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Hamilton International Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Hamilton International Middle School is a highly-ranked public school serving about 980 students in grades 6-8 in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood, consistently placing among the very best middle schools in Washington state.

The school's academic performance is outstanding, with test scores in English, math, and science significantly higher than both the Seattle School District No. 1 and state averages. A key strength is its remarkable effectiveness with all student groups; for example, its Hispanic students and students receiving special education services rank in the top 6 schools statewide. This excellence is sustained year after year, with a decade-long record of top-3% rankings. While other nearby schools like Eckstein Middle School and Madison Middle School are also high-performing, Hamilton distinguishes itself with exceptional math scores and remarkable consistency across all grade levels.

Hamilton achieves these results efficiently, spending a moderate amount per student compared to some schools with lower performance, such as Robert Eagle Staff Middle School. It also outperforms middle schools in neighboring districts like Chinook Middle School in the Bellevue School District. The school's "International" focus and proven ability to support diverse learners make it a standout model of consistent, high-quality public education.

983

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,239

Per pupil spending ?

12%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1610 N 41 St
Seattle, WA 98103-8212

(206) 252-5810

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend Hamilton International Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln High School

Feeder schools for Hamilton International Middle School:

Elementary:	B F Day Elementary School
	Green Lake Elementary School
	West Woodland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Two or more races:

19.5%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (77% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

16^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12Middle Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 247Seattle School District No. 1 among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	16 of 534	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	17 of 535	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	11 of 539	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	17 of 541	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	10 of 529	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	7 of 512	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	9 of 437	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.0	15 of 435	96.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	30 of 443	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	40 of 445	91.0%	★★★★★
2013	95.0	8 of 498	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	28 of 497	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.5	31 of 492	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	80.6	67 of 483	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	46.5	258 of 476	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.6	251 of 466	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.4	316 of 463	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.1	371 of 449	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	363 of 425	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.0	346 of 421	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	13 of 101	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	5 of 111	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	27 of 147	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	42 of 148	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	28 of 145	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	24 of 161	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	25 of 149	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	20 of 152	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	22 of 123	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	14 of 471	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	6 of 464	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	11 of 464	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	12 of 479	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	8 of 469	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	4 of 452	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	14 of 376	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	1 of 347	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	5 of 344	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	6 of 336	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	8 of 360	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	3 of 353	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	5 of 344	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	4 of 259	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	33 of 457	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	22 of 455	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	30 of 463	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	40 of 475	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	21 of 458	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	29 of 448	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	16 of 349	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	23 of 472	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	15 of 466	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	11 of 470	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	16 of 480	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	13 of 476	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	3 of 453	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	7 of 371	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	5 of 246	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	4 of 243	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	2 of 244	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	1 of 257	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	2 of 250	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	1 of 246	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	19 of 166	88.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	6 of 186	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	12 of 179	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	4 of 167	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	5 of 199	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	2 of 210	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	3 of 231	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	1 of 268	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	12 of 488	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	3 of 486	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	4 of 488	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	12 of 488	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	5 of 480	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	5 of 470	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	3 of 325	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

Math78%+35 vs state

Science72%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, December 20, 2018

The school has a terrible administrative team that deals with problems poorly. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

