George E. Wilson Elementary School

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George E. Wilson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Hamilton, New Jersey, with 469 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 475 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George E. Wilson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with low performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 14% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 43.6% statewide, and only 16.8% were proficient in Math compared to 47.6% statewide. The school's performance on the 5th grade science assessment was also very low, with only 8.2% proficient compared to 27.5% statewide. Nearby schools in the district, such as McGalliard Elementary and Kisthardt Elementary, consistently outperform George E. Wilson Elementary.

The school has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 75.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. George E. Wilson Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 28.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 13%. Addressing the root causes of these challenges, such as access to educational resources and support, as well as barriers to consistent attendance, will be crucial in improving student outcomes at the school.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 600 Park Avenue
       Hamilton, NJ  08610-5012


(609) 631-4169

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1239th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,375 Help


Students who attend George E. Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Albert E Grice Middle School
High:    Hamilton West-Watson

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  509

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.1%
African American:
18.7%
White:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.4% Help


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Compare Details George E. Wilson Elementary School ranks worse than 92.6% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.02. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details George E. Wilson Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Hamilton Township Public School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.1%), African American (18.7%), White (4.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George E. Wilson Elementary School is 12.6. 10 elementary schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at George E. Wilson Elementary School is $8,375, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George E. Wilson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks George E. Wilson Elementary School 1239th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See George E. Wilson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Hamilton Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton Township Public School District 475th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for George E. Wilson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 50.43 711th 1204 40.9%
2004 52.42 786th 1298 39.4%
2005 20.36 1114th 1303 14.5%
2006 30.45 1044th 1314 20.5%
2007 31.75 1060th 1329 20.2%
2008 32.50 1044th 1338 22.0%
2009 28.83 1079th 1346 19.8%
2010 22.43 1147th 1354 15.3%
2011 20.67 1153rd 1360 15.2%
2012 18.27 1162nd 1363 14.7%
2013 18.52 1160th 1367 15.1%
2014 20.16 1149th 1363 15.7%
2015 28.49 989th 1357 27.1%
2016 26.91 1031st 1346 23.4%
2017 13.22 1180th 1352 12.7%
2018 16.08 1158th 1353 14.4%
2019 7.13 1281st 1360 5.8%
2021 11.54 1180th 1317 10.4%
2022 12.32 1201st 1345 10.7%
2023 10.96 1226th 1342 8.6%
2024 10.02 1239th 1338 7.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.47 317th 434 27.0%
2019 17.76 401st 463 13.4%
2021 18.96 381st 411 7.3%
2022 27.91 357th 489 27.0%
2023 21.06 434th 499 13.0%
2024 22.23 476th 559 14.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.90 766th 1001 23.5%
2019 12.09 951st 1007 5.6%
2021 10.29 866th 868 0.2%
2022 22.46 727th 949 23.4%
2023 14.61 865th 958 9.7%
2024 13.37 927th 989 6.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.29 658th 942 30.1%
2019 17.95 770th 948 18.8%
2021 20.54 708th 839 15.6%
2022 23.69 672nd 863 22.1%
2023 19.34 745th 910 18.1%
2024 20.56 756th 939 19.5%
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Rank History for Female students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.23 1124th 1333 15.7%
2019 7.26 1246th 1331 6.4%
2021 12.88 1148th 1290 11.0%
2022 11.82 1177th 1326 11.2%
2023 11.14 1188th 1318 9.9%
2024 12.42 1158th 1317 12.1%
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Rank History for Male students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.86 1134th 1334 15.0%
2019 8.75 1227th 1335 8.1%
2021 12.92 1131st 1297 12.8%
2022 15.57 1112th 1324 16.0%
2023 13.47 1143rd 1315 13.1%
2024 9.91 1203rd 1313 8.4%
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Rank History for African American students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.20 305th 517 41.0%
2019 39.76 325th 522 37.7%
2021 38.72 276th 456 39.5%
2022 34.37 339th 494 31.4%
2023 29.50 352nd 463 24.0%
2024 34.66 324th 469 30.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.80 549th 870 36.9%
2019 14.25 770th 899 14.3%
2021 23.23 767th 896 14.4%
2022 23.77 736th 953 22.8%
2023 18.00 838th 982 14.7%
2024 17.60 844th 989 14.7%
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Rank History for White students at George E. Wilson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.75 975th 1022 4.6%
2019 0.18 993rd 1023 2.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department 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.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for George E. Wilson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 174 182 9 6 1 n/a n/a 0 372
1989 170 164 4 9 1 n/a n/a 0 348
1990 204 181 3 8 3 n/a n/a 0 399
1991 180 164 5 12 1 n/a n/a 0 362
1992 169 158 9 12 1 n/a n/a 0 349
1993 167 150 9 11 1 n/a n/a 0 338
1994 150 154 7 17 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1995 119 204 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 343
1996 119 204 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 343
1998 149 198 5 30 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1999 145 198 15 42 0 n/a n/a 0 400
2000 127 187 14 42 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2001 149 177 23 65 1 n/a n/a 0 415
2002 111 180 15 56 1 n/a n/a 0 363
2003 111 180 15 56 1 n/a n/a 0 363
2004 118 180 9 75 1 n/a n/a 0 383
2005 104 180 6 73 1 n/a n/a 0 364
2006 96 181 7 83 0 n/a n/a 0 367
2007 102 175 10 98 0 n/a n/a 0 385
2008 102 163 11 112 1 n/a n/a 0 389
2009 82 144 12 126 1 0 0 0 365
2010 75 151 18 109 2 1 0 0 356
2011 62 143 20 128 0 2 19 0 374
2012 55 146 24 149 0 0 17 0 391
2013 41 139 31 160 1 1 16 0 389
2014 41 143 27 185 1 2 19 0 418
2015 37 140 28 215 2 1 17 0 440
2016 32 128 20 209 0 1 18 0 408
2017 38 119 15 230 0 2 15 0 419
2018 48 119 9 242 0 1 20 0 439
2019 41 102 11 266 0 0 17 0 437
2020 26 95 8 266 0 1 14 0 410
2021 29 106 8 270 1 2 15 0 431
2022 23 93 7 284 0 1 10 0 418
2023 22 90 10 333 0 1 13 0 469
2024 23 95 8 362 0 1 20 0 509

