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Best Public Schools in Hamilton, NJ

At a glance

Schools

13,193

Students

Districts

Top rankedYardville Elementary School315^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Yardville Elementary School up 169 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mercer High School 6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Hamilton Township Public School District in New Jersey operates 26 schools, including 18 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district demonstrates a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with significant disparities in academic achievement across the schools.

Among the standout schools in the district are Yardville Elementary School and Langtree Elementary School, both of which have high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, some schools like Greenwood Elementary, Lalor Elementary, and Kisthardt Elementary struggle with low proficiency rates and poor ratings from SchoolDigger.

The district's overall performance on state assessments is below the state averages, particularly in mathematics. Additionally, the district faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and significant socioeconomic diversity, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch ranging from 20% to over 80% across the schools. Addressing these performance gaps and supporting the lowest-performing schools will be crucial for ensuring equitable educational outcomes for all students in the Hamilton Township Public School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)					NJSLA Geometry (2025)				NJSLA Algebra II (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton East - Steinert	Public	9-12	2900 Klockner Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4150	1,437	104	13.7	36.6%	738 (51.4%)	161 (11.2%)	430 (29.9%)	56 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.4%)	33	300^th of 434 public high schools	30.9%		29.7	313^th of 429 public high schools	27.0%	13	74.8	48.7			21.1							33.5									12.6		12.7		60.4		58.2	88.3		83.3	$9,572	$26	$9,546
Hamilton West-Watson	Public	9-12	2720 South Clinton Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4168	1,408	101	13.9	59.7%	313 (22.2%)	262 (18.6%)	766 (54.4%)	25 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.8%)	14.9	389^th of 434 public high schools	10.4%		16.4	377^th of 429 public high schools	12.1%	12	62.9	30.0			14.8							19.7									2.6	5.3	2.8		37.1		31.7			80.0	$9,849	$28	$9,821
Albert E Grice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Whitehorse Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4152	991	78	12.7	64.0%	244 (24.6%)	159 (16.0%)	529 (53.4%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	26.9	537^th of 752 public middle schools	28.6%		22.4	572^nd of 743 public middle schools	23.0%	35				6.7					36.1	45.9	42.8					20.8	21.6	12.0		100.0			97.5	93.8			93.8				$8,847	$56	$8,791
Emily C. Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 Yardville Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4162	966	71	13.7	42.2%	475 (49.2%)	135 (14.0%)	296 (30.6%)	27 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	33.5	480^th of 752 public middle schools	36.2%		34.3	471^st of 743 public middle schools	36.6%	9				11.0					41.4	36.9	45.5					32.2	24.9	17.0	100.0	100.0			100.0	100.0			100.0				$9,675	$08	$9,667
Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Robert Frost Drive	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4148	302	25	12.0	24.8%	206 (68.2%)	21 (7.0%)	58 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	42.7	777^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.3%		61.6	525^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.8%	252			13.6			53.5	44.7	47.5					55.8	35.7	47.5																$9,054	$06	$9,048
George E. Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Park Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4169	545	38	14.2	83.7%	23 (4.2%)	100 (18.3%)	390 (71.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	10	1254^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.9%		10	1239^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.4%	15			10.6			15.4	20.3	33.3					14.0	10.8	17.1																$8,375	$1,259	$7,116
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2069 Greenwood Avenue	Hamilton	08609	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4151	270	20	13.5	83.3%	9 (3.3%)	119 (44.1%)	134 (49.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	17.1	1144^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.1%		16.8	1121^st of 1338 public elementary schools	16.2%	23			12.2			31.4	22.4	38.6					30.1	22.0	18.0																$10,973	$1,204	$9,769
Kisthardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Harcourt Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4153	250	21	11.9	73.6%	35 (14.0%)	41 (16.4%)	164 (65.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	15.8	1160^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.8	1210^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.6%	50			16.4			5.7	19.4	35.3					14.3	16.1	31.4																$11,468	$879	$10,589
Klockner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Klockner Avenue	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4154	284	20	14.0	70.8%	52 (18.3%)	55 (19.4%)	141 (49.6%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	33.5	900^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.2%		20.8	1064^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.5%	164			16.1			51.2	31.7	37.2					51.2	33.4	27.8																$9,492	$1,019	$8,473
Kuser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Newkirk Avenue	Hamilton	08629	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4155	512	38	13.3	80.3%	34 (6.6%)	143 (27.9%)	303 (59.2%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	9.1	1269^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.1	1182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	11.7%	87			14.9			13.5	22.7	18.0					14.6	13.5	18.7																$9,545	$1,106	$8,439
Lalor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Barnt Deklyn Road	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4156	351	27	12.7	83.2%	14 (4.0%)	66 (18.8%)	257 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	8.3	1277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.3	1231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.0%	46			8.5			10.1	20.0	26.6					8.4	13.7	18.4																$10,859	$1,035	$9,824