I had a great experience at Hamilton. Its amazing math, science and world languages programs gave me a leg up in high school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton International Middle School	Public	6-8	1610 N 41 St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5810	983	42	23.5	12.0%	535 (54.4%)	27 (2.7%)	120 (12.2%)	92 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	192 (19.5%)	96.5	16^th of 534 public middle schools	97.0%		96.7	17^th of 535 public middle schools	96.8%	1	71.8	71.8	82.4	85.2	76.4	81.5	81.0	82.9	69.0	77.9	$18,239	$764	$17,475
McClure Middle School	Public	6-8	1915 1 Av W	Seattle	98119	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1900	474	21	22.2	21.7%	291 (61.4%)	31 (6.5%)	49 (10.3%)	33 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	59 (12.4%)	92	43^rd of 534 public middle schools	91.9%		88.2	58^th of 535 public middle schools	89.2%	15	70.1	70.1	79.6	74.3	80.3	78.2	64.3	57.5	65.8	62.6	$20,111	$809	$19,302
Robert Eagle Staff Middle School	Public	6-8	1330 N 90th St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2300	729	38	19.3	32.1%	370 (50.8%)	71 (9.7%)	129 (17.7%)	47 (6.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.9%)	93.2	36^th of 534 public middle schools	93.3%		93.9	35^th of 535 public middle schools	93.5%	1	61.3	61.3	81.7	79.1	77.2	79.4	72.5	68.7	64.8	68.7	$21,493	$815	$20,678
Eckstein Middle School	Public	6-8	3003 NE 75 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5010	1,024	46	22.1	15.4%	575 (56.2%)	53 (5.2%)	91 (8.9%)	116 (11.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	172 (16.8%)	96.5	18^th of 534 public middle schools	96.6%		95.5	23^rd of 535 public middle schools	95.7%	5	85.3	85.3	76.5	82.2	81.4	80.1	69.2	75.4	71.3	72.1	$18,968	$747	$18,222
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School	Public	6-8	301 21st Ave E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2100	504	26	19.6	48.4%	167 (33.1%)	136 (27.0%)	81 (16.1%)	34 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	56 (11.1%)	40.8	300^th of 534 public middle schools	43.8%		50.3	245^th of 535 public middle schools	54.2%	55	40.1	40.1	52.5	39.3	40.1	44.6	46.0	31.9	31.9	37.1	$20,220	$777	$19,443
Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	9201 15 Av NW	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1200	633	30	21.2	17.1%	456 (72.0%)	18 (2.8%)	47 (7.4%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	80 (12.6%)	93.7	34^th of 534 public middle schools	93.6%		95.5	24^th of 535 public middle schools	95.5%	10	81.4	81.4	73.1	75.5	79.1	75.8	67.7	64.1	65.7	65.8	$18,898	$781	$18,118
Jane Addams Middle School	Public	6-8	11051 34th Ave. NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4500	824	42	19.5	34.7%	390 (47.3%)	94 (11.4%)	136 (16.5%)	90 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (11.8%)	82.8	83^rd of 534 public middle schools	84.5%		86	67^th of 535 public middle schools	87.5%	16	64.5	64.5	73.2	65.1	62.6	66.9	56.8	58.9	51.7	55.9	$18,996	$757	$18,239
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 S Jackson St	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2600	566	32	17.9	57.2%	114 (20.1%)	208 (36.7%)	82 (14.5%)	65 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	74 (13.1%)	55.9	214^th of 534 public middle schools	59.9%		52.2	235^th of 535 public middle schools	56.1%	21	42.5	42.5	50.8	53.2	51.2	51.7	46.1	47.4	39.7	44.4	$21,716	$755	$20,961
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 98th Ave NE	Bellevue	98004	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6300	752	40	18.7	24.1%	260 (34.6%)	34 (4.5%)	96 (12.8%)	264 (35.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	90 (12.0%)	86.2	64^th of 534 public middle schools	88.0%		87.3	60^th of 535 public middle schools	88.8%	4	68.3	68.3	63.6	69.2	67.8	67.0	60.7	62.8	56.8	59.8	$20,939	$155	$20,784
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	3429 45th AVE SW	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9200	1,017	45	22.4	16.7%	632 (62.1%)	44 (4.3%)	108 (10.6%)	53 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	161 (15.8%)	93.9	33^rd of 534 public middle schools	93.8%		94.7	32^nd of 535 public middle schools	94.0%	1	61.7	61.7	78.7	79.9	78.4	79.1	73.9	72.1	67.7	71.2	$18,366	$765	$17,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton International Middle School

Is Hamilton International Middle School a good school?

Yes! Hamilton International Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 534 Washington middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton International Middle School?

Students at Hamilton International Middle School are 54% White, 20% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend Hamilton International Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 983 students attended Hamilton International Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hamilton International Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hamilton International Middle School usually go on to attend Lincoln High School

What district is Hamilton International Middle School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

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