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Hamilton Primary School

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Hamilton Primary School ranks 224 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hamilton Primary School is a high-performing elementary school located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. As part of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which is ranked 139 out of 609 school districts in the state, Hamilton Primary School has consistently ranked in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools in recent years.

The school's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67% of 3rd-grade students and 68.8% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, 79.8% of 3rd-grade students and 69.6% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school's performance in Mathematics is particularly noteworthy, with 3rd-grade students consistently scoring over 10 percentage points higher than the state average.

Hamilton Primary School's strong academic performance extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and white students, as well as special education students. The school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.0% to 16.6% in recent years, which is significantly lower than the state average of 18.6%. Additionally, the school has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 1.99% to 3.61% in recent years, indicating a relatively affluent student population. When compared to nearby schools, such as Adamsville Primary School and John F. Kennedy Primary School, Hamilton Primary School's performance is consistently stronger, making it a standout institution within the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District.

462

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,485

Per pupil spending ?

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9 Hamilton Lane
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

(908) 575-0050

District: Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

Students who attend Hamilton Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
	Hillside Intermediate School
High:	Bridgewater-Raritan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Asian:

37.0%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (71% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg49%

224^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

139^th of 609Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	224 of 1347	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	226 of 1338	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	120 of 1342	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	164 of 1345	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	95.0	42 of 1317	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	162 of 1360	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	94.6	23 of 1353	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	77 of 1352	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	96 of 1346	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.3	14 of 1357	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	82.8	176 of 1363	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	86.2	70 of 1367	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.1	98 of 1363	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	79.9	213 of 1360	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	287 of 1354	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	254 of 1346	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.3	253 of 1338	81.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	304 of 1329	77.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.1	228 of 1314	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	201 of 1303	84.6%	★★★★☆
2004	86.5	34 of 1298	97.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	121 of 330	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	102 of 340	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	44 of 346	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	84 of 348	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	43 of 370	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	24 of 370	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	277 of 1326	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	181 of 1317	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	131 of 1318	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	117 of 1326	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	20 of 1290	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	137 of 1331	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	93.9	18 of 1333	98.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	291 of 1032	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	338 of 989	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	334 of 982	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	179 of 953	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	99.4	15 of 896	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	168 of 1318	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	255 of 1313	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	92 of 1315	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	200 of 1324	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	78 of 1297	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	179 of 1335	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	36 of 1334	97.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	160 of 1023	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	191 of 989	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	121 of 958	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	79 of 949	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	117 of 868	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	345 of 1007	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.0	84 of 1001	91.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	280 of 970	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	325 of 963	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	262 of 975	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.7	542 of 976	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	393 of 964	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	490 of 1023	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.2	117 of 1022	88.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+26 vs state

English Language Arts68%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Hamilton... well.. in my opinion, the school is great. They have classes for extra smart kids (called Academically Independent Classes) and, therefore, their tests result are higher than other schools'.
They have a few students who did great job at Olympiads, for example one girl, who goes to class with my child (3rd grade Academically Independent), won the International Math Competition. A lot of children are foreigners (or born to foreign families) so they are fluent in different languages. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton Primary School	Public	K-4	9 Hamilton Lane	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 575-0050	462	40	11.5	4.8%	193 (41.8%)	14 (3.0%)	57 (12.3%)	171 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	83.5	224^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.4%		83.6	226^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.1%	2			67.0	68.8					79.8	69.6							$8,485		$8,485
Mount Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Hansom Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 470-1600	522	59	8.8	0.6%	98 (18.8%)	11 (2.1%)	47 (9.0%)	344 (65.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	97	10^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.3%		97	10^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.3%		78.0		84.0	86.6	94.9				94.0	92.8	87.2						$13,495		$13,495
Crim Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Crim Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1022	396	39	10.0	10.6%	235 (59.3%)	6 (1.5%)	49 (12.4%)	76 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	84.5	209^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.5%		80.9	268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	59			57.7	81.8					69.2	79.6							$11,542		$11,542
Liberty Corner School	Public	K-5	61 Church Street	Liberty Corner	07938	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2550	429	39	11.0	3.7%	221 (51.5%)	9 (2.1%)	39 (9.1%)	140 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	93.6	53^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.1%		88.9	135^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.9%	82	64.8		78.8	82.1	95.7				72.7	82.0	86.9						$8,877		$8,877
Van Holten Primary School	Public	K-4	360 Van Holten Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1220	311	28	11.1	7.7%	162 (52.1%)	14 (4.5%)	49 (15.8%)	66 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	82.5	243^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.0%		76	339^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.7%	96			61.0	71.9					71.9	75.4							$10,870		$10,870
Bedminster Township Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	234 Somerville Road	Bedminster	07921	Somerset County	Bedminster Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 234-0768	412	49	8.4	13.1%	220 (53.4%)	7 (1.7%)	88 (21.4%)	70 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.1%)	84.5	208^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.6%		72.3	393^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.6%	185	64.0	30.7	48.5	80.5	90.0	78.2	84.2	80.4	76.4	48.6	66.0	80.0	73.7	52.7	100.0	100.0	$17,615	$650	$16,965
Mt. Horeb School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Mount Horeb Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Warren Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 753-5300	331	36	9.3	4.5%	195 (58.9%)	5 (1.5%)	44 (13.3%)	71 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	85.9	184^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.3%		81.9	254^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.0%	70	53.3		63.3	83.9	60.8				81.6	76.8	73.9						$18,115	$104	$18,011
Milltown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Milltown Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 927-9510	348	31	11.1	11.5%	50 (14.4%)	12 (3.4%)	40 (11.5%)	216 (62.1%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	93.6	52^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.4	15^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.9%	37			78.7	79.7					88.9	85.5							$11,857	$102	$11,755
Van Derveer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Union Avenue	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4105	745	74	10.0	43.0%	312 (41.9%)	58 (7.8%)	270 (36.2%)	62 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	49.3	689^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.8%		36.7	844^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.9%	155	29.1		39.3	58.1	66.0				47.1	40.4	40.4						$11,128	$449	$10,679
Adamsville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Union Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-6440	461	55	8.3	25.2%	155 (33.6%)	22 (4.8%)	147 (31.9%)	103 (22.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	65.6	471^st of 1347 public elementary schools	65.0%		58.2	568^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	97			51.2	57.7					65.5	57.8							$11,024	$1,018	$10,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Primary School

What district is Hamilton Primary School in?

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

Is Hamilton Primary School a good school?

Hamilton Primary School ranks 224^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hamilton Primary School attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
Middle : Hillside Intermediate School
High : Bridgewater-Raritan High School

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Primary School?

Students at Hamilton Primary School are 42% White, 37% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Hamilton Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Hamilton Primary School.

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