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Hamilton Middle

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Hamilton Middle ranks 1956 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

Hamilton Middle is a public middle school serving 748 students in grades 6-8 within the Long Beach Unified School District, located in a high-need area where a large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics where only 13.89% of students are proficient, a rate far below the district and state averages and among the lowest when compared to nearby schools like Hoover Middle or Alondra Middle. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 36% of students missing too much school, which is the highest rate among comparable schools and strongly correlates with lower academic performance.

Interestingly, the school's performance is not predetermined by its demographics, as shown by a comparison with Whaley Middle in Compton Unified, which serves a student population with an even higher poverty rate yet achieves dramatically better math scores and has an absenteeism rate of only 3.7%. This suggests that specific school practices, especially around improving attendance, could be key to helping Hamilton Middle improve its outcomes.

748

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,026

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1060 East 70th St.
Long Beach, CA 90805-1008

(562) 602-0302

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Hamilton Middle usually attend:

High:

Jordan High

Feeder schools for Hamilton Middle:

Elementary:	Grant Elementary
	King Elementary
	McKinley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

10.4%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,956^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 15Middle Schools in the Long Beach Unified

606^th of 1,543Long Beach 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1956 of 2761	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1942 of 2783	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	2113 of 2781	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1520 of 2740	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	591 of 894	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1661 of 2715	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1496 of 2480	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.9	1858 of 2508	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	1780 of 2497	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	1701 of 2477	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	1415 of 2379	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	1645 of 2259	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	1633 of 2236	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	1698 of 2179	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1437 of 2063	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.1	1607 of 2005	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	1528 of 1999	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	1554 of 1777	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	1430 of 1769	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	344 of 609	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	304 of 627	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	474 of 613	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	283 of 637	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	397 of 643	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	273 of 600	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	543 of 733	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	622 of 745	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	512 of 700	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.5	701 of 1531	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	184 of 354	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	753 of 1491	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	812 of 1369	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	872 of 1478	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	992 of 1521	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	955 of 1540	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	283 of 363	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	924 of 1442	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	714 of 1364	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1781 of 2533	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1849 of 2551	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2015 of 2531	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1285 of 2509	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	430 of 738	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1407 of 2380	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1319 of 2262	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1574 of 2395	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1465 of 2388	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1541 of 2374	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	919 of 2359	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	991 of 2213	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	936 of 2072	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	224 of 394	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	193 of 320	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	102 of 336	69.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1679 of 2542	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1687 of 2579	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1655 of 2531	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	920 of 2458	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	329 of 721	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	1125 of 2369	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	979 of 2230	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1898 of 2534	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1761 of 2552	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1824 of 2538	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1492 of 2527	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	560 of 763	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1606 of 2407	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1475 of 2273	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1033 of 1566	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	959 of 1552	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	924 of 1531	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2024)43rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)26th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	1060 East 70th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-0302	748	35	21.4	84.6%	6 (0.8%)	78 (10.4%)	604 (80.7%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	10 (1.3%)	25.9	1956^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		27.1	1942^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.2%	14	14.5	14.5	37.6	40.0	39.9	39.2	10.1	17.3	14.2	13.9	$21,026	$4,614	$16,412
Leona Jackson	Public	6-8	7220 Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8020	517	32	16.2	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	130 (25.1%)	355 (68.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	38.7	1529^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.6%		29.4	1840^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.9%	311	27.8	27.8	43.0	45.9	44.4	44.5	13.4	26.6	22.4	21.0	$23,072	$2,701	$20,371
Frank J. Zamboni	Public	6-8	15733 South Orange Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8048	650	40	16.2	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	619 (95.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37.3	1565^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.3%		39.6	1478^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.9%	87	19.0	19.0	41.2	46.1	42.6	43.4	18.2	32.1	21.4	24.2	$22,246	$2,227	$20,019
Whaley Middle	Public	6-8	14401 South Gibson Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6070	429	18	24.2	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	374 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54.2	1070^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%		29.1	1854^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.4%	784	15.0	15.0	46.0	45.3	45.2	45.4	60.0	33.8	51.0	47.3	$25,990	$4,259	$21,731
Alondra Middle	Public	6-8	16200 Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8004	735	41	17.9	92.5%	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.7%)	674 (91.7%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	42.8	1393^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.5%		39.9	1467^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.3%	74	27.7	27.7	42.6	50.0	50.4	47.9	18.0	24.2	26.9	23.3	$22,631	$2,163	$20,468
Paramount Park Middle	Public	6-8	14608 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8052	551	29	19.1	96.2%	6 (1.1%)	39 (7.1%)	492 (89.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	40.1	1493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	45.9%		38.9	1509^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	16	32.5	32.5	39.2	44.9	48.4	44.1	13.9	23.0	27.2	21.3	$22,212	$2,298	$19,914
Lindbergh STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1022 East Market St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 422-2845	421	22	18.9	91.2%	9 (2.1%)	84 (20.0%)	278 (66.0%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.3%)	29.7	1838^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.4%		29	1860^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.2%	22	18.4	18.4	35.5	36.3	33.9	35.3	26.8	25.2	16.8	23.2	$25,210	$5,171	$20,039
Bridges Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	400 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Bridges Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 201-3890	151	5	29.0	88.1%	1 (0.7%)	15 (9.9%)	133 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	30.4	1813^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.3%		46.6	1261^st of 2783 public middle schools	54.7%	552	14.3	14.3	24.1	50.9	42.9	38.5	8.6	31.6	10.7	18.2	$18,083	$1,640	$16,443
Lindsey Academy	Public	6-8	5075 Daisy Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-6451	684	33	21.0	80.7%	4 (0.6%)	112 (16.4%)	502 (73.4%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	16 (2.3%)	29.3	1851^st of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		25.4	2016^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.6%	165	15.6	15.6	31.1	41.8	38.4	37.1	17.9	25.1	20.9	21.3	$20,099	$3,927	$16,172
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Country Club Dr.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-1213	505	23	21.9	64.0%	21 (4.2%)	128 (25.3%)	268 (53.1%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15 (3.0%)	39.5	1504^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.5%		41	1429^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.7%	75	19.1	19.1	42.9	41.4	43.4	42.6	30.7	29.3	23.7	28.0	$22,469	$4,594	$17,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Middle

Is Hamilton Middle a good school?

Hamilton Middle ranks 1956^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Hamilton Middle in?

Long Beach Unified

What high school do graduates of Hamilton Middle attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Middle usually go on to attend Jordan High

How many students attend Hamilton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Hamilton Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Middle?

Students at Hamilton Middle are 81% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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