	191
2007	182	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	185
2008	290	0	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	295
2009	292	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	3	297
2010	287	0	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	2	291
2011	256	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	260
2012	225	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	232
2013	222	1	1	1	0	0	7	0	232
2014	225	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	234
2015	236	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	245
2016	236	0	0	1	0	2	9	0	248
2017	241	1	0	5	0	0	11	0	258
2018	232	1	1	5	0	0	12	0	251
2019	225	1	1	1	0	0	14	0	242
2020	217	3	3	3	0	0	15	0	241
2021	214	3	1	1	0	0	15	0	234
2022	123	2	1	2	0	0	14	0	142
2023	155	0	0	3	1	0	11	0	170
2024	163	2	0	1	1	0	10	0	177

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hamilton High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	237	14.3	16.5	n/a
1990	236	16.3	14.4	n/a
1991	239	15.3	15.6	n/a
1992	250	15.0	16.6	n/a
1993	243	15.0	16.2	n/a
1994	237	15.3	15.5	n/a
1995	256	15.3	16.7	n/a
1996	256	15.3	16.7	n/a
1997	246	15.3	16.1	n/a
1998	257	15.3	16.8	n/a
1999	247	15.6	15.8	n/a
2000	231	16.6	13.9	n/a
2001	229	15.6	14.7	n/a
2002	204	15.6	13.1	33.3
2003	204	15.6	13.1	33.3
2004	214	14.6	14.7	40.7
2005	219	14.6	15.0	42.5
2006	191	14.6	13.1	38.7
2007	185	16.0	11.6	47
2008	295	20.0	14.8	25.5
2009	297	21.0	14.1	26.9
2010	291	22.1	13.1	40.5
2011	260	23.0	11.3	37.7
2012	232	22.1	10.4	29.7
2013	232	24.6	9.4	33.6
2014	234	20.5	11.4	45.7
2015	245	20.0	12.2	43.7
2016	248	20.0	12.4	40.7
2017	258	20.5	12.5	36.4
2018	251	20.0	12.5	39.4
2019	242	21.0	11.5	41.7
2020	241	20.0	12.0	41.5
2021	234	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	142	21.0	6.7	37.3
2023	170	17.3	9.7	40.6
2024	177	14.2	12.4	45.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hamilton High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	237	14.3	16.5	n/a
1990	236	16.3	14.4	n/a
1991	239	15.3	15.6	n/a
1992	250	15.0	16.6	n/a
1993	243	15.0	16.2	n/a
1994	237	15.3	15.5	n/a
1995	256	15.3	16.7	n/a
1996	256	15.3	16.7	n/a
1997	246	15.3	16.1	n/a
1998	257	15.3	16.8	n/a
1999	247	15.6	15.8	n/a
2000	231	16.6	13.9	n/a
2001	229	15.6	14.7	n/a
2002	204	15.6	13.1	33.3
2003	204	15.6	13.1	33.3
2004	214	14.6	14.7	40.7
2005	219	14.6	15.0	42.5
2006	191	14.6	13.1	38.7
2007	185	16.0	11.6	47
2008	295	20.0	14.8	25.5
2009	297	21.0	14.1	26.9
2010	291	22.1	13.1	40.5
2011	260	23.0	11.3	37.7
2012	232	22.1	10.4	29.7
2013	232	24.6	9.4	33.6
2014	234	20.5	11.4	45.7
2015	245	20.0	12.2	43.7
2016	248	20.0	12.4	40.7
2017	258	20.5	12.5	36.4
2018	251	20.0	12.5	39.4
2019	242	21.0	11.5	41.7
2020	241	20.0	12.0	41.5
2021	234	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	142	21.0	6.7	37.3
2023	170	17.3	9.7	40.6
2024	177	14.2	12.4	45.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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