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Hamilton Elementary

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Hamilton Elementary ranks 3081 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3081^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hamilton Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 418 students in the Hanford Elementary district, known for its significant success in improving student attendance in recent years.

Academically, the school's overall performance places it in the middle of the pack statewide, but it shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners and Hispanic students, ranking much higher for these groups than for its student body as a whole. The school has made a remarkable turnaround in chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half over three years. However, parents should be aware of a notable drop in math scores in 5th grade and that science proficiency is an area where the school, like many in the district, lags behind state averages.

Compared to nearby schools like Lee Richmond Elementary and Martin Luther King Junior Elementary, Hamilton spends more per student but achieves mixed results, performing better than some schools with similar student populations like Lincoln Elementary, but not as well as others. Its location close to several other elementary schools provides families in the area with multiple public school options within a short distance.

418

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,894

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1269 Leland Way
Hanford, CA 93230

(559) 585-3820

District: Hanford Elementary

Students who attend Hamilton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Junior High
High:	Hanford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.3%

White:

10.3%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg43%

California avg41%

3,081^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Hanford Elementary

611^th of 1,543Hanford Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	3081 of 5857	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3713 of 5869	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3211 of 5859	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	3144 of 5883	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	953 of 1417	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3587 of 5789	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2979 of 5662	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.9	3840 of 5692	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	3377 of 5614	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	3975 of 5611	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.2	2334 of 5530	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.0	3522 of 5390	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	2297 of 5377	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.6	2584 of 5314	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	22.8	4230 of 5193	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	3680 of 5113	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	3879 of 5113	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	489 of 3162	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	31.8	2405 of 3245	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	1166 of 3311	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	117 of 602	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.0	1723 of 3275	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.7	733 of 3246	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	3319 of 5597	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3654 of 5612	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2912 of 5609	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2873 of 5635	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	752 of 1267	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3273 of 5492	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2737 of 5413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	1933 of 5107	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2527 of 5107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	1987 of 5087	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1899 of 5084	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	2515 of 4963	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	1750 of 4830	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	2434 of 5460	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	3100 of 5517	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	2537 of 5363	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	1968 of 5264	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	653 of 1110	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2734 of 5173	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	1928 of 5084	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2821 of 5628	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3564 of 5643	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3282 of 5638	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3209 of 5663	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	938 of 1272	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3461 of 5510	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	3056 of 5431	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1219 of 2847	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	17.8	2381 of 2737	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

White (2018)13th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science21%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-6	1269 Leland Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3820	418	18	23.2	86.8%	43 (10.3%)	16 (3.8%)	340 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	41.8	3081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		32.7	3713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	632	21.3		21.3	45.7	34.6	31.2	51.7			40.5	47.8	50.9	18.0	31.0			35.9	96.9		96.9	$15,894	$2,141	$13,753
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2245 North Fairmont	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3805	460	20	23.0	80.0%	71 (15.4%)	12 (2.6%)	343 (74.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.4%)	42.3	3055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		33.9	3607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	552	23.1		23.1	42.7	41.8	44.6	47.4			44.1	39.7	34.6	29.2	29.3			33.3				$14,489	$2,032	$12,457
Lee Richmond Elementary	Public	K-6	939 Katie Hammond St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3760	402	18	22.3	90.8%	32 (8.0%)	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	54	2362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%		40.9	3134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.6%	772	27.5		27.5	42.6	56.7	60.8	47.2			51.6	27.9	41.7	49.0	37.7			38.7	96.8		96.8	$15,327	$1,806	$13,521
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Monroe Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3745	611	26	23.5	80.7%	105 (17.2%)	25 (4.1%)	443 (72.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	23 (3.8%)	60.5	2036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		63.2	1917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	119	32.5		32.5	40.7	51.6	61.5	65.9			54.6	40.7	34.0	50.0	49.4			43.1	96.0		97.0	$15,039	$2,160	$12,879
Jefferson Academy	Public	K-8	1264 Middleton St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3700	501	18	27.8	47.9%	48 (9.6%)	4 (0.8%)	428 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	75.2	1356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		82	1075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	281	37.7	47.6	42.7	50.0	64.9	59.0	66.7	84.1	79.4	68.2	45.8	68.4	50.8	60.0	66.7	65.1	59.9				$14,534	$1,299	$13,235
Joseph M. Simas	Public	K-6	1875 Fitzgerald	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3790	514	22	23.3	61.3%	102 (19.8%)	26 (5.1%)	322 (62.6%)	32 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	66.8	1751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.5	1662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	89	27.9		27.9	68.2	68.2	51.5	55.1			60.2	61.2	60.6	22.1	46.1			47.2				$15,268	$2,247	$13,021
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	832 South Harris St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3730	392	18	21.7	94.6%	13 (3.3%)	24 (6.1%)	332 (84.7%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	26.6	4256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.5	4533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	277	14.0		14.0	21.3	26.3	35.1	42.9			31.6	27.9	15.8	31.6	26.8			26.4				$15,426	$1,626	$13,800
Kit Carson Elementary	Public	K-8	9895 Seventh Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kit Carson Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2843	345	21	16.3	67.8%	85 (24.6%)	5 (1.4%)	234 (67.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	17.1	5088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		16.8	5137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	49	11.6	13.2	12.4	21.4	32.4	31.0	12.9	53.7	42.1	34.8	28.6	23.5	14.0	9.7	29.6	18.4	21.1				$16,772	$688	$16,084
Mid Valley Alternative Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	9895 Seventh Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kit Carson Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 583-1149	60	3	19.2	68.3%	9 (15.0%)	7 (11.7%)	37 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)								(n/a)		23.1	14.3						53.9	26.0						15.4	6.0				$8,258	$00	$8,258
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	870 Davis St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3775	490	19	25.7	90.6%	27 (5.5%)	27 (5.5%)	414 (84.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	46.8	2777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		40.4	3155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	378	17.9		17.9	45.9	25.0	55.2	47.1			43.2	59.0	32.4	34.3	36.8			40.2	91.7	95.8	93.1	$14,444	$1,793	$12,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hamilton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F. Kennedy Junior High
High : Hanford High

How many students attend Hamilton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Hamilton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Elementary?

Students at Hamilton Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Hamilton Elementary a good school?

Hamilton Elementary ranks 3081^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hamilton Elementary in?

Hanford Elementary

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