Best Public Schools in Hamilton, KS

Summary:

The city of Hamilton, Kansas, has two schools serving students from elementary through high school: Hamilton Elementary and Hamilton High. While Hamilton schools have faced significant challenges in recent years, there are some bright spots and areas for improvement.

Hamilton Elementary had a strong statewide ranking in the past, reaching the top 122 out of 678 Kansas elementary schools in 2014-2015 and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, its ranking has since declined to 385 out of 668 schools in 2012-2013, and it now has a 0-star rating. In contrast, Hamilton High School has struggled, ranking 277 out of 332 Kansas high schools in 2024-2025 and earning only a 1-star rating. Its ranking was even worse in 2022-2023, placing 325 out of 327 high schools and receiving a 0-star rating.

Both Hamilton Elementary and Hamilton High have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 19.5% for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, both schools perform below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with Hamilton Elementary having an ELA proficiency of 37.49% compared to the state average of 44.47%, and a Math proficiency of 33.32% compared to the state average of 38.73%. The schools also have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with Hamilton Elementary at 69.39% and Hamilton High at 70%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2596 W Road North	Hamilton	66853	Greenwood County	Hamilton	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 678-3410	49	7	7.0	73.5%	47 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)		37.5		33.3	$12,278	$4,147	$8,131
Hamilton High	Public	7-12	2596 W Road North	Hamilton	66853	Greenwood County	Hamilton	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 678-3651	41	7	5.7	63.4%	40 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.7	277^th of 332 public high schools	16.6%					(n/a)	27.3	45.4	18.2	31.8	$17,384	$6,019	$11,366

Cities Near Hamilton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madison	10.12 mi	2	82^nd
Eureka	11.69 mi	2	143^rd
Gridley	18.91 mi	1	258^th
Olpe	19.26 mi	2	49^th
Cassoday	24.23 mi	1

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

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