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Hamilton Elementary

Public Grades K-8
5132nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of California elementary schools
Summary

Hamilton Elementary in Hamilton City, California, serves grades K–8 and enrolls 393 students, amid a group of nearby schools with widely varying test results. In 2025–26, 28% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 18% in math and 14% in science, compared with California rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. The eight nearby schools with results averaged 51% in ELA, 43% in math and 38% in science. Hamilton ranked second-lowest among those schools in ELA and lowest in math and science. The most important finding is that proficiency is low across all three subjects, not just one.

There are some differences by grade, but the strongest relative result does not overturn the broader pattern. Third-grade math proficiency was 41%, well above Hamilton’s all-grades rate of 18%, though below the average of 55% at nearby schools with grade-level results; fifth-grade math was especially low at 6%, compared with 37% statewide. ELA results were below nearby schools in each of grades 3–5, and grade 7 was Hamilton’s strongest ELA grade at 40%. Compared with Hamilton Unified, the school was about 4 points lower in ELA, 1 point lower in math and 3 points lower in science. Two favorable measures are its 18.1 students per teacher in 2024–25, the lowest ratio among the nearby schools with reported data, and 6% chronic absenteeism in 2025–26, below the district’s 8% and California’s 18%. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 91% in 2024–25, higher than at nearby schools reporting that measure.

Results have changed unevenly: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose from 18% to 28%, narrowing the gap with the state by 8 points. Math rose from 13% to 18%, but its state gap improved by only 1 point; science rose from 13% to 14% while the state rate climbed from 30% to 36%, widening the gap by 5 points. SchoolDigger ranked Hamilton at the 12th percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, unchanged from the prior year and down from the 18th percentile in 2023–24. One notable subgroup result is the 74th-percentile SchoolDigger ranking for effectiveness for English Language Learner students in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 18th-percentile ranking that year; this subgroup result is older than the latest overall ranking.

393
Students ?
18.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,803
Per pupil spending ?
91.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 95%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 277 Capay Ave.
       Hamilton City, CA  95951-0277

(530) 826-3474

District: Hamilton Unified


Students who attend Hamilton Elementary usually attend:

High:    Hamilton High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.6%
White:
2.5%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Science scores 22 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school15%
District avg17%
California avg42%
Elementary school
5,132nd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,102nd of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1235th of 1,530Hamilton Unified among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202616.15132 of 581711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202516.25169 of 585711.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.64798 of 586918.2%★☆☆☆☆
202317.05137 of 585912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.05607 of 58834.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.21264 of 141710.8%★☆☆☆☆
201915.35216 of 57899.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.24307 of 566223.9%★☆☆☆☆
201722.34487 of 569221.2%★☆☆☆☆
201615.64999 of 561411.0%★☆☆☆☆
201512.75300 of 56115.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201321.04663 of 553015.7%★☆☆☆☆
201217.44821 of 539010.6%★☆☆☆☆
201111.65147 of 53774.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202457.3824 of 316273.9%★★★★☆
202342.51655 of 324549.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.72397 of 331127.6%★☆☆☆☆
202129.1493 of 60218.1%★☆☆☆☆
201923.52976 of 32759.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.52629 of 324619.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.55244 of 55816.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.15164 of 55977.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.85060 of 56129.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.65339 of 56094.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.55556 of 56351.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.31089 of 126714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201913.05149 of 54926.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.94548 of 541316.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.64383 of 509414.0%★☆☆☆☆
202520.14443 of 510713.0%★☆☆☆☆
202426.24013 of 510721.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.54295 of 508715.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.04848 of 50844.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.64263 of 496314.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.63175 of 483034.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.24670 of 542313.9%★☆☆☆☆
202520.04723 of 546013.5%★☆☆☆☆
202427.34203 of 551723.8%★☆☆☆☆
202321.54580 of 536314.6%★☆☆☆☆
202213.35063 of 52643.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.0914 of 111017.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.94633 of 517310.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.63721 of 508426.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.94217 of 560324.7%★☆☆☆☆
202522.94477 of 562820.5%★☆☆☆☆
202427.94017 of 564328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202323.24418 of 563821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202216.85044 of 566310.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.11132 of 127211.0%★☆☆☆☆
201919.64702 of 551014.7%★☆☆☆☆
201830.23679 of 543132.3%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.52102 of 274023.3%★☆☆☆☆
202523.02100 of 276123.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.72448 of 278312.0%★☆☆☆☆
202311.02658 of 27814.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.32593 of 27405.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.7775 of 89413.3%★☆☆☆☆
201928.11864 of 271531.3%★★☆☆☆
201835.31515 of 248038.9%★★☆☆☆
201730.01677 of 250833.1%★★☆☆☆
201635.01490 of 249740.3%★★☆☆☆
201522.71913 of 247722.8%★☆☆☆☆
201326.21835 of 237922.9%★☆☆☆☆
201218.01968 of 225912.9%★☆☆☆☆
201130.91614 of 223627.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202439.6750 of 147849.3%★★☆☆☆
202328.91272 of 152116.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.41418 of 15407.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.8344 of 3635.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202617.92144 of 251614.8%★☆☆☆☆
202519.22116 of 253316.5%★☆☆☆☆
202413.82337 of 25518.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.62449 of 25313.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.22387 of 25094.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.6636 of 73813.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.51428 of 238040.0%★★☆☆☆
201837.81350 of 226240.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.51693 of 235728.2%★☆☆☆☆
202527.81729 of 239527.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.52032 of 238814.9%★☆☆☆☆
202312.92253 of 23745.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.02181 of 23597.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.21336 of 221339.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.2960 of 207253.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.51805 of 252928.6%★☆☆☆☆
202528.41833 of 254227.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.32285 of 257911.4%★☆☆☆☆
202312.42410 of 25314.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.82304 of 24586.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.7636 of 72111.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.41476 of 236937.7%★★☆☆☆
201846.91061 of 223052.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.51657 of 251434.1%★★☆☆☆
202527.11788 of 253429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.92087 of 255218.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.72375 of 25386.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.42391 of 25275.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.2681 of 76310.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.61960 of 240718.6%★☆☆☆☆
201831.81473 of 227335.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+56 vs school
Male (2026)25th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school
Female (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+37 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state
Mathematics18%-20 vs state
Listening16%-8 vs state
Science14%-22 vs state
Writing8%-9 vs state
Overall4%-6 vs state
Reading4%-4 vs state

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Students at Hamilton Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Hamilton Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend Hamilton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hamilton High

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Hamilton Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


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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