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Hamilton Unified

At a glance

1243^rdof 1,543 California districts▲ 41

Better than 19% of California districts

Elementary 1 High 3Grades K-12

620 Canal St.
Hamilton City, CA 95951·(530) 826-3261·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 19.4% of districts

Schools

708

Students

Top rankedHamilton High1182^nd of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Hamilton High up 56 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Hamilton Unified school district in Hamilton City, California, consists of three public schools serving grades K-12 for about 700 students, with a high percentage qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among the schools, Hamilton High stands out as the strongest performer, with a graduation rate over 96% and English proficiency that exceeds the state average, while Hamilton Elementary shows consistently low test scores across all subjects despite having excellent student attendance. The third school, Ella Barkley High, is a very small alternative high school with only nine students, a very high chronic absenteeism rate, and no recent test score data available.

Overall, the district's academic proficiency is below state averages, but it excels at graduating students. The elementary school's low scores are a significant concern, especially given the volatile performance between grade levels, while the main high school demonstrates that students can achieve success by graduation. The district's resource allocation varies greatly, with the tiny alternative high school receiving the highest per-student funding.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)						CSA Spanish Listening (2025)						CSA Spanish Writing (2025)						CSA Spanish Reading (2025)						CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	393	22	18.1	91.3%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (92.6%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	16.2	5169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		20.6	4798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	371	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.8	14.8	11.1	11.1	13.6	8.3	11.8	3.7	19.2	3.7	4.6	4.2	7.1	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	1.6	12.8	17.4		15.1	10.2	7.8	22.2	32.6	32.6	13.3		19.4	26.5	11.8	10.9	32.6	11.6	15.2		18.2	$21,715	$21,250	$465
Hamilton High	Public	9-12	620 Canal St.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3261	306	19	15.7	68.3%	41 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	215 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.0%)	43.3	1182^nd of 2162 public high schools	45.3%		39.9	1238^th of 2159 public high schools	42.7%	56																											15.9	15.9							51.2	51.2							22.7	22.7	$23,537	$23,424	$113
Hamilton Community Day	Public	7-12	535 Sacramento Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3261	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ella Barkley High	Public	10-12	Hwy. 32 And Los Robles St.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3331	9	1	7.5	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																													$66,871	$66,868	$03

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chico Unified	4.29 mi	29	711^th
Nord Country District	4.31 mi	1	227^th
Plaza Elementary	5.17 mi	1	245^th
Capay Joint Union Elementary	5.42 mi	1	995^th
Blue Oak Charter District	7.86 mi	1	986^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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