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 George E. Wilson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 372 23.0 16.1 n/a
1989 348 25.0 13.9 n/a
1990 399 23.0 17.3 18.5
1991 362 20.0 18.1 23.2
1992 349 24.0 14.5 28.7
1993 338 22.0 15.4 29.3
1994 328 21.0 15.6 29.3
1995 343 22.0 15.6 34.7
1996 343 22.0 15.6 34.7
1998 382 23.0 16.6 36.6
1999 400 25.0 16.0 39
2000 370 25.0 14.8 55.9
2001 415 25.3 16.4 48.9
2002 363 28.0 13.0 40.2
2003 363 28.0 13.0 40.2
2004 383 29.0 13.2 50.4
2005 364 29.0 12.6 n/a
2006 367 28.0 13.1 54.2
2007 385 28.0 13.8 54.5
2008 389 24.0 16.2 55.5
2009 365 32.4 10.4 59.7
2010 356 26.0 13.6 62.4
2011 374 26.0 14.3 61.8
2012 391 26.5 14.7 71.4
2013 389 30.9 12.5 69.2
2014 418 31.1 13.4 75.4
2015 440 35.0 12.5 74.1
2016 408 35.0 11.6 77.5
2017 419 32.5 12.8 74.2
2018 439 34.8 12.6 73.1
2019 437 34.7 12.5 76
2020 410 34.7 11.8 71.7
2021 431 36.2 11.8 70.1
2022 418 39.2 10.6 73.4
2023 469 37.2 12.5 75.3
2024 509 40.2 12.6 79.4

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 George E. Wilson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 372 23.0 16.1 n/a
1989 348 25.0 13.9 n/a
1990 399 23.0 17.3 18.5
1991 362 20.0 18.1 23.2
1992 349 24.0 14.5 28.7
1993 338 22.0 15.4 29.3
1994 328 21.0 15.6 29.3
1995 343 22.0 15.6 34.7
1996 343 22.0 15.6 34.7
1998 382 23.0 16.6 36.6
1999 400 25.0 16.0 39
2000 370 25.0 14.8 55.9
2001 415 25.3 16.4 48.9
2002 363 28.0 13.0 40.2
2003 363 28.0 13.0 40.2
2004 383 29.0 13.2 50.4
2005 364 29.0 12.6 n/a
2006 367 28.0 13.1 54.2
2007 385 28.0 13.8 54.5
2008 389 24.0 16.2 55.5
2009 365 32.4 10.4 59.7
2010 356 26.0 13.6 62.4
2011 374 26.0 14.3 61.8
2012 391 26.5 14.7 71.4
2013 389 30.9 12.5 69.2
2014 418 31.1 13.4 75.4
2015 440 35.0 12.5 74.1
2016 408 35.0 11.6 77.5
2017 419 32.5 12.8 74.2
2018 439 34.8 12.6 73.1
2019 437 34.7 12.5 76
2020 410 34.7 11.8 71.7
2021 431 36.2 11.8 70.1
2022 418 39.2 10.6 73.4
2023 469 37.2 12.5 75.3
2024 509 40.2 12.6 79.4

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for George E. Wilson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,259 (15.0%) $7,116 (85.0%) $8,375

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on George E. Wilson Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1281st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1226th of 1342 Elementary schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (George E. Wilson Elementary School)19.416.5
 2.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton Township Public School District)43.830.6
 13.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (George E. Wilson Elementary School)23.213.4
 9.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hamilton Township Public School District)46.733.5
 13.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (George E. Wilson Elementary School)33.417.7
 15.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton Township Public School District)47.639.1
 8.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (George E. Wilson Elementary School)21.86.7
 15.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton Township Public School District)35.425.5
 9.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (George E. Wilson Elementary School)21.336.3
 15%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton Township Public School District)50.143.1
 7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (George E. Wilson Elementary School)9.111.1
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton Township Public School District)35.526.3
 9.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students437469
 7.3%
African American10290
 11.8%
American Indian00
Asian1110
 9.1%
Hispanic266333
 25.2%
Pacific Islander01
White4122
 46.3%
Two or More Races1713
 23.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76%75.3%
 0.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about George E. Wilson Elementary School

George E. Wilson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 509 students attended George E. Wilson Elementary School.

Students who attend George E. Wilson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albert E Grice Middle School
High : Hamilton West-Watson

Students at George E. Wilson Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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