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Hamilton Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Hamilton Middle School in Denver, CO, is a grades 6–8 school serving roughly 775 students as part of School District No. 1. The school currently ranks 386 out of 469 Colorado middle schools (18th percentile), earning just one star, and its academic proficiency trails district and state averages by wide margins: only 22.7% of students are proficient in English Language Arts, 17.5% in math, and 19.0% in 8th-grade science—compared to state averages of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 35.4%.

Hamilton's performance looks especially challenging next to nearby schools. Grant Beacon Middle School serves a nearly identical share of low-income students (about 65%) yet posts far higher proficiency rates (46.6% ELA, 35.1% math) and ranks at the 60th percentile. Merrill Middle School, Newton Middle School, and West Middle School all rank in the 86th–94th percentile, dramatically outperforming Hamilton from just a few miles away. One of the most concerning metrics is chronic absenteeism: 51.7% of Hamilton students were chronically absent in 2024-25—the highest in its comparison group and nearly double the state average of 28.4%.

Hamilton's decline has been steady over a decade—from the 64th percentile in 2015-16 to the bottom fifth today—and math proficiency has remained stuck in the mid-to-high teens for several years. Subgroup performance for Hispanic, low-income, and female students ranks among the lowest in the state, a serious equity concern. There are a few bright spots: the dropout rate is low (0.9% vs. 3.2% districtwide), and the student-teacher ratio of 15.9 is better than several higher-performing nearby schools. That suggests the challenges are not simply about class size or poverty—improving attendance and re-engaging students may be the most important levers for turning the school around.

775

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,033

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8600 East Dartmouth Avenue
Denver, CO 80231-4204

(720) 423-9500

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Hamilton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thomas Jefferson High School

Feeder schools for Hamilton Middle School:

Elementary:	Bradley International School
	Holm Elementary School
	Joe Shoemaker School
	Samuels Elementary School
	More...
	Southmoor Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.8%

White:

22.1%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

386^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 29Middle Schools in the School District No. 1

71^st of 115School District No. 1 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	386 of 469	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	383 of 469	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	397 of 485	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	346 of 480	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	325 of 448	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	292 of 369	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	292 of 458	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	239 of 418	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.8	181 of 424	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	145 of 400	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.5	93 of 436	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	143 of 461	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	184 of 454	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	165 of 425	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	159 of 422	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	148 of 409	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.3	150 of 377	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	134 of 362	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	153 of 360	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.8	123 of 346	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.2	115 of 340	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.7	95 of 336	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	46.5	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	333 of 365	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	301 of 347	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	287 of 350	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	273 of 363	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	242 of 326	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	225 of 352	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	194 of 315	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	134 of 154	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	122 of 134	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	110 of 121	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	202 of 207	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	210 of 218	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	172 of 198	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	128 of 169	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	140 of 220	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	92 of 165	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	222 of 230	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	220 of 241	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	239 of 244	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	179 of 241	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	134 of 197	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	145 of 240	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	134 of 222	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	308 of 369	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	305 of 352	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	335 of 357	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	274 of 356	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	278 of 328	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	248 of 343	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	191 of 317	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	17.4	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	170 of 275	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	194 of 275	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	204 of 273	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	174 of 286	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	156 of 265	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	133 of 283	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	74 of 199	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)40th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)10th percentile-27 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-22 vs state

Science19%-16 vs state

Math18%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

I've been very pleased with our experience at Hamilton so far. My daughter loves it and she's doing well academically. I love fact that they're becoming an IB accredited school and all the emphasis they place on the IB learner profile, holding scholars to high academic standards and attitudes. I like the teachers and admin staff I've interacted with. Sports teams are great and they do great academic assemblies like inviting prominent authors to speak. Overall I feel positive about Hamilton and I believe it's on the up and up, compared to past years that were apparently a low point. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, April 18, 2013

I am now in college, but I went to Hamilton. I did not like the school. The environment was weird, it was the only school I was ever bullied in, and the disparity between TAP and IPM was enormous.

