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Lake Hamilton Elementary School

Q: Is Lake Hamilton Elementary School a good school?

Lake Hamilton Elementary School ranks 246 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-3

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Lake Hamilton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-3 in the Lake Hamilton School District in Pearcy, AR. The school has 578 students and is part of a district ranked 56 out of 250 school districts in Arkansas with a 4-star rating.

Lake Hamilton Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in mathematics, with 53% proficiency compared to the state's 38.7%. However, the school lags behind the state average in English Language Arts, Reading, and Science. The school's high free/reduced lunch rate of 72.49% and relatively high student-teacher ratio of 16.9 may be contributing factors to its academic performance. Interestingly, the nearby Lakeside Intermediate School in the Lakeside School District (Garland) outperforms Lake Hamilton Elementary across most subject areas, despite having a lower free/reduced lunch rate.

The school's spending per student of $9,000 is higher than the $8,061 spent per student at Lake Hamilton Intermediate School, but lower than the $9,034 spent at Lake Hamilton Primary School. This suggests that higher spending per student does not necessarily translate to better academic performance, as demonstrated by the stronger performance of the Lakeside Intermediate School despite lower spending.

555

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,106

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 Wolf St
Pearcy, AR 71964

(501) 767-8725

District: Lake Hamilton School District

Students who attend Lake Hamilton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Hamilton Middle School
High:	Lake Hamilton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.6%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Arkansas median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

Arkansas avg36%

246^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Lake Hamilton School District

56^th of 250Lake Hamilton School District among Arkansas 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	246 of 495	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	106 of 497	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	74 of 492	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	171 of 487	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.0	92 of 496	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	81 of 488	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	118 of 480	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	105 of 485	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.7	79 of 494	84.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+14 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

English Language Arts33%~ state avg

Reading27%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)					ATLAS Reading (2025)					ATLAS Mathematics (2025)					ATLAS Science (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	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Hamilton Elementary School	Public	2-3	240 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-8725	555	33	16.6	74.1%	403 (72.6%)	16 (2.9%)	89 (16.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	52.1	246^th of 495 public elementary schools	50.3%		75.5	106^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.7%	140	33.0				33.0	27.0				27.0	53.0				53.0	35.8				35.8	$12,106	$1,814	$10,292
Lake Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-5	104 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-4111	566	35	16.3	70.5%	407 (71.9%)	17 (3.0%)	87 (15.4%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	78.4	95^th of 495 public elementary schools	80.8%		70.5	138^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.2%	43		48.8	45.1		46.9		42.8	41.5		42.2		55.7	48.7		52.2		61.2	56.7		58.9	$10,637	$1,349	$9,288
Lake Hamilton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	136 Oakbrook	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-9351	619	35	17.7	70.0%	441 (71.2%)	23 (3.7%)	95 (15.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.9%)								(n/a)																					$12,425	$2,176	$10,250
Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	617 Main Street	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	No	(501) 623-5661	411	22	18.3	100.0%	170 (41.4%)	82 (20.0%)	82 (20.0%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.9%)	70.5	138^th of 495 public elementary schools	72.1%		71.1	130^th of 497 public elementary schools	73.8%	8	48.3	47.6	46.8	38.9	45.5	42.9	49.2	50.0	40.7	46.0	46.4	45.9	42.2	38.9	43.4	53.6	47.6	39.1	33.3	43.4	$14,223	$2,470	$11,753
Oaklawn Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	525 Hammond Lane	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7822	452	26	17.1	100.0%	164 (36.3%)	141 (31.2%)	97 (21.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	25.5	384^th of 495 public elementary schools	22.4%		28.9	382^nd of 497 public elementary schools	23.1%	2	20.7	23.6	13.4	31.1	22.4	18.9	21.8	16.4	35.1	23.6	18.9	34.6	13.4	32.4	24.8	20.6	23.6	16.4	35.2	24.4	$16,119	$4,039	$12,080
Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	301 Oaklawn Boulevard	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 623-2661	647	41	15.9	99.8%	191 (29.5%)	251 (38.8%)	114 (17.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (13.4%)	15.2	446^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.4	433^rd of 497 public elementary schools	12.9%	13	12.3	17.2	19.5	20.6	17.9	15.0	17.2	21.7	24.3	20.1	12.4	15.8	17.6	26.1	18.8	15.3	17.1	16.5	18.7	17.0	$15,720	$3,974	$11,746
Bismarck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11636 Hwy. 84	Bismarck	71929	Hot Spring County	Bismarck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 865-3616	379	25	15.3	66.5%	344 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	66.4	156^th of 495 public elementary schools	68.5%		70.9	133^rd of 497 public elementary schools	73.2%	23	43.3	45.5			44.4	44.8	44.2			44.4	31.4	48.1			40.3	52.3	41.6			46.5	$10,576	$1,696	$8,880
Mountain Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	690 Blakely Dam Road	Mountain Pine	71956	Garland County	Mountain Pine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-1540	320	18	17.4	100.0%	245 (76.6%)	13 (4.1%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.7%)	16.4	434^th of 495 public elementary schools	12.3%		24.6	398^th of 497 public elementary schools	19.9%	36	9.3	16.0	13.7	17.4	14.2	16.3	24.0	15.9	15.2	18.0	25.6	28.0	11.3	28.2	23.5	16.3	28.0	18.2	23.9	21.9	$14,668	$3,166	$11,502
Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7821	504	27	18.5	100.0%	100 (19.8%)	224 (44.4%)	111 (22.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.1%)	14.9	448^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.5%		14.9	445^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.5%	3	20.7	25.8	8.3	14.3	17.9	20.7	25.8	10.4	14.2	18.4	17.2	24.2	4.2	22.4	17.5	22.4	22.6	8.4	20.4	18.9	$16,502	$4,560	$11,942
Lakeside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2841 Malvern	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-1921	583	30	19.1	50.8%	368 (63.1%)	37 (6.3%)	91 (15.6%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.1%)								(n/a)																					$14,895	$2,036	$12,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Hamilton Elementary School

Is Lake Hamilton Elementary School a good school?

Lake Hamilton Elementary School ranks 246^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lake Hamilton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lake Hamilton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Hamilton Middle School
High : Lake Hamilton High School

What is the racial makeup of Lake Hamilton Elementary School?

Students at Lake Hamilton Elementary School are 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Lake Hamilton Elementary School in?

Lake Hamilton School District

How many students attend Lake Hamilton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Lake Hamilton Elementary School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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