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Hamilton High School

Public Grades 9-12
360th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 620 Illinois High Schools
Better than 42% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Illinois, enrolls 193 students in grades 9–12 and is part of Hamilton CCSD 328. Its academic results vary by grade: 9th-grade English and math and 11th-grade ACT English were above state averages in 2025–2026, while 10th-grade English and math were below them. The clearest current academic concern is 11th-grade ACT science: 26% of students were proficient, versus 48% statewide and 37% at Illini West High School and 35% at Warsaw Senior High School.

Hamilton’s strongest comparisons are in 11th-grade ACT English, where 53% were proficient, ahead of Illini West at 48% and Warsaw at 45%, and 9th-grade math, at 44% versus 42% statewide and 41% across the nearby schools. The 9th-grade English result was also above the state average—67% versus 62%—but just below the nearby-school average. In contrast, 10th-grade English was 41% versus 54% statewide, and 10th-grade math was 22% versus 36%. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 35%, compared with 23% in the district, 24% statewide, 21% at Illini West and 3% at Warsaw. Hamilton’s 90% graduation rate matched the state and district.

Results and rankings have shifted: Hamilton’s SchoolDigger statewide standing moved from the 84th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 29th in 2024–2025 and 42nd in 2025–2026 (2 stars), between Illini West at the 38th percentile (2 stars) and Warsaw at the 66th (3 stars). PreACT math improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by 18 points in 9th grade and 13 points in 10th, though 10th-grade math remains below the state. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.1, the lowest among these schools; 47% of Hamilton students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 measure of how well the school serves Disabled Students ranked Hamilton at the 58th percentile, compared with its overall 29th; for White Students it ranked at the 11th percentile, rising to the 33rd in 2025–2026 as the overall ranking reached the 42nd percentile.

193
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,690
Per pupil spending ?
47.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
99.5%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 1100 Keokuk St
       Hamilton, IL  62341-1049

(866) 332-3880

District: Hamilton CCSD 328


Feeder schools for Hamilton High School:

Elementary:    Hamilton Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
88.1%
Two or more races:
7.8%
African American:
2.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% Illinois)
!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg42%
Illinois avg47%
360th of 620
Illinois public high schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 26 pts since 2016
From top 32% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
489th of 738Hamilton CCSD 328 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202145.7573 of 124153.8%★★★☆☆
201533.5838 of 130235.6%★★☆☆☆
201428.7994 of 132224.8%★☆☆☆☆
201332.5987 of 136727.8%★☆☆☆☆
201249.8799 of 136541.5%★★☆☆☆
201144.1862 of 134435.9%★★☆☆☆
201051.6762 of 132742.6%★★☆☆☆
200946.6819 of 131837.9%★★☆☆☆
200841.3863 of 129333.3%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202642.8360 of 62041.9%★★☆☆☆
202533.1494 of 69829.2%★☆☆☆☆
202480.4112 of 69783.9%★★★★☆
202349.0344 of 69950.8%★★★☆☆
202256.9278 of 69960.2%★★★☆☆
202150.7297 of 68856.8%★★★☆☆
201943.5395 of 70143.7%★★☆☆☆
201844.2367 of 64743.3%★★☆☆☆
201732.9453 of 64229.4%★☆☆☆☆
201657.8208 of 64367.7%★★★☆☆
201567.7155 of 61474.8%★★★★☆
201447.7392 of 67041.5%★★☆☆☆
201347.9389 of 67041.9%★★☆☆☆
201277.5136 of 66579.5%★★★★☆
201158.1309 of 65552.8%★★★☆☆
201053.1351 of 64345.4%★★☆☆☆
200968.4204 of 63267.7%★★★☆☆
200874.9140 of 62477.6%★★★★☆
200757.3287 of 61253.1%★★★☆☆
200661.9239 of 59659.9%★★★☆☆
200585.555 of 59090.7%★★★★★
200471.9153 of 59274.2%★★★★☆
200337.3438 of 58625.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.7206 of 49158.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202650.8265 of 54551.4%★★★☆☆
202526.9514 of 68525.0%★☆☆☆☆
202484.292 of 66486.1%★★★★☆
202347.8333 of 65649.2%★★☆☆☆
202233.2444 of 65832.5%★★☆☆☆
202157.7235 of 63963.2%★★★☆☆
201955.3266 of 66560.0%★★★☆☆
201849.2308 of 62050.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.4424 of 67236.9%★★☆☆☆
202491.339 of 63993.9%★★★★★
202353.3264 of 64459.0%★★★☆☆
202241.5371 of 62640.7%★★☆☆☆
201950.4293 of 63954.1%★★★☆☆
201851.1263 of 58555.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202640.7299 of 52142.6%★★☆☆☆
202543.7387 of 68543.5%★★☆☆☆
202469.2165 of 66875.3%★★★★☆
202346.9340 of 66849.1%★★☆☆☆
202276.8116 of 66482.5%★★★★☆
202140.2364 of 65344.3%★★☆☆☆
201929.0485 of 67528.1%★☆☆☆☆
201839.2387 of 61937.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.5319 of 52739.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202631.2347 of 51532.6%★★☆☆☆
202518.1502 of 56411.0%★☆☆☆☆
202470.7134 of 55475.8%★★★★☆
202339.7316 of 55743.3%★★☆☆☆
202248.5269 of 56052.0%★★★☆☆
202143.6267 of 55351.7%★★★☆☆
201921.3465 of 55215.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.8426 of 54822.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
High school
Disabled (2025)58th percentile+29 vs school
Female (2026)51st percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school
White (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts53%+3 vs state
Mathematics33%-6 vs state
Science26%-22 vs state

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Hamilton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hamilton Elementary School

Hamilton High School ranks 360th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Hamilton High School.

Students at Hamilton High School are 88% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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Latest Illinois data All new data »
2025–26 school spending dataNewOct 30, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 30, 2026
2025–26 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresNewOct 30, 2026
2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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