If I had to do it again, I would not go here. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Our son started Hamilton March of last year and is doing alot better becuase of the staff at Hamilton. The staff really cares for the students and shows it whenever I go to visit the school or help at the school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	8600 East Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9500	775	49	15.9	67.4%	171 (22.1%)	113 (14.6%)	409 (52.8%)	24 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	47 (6.1%)	17.9	386^th of 469 public middle schools	17.7%		18.1	383^rd of 469 public middle schools	18.3%	3	20.8	26.3	21.6	22.7	14.8	17.2	20.6	17.5	19.0	$18,033
Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2700	1,311	75	17.3	21.6%	722 (55.1%)	53 (4.0%)	184 (14.0%)	245 (18.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	98 (7.5%)	91	34^th of 469 public middle schools	92.8%		90.3	36^th of 469 public middle schools	92.3%	2	62.2	73.8	70.4	68.4	57.7	61.2	76.9	64.1	64.5	$17,473
West Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 South Holly	Greenwood Village	80121	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-5100	1,019	58	17.6	18.1%	701 (68.8%)	19 (1.9%)	156 (15.3%)	51 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (8.7%)	93.1	27^th of 469 public middle schools	94.2%		91.7	30^th of 469 public middle schools	93.6%	3	67.4	73.0	70.7	70.5	67.9	66.8	71.1	68.3	62.8	$17,528
Prairie Middle School	Public	6-8	12600 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-3000	1,491	98	15.2	68.3%	250 (16.8%)	305 (20.5%)	705 (47.3%)	86 (5.8%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	129 (8.7%)	14.5	414^th of 469 public middle schools	11.7%		11.5	433^rd of 469 public middle schools	7.7%	19	19.7	22.1	23.8	21.9	10.8	11.0	16.2	12.8	16.6	$17,587
Merrill Middle School	Public	6-8	1551 South Monroe Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0600	611	36	17.1	39.1%	333 (54.5%)	25 (4.1%)	196 (32.1%)	25 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	83.5	65^th of 469 public middle schools	86.1%		84.1	58^th of 469 public middle schools	87.6%	7	60.6	61.7	63.7	62.0	53.3	52.1	65.6	56.9	51.1	$18,046
Aurora Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1009 South Uvalda St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 341-7450	821	49	16.6	85.9%	49 (6.0%)	137 (16.7%)	536 (65.3%)	41 (5.0%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	46 (5.6%)	10.3	443^rd of 469 public middle schools	5.5%		7	458^th of 469 public middle schools	2.3%	15	16.7	16.2	12.5	15.0	11.4	7.5	18.1	12.5	7.1	$20,227
Englewood Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 781-7817	210	20	10.6	72.9%	83 (39.5%)	12 (5.7%)	99 (47.1%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	21.8	352^nd of 469 public middle schools	24.9%		19.9	367^th of 469 public middle schools	21.7%	15	33.3	20.8	22.1	22.9	29.4	13.0	28.7	22.2	21.6	$20,399
Grant Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	1751 South Washington Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9360	339	21	16.2	65.5%	92 (27.1%)	30 (8.8%)	184 (54.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	51.6	187^th of 469 public middle schools	60.1%		41.3	234^th of 469 public middle schools	50.1%	47	53.8	44.7	40.6	46.6	40.6	27.7	36.5	35.1	30.5	$19,744
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	451 Clermont Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-9680	651	35	18.8	51.9%	227 (34.9%)	106 (16.3%)	235 (36.1%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	40	243^rd of 469 public middle schools	48.2%		29.1	321^st of 469 public middle schools	31.6%	78	34.9	51.2	38.8	41.6	28.0	19.0	26.7	24.6	34.0	$16,842
Newton Middle School	Public	6-8	4001 East Arapahoe Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7900	781	40	19.5	12.5%	642 (82.2%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.5%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.9%)	93.2	26^th of 469 public middle schools	94.5%		90.7	34^th of 469 public middle schools	92.8%	8	65.6	75.1	74.3	71.3	61.0	70.6	81.6	70.2	60.7	$16,012

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Middle School

What high school do graduates of Hamilton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Middle School usually go on to attend Thomas Jefferson High School

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Middle School?

Students at Hamilton Middle School are 53% Hispanic, 22% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Hamilton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Hamilton Middle School.

What district is Hamilton Middle School in?

School District No. 1

Is Hamilton Middle School a good school?

Hamilton Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Colorado middle schools.

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