Langtree Elementary School	Public	K-5	2080 Whatley Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4157	339	28	12.1	43.7%	150 (44.2%)	40 (11.8%)	99 (29.2%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	49	694^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.5%		55.5	600^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.2%	94			22.3			50.0	64.2	49.0					61.6	37.7	34.0																$8,715	$05	$8,710
McGalliard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Arena Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4158	294	24	12.3	59.2%	59 (20.1%)	59 (20.1%)	151 (51.4%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	29.4	964^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.4%		23.1	1029^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.1%	65			16.1			35.3	63.1	35.8					30.7	39.1	17.9																$8,432	$07	$8,425
Mercerville Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Regina Avenue	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4159	350	28	12.5	47.4%	146 (41.7%)	31 (8.9%)	127 (36.3%)	26 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	39.2	822^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	39.0%		43.8	746^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.2%	76			15.7			52.6	52.6	44.8					41.7	35.6	37.9																$8,682	$06	$8,676
Morgan Elementary School	Public	K-5	38 Stamford Road	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4160	285	30	9.6	32.3%	153 (53.7%)	27 (9.5%)	78 (27.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.6%)	60.1	534^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.4%		51.1	653^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	51.2%	119			20.8			50.0	79.4	57.9					62.5	56.4	46.2																$10,522	$06	$10,516
Robinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	495 Gropp Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4163	387	32	11.9	44.7%	155 (40.1%)	45 (11.6%)	145 (37.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	39	827^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.6%		37.4	833^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.7%	6			16.9			57.4	54.5	50.0					48.2	21.9	23.7																$8,942	$05	$8,937
Sayen Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Nottingham Way	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4164	254	21	11.9	29.1%	139 (54.7%)	12 (4.7%)	76 (29.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	48	707^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.5%		42.5	758^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.3%	51			34.7			36.8	56.7	56.0					50.0	40.5	37.3																$9,728	$07	$9,721
Sunnybrae Elementary School	Public	K-5	166 Elton Avenue	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4166	278	25	11.1	44.2%	97 (34.9%)	56 (20.1%)	100 (36.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	36.9	857^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.4%		30.7	934^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.2%	77			34.9			33.3	39.0	58.4					22.2	24.4	48.6																$11,259	$06	$11,253
University Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Paxson Avenue	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4167	308	32	9.7	33.8%	159 (51.6%)	26 (8.4%)	91 (29.5%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	42.5	778^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.2%		49.4	674^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.6%	104			12.1			34.4	64.7	42.9					54.8	44.2	39.3																$12,468	$06	$12,462
Yardville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Yardville Allentown Rd	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4170	312	22	14.1	21.5%	212 (67.9%)	26 (8.3%)	59 (18.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	78	315^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.6%		64.8	484^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.8%	169			37.2			60.0	80.4	79.0					60.0	63.1	68.4																$10,057	$07	$10,050
Yardville Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3880 South Broad Street	Hamilton	08620	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4171	251	23	10.7	59.8%	100 (39.8%)	38 (15.1%)	103 (41.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	56.7	589^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.3%		45.5	726^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.7%	137			15.1			60.8	74.1	65.3					65.2	53.8	42.3																$9,462	$07	$9,455
Hamilton North - Nottingham	Public	9-12	1055 Klockner Road	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4161	1,147	89	12.8	57.0%	229 (20.0%)	303 (26.4%)	547 (47.7%)	27 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (3.4%)	19.4	362^nd of 434 public high schools	16.6%		17.9	370^th of 429 public high schools	13.8%	8	67.1	34.6			16.6							24.8									7.5		7.5		47.8		47.8				$10,323	$26	$10,297
Richard C Crockett Middle School	Public	6-8	2631 Kuser Road	Hamilton	08691	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4149	834	74	11.2	64.7%	208 (24.9%)	162 (19.4%)	394 (47.2%)	32 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	25.8	551^st of 752 public middle schools	26.7%		28.7	519^th of 743 public middle schools	30.1%	32				4.6					33.4	35.9	38.4					28.2	28.0	14.0	93.3	66.7			76.2	91.7			91.7				$9,929	$20	$9,909
Joseph F. Cappello School	Public	PK, KG-3	1072 Old Trenton Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Mercer County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 588-8485	97	14	7.1	23.7%	7 (7.2%)	37 (38.1%)	42 (43.3%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)								(n/a)																															$61,336		$61,336
Mercer High School	Public	9-12	1030 Old Trenton Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Mercer County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 588-8454	200	33	6.0	49.5%	39 (19.5%)	78 (39.0%)	65 (32.5%)	13 (6.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)																															$52,381		$52,381
Mercer Elementary School	Public	2-8	1020 Old Trenton Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Mercer County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 570-1120	141	22	6.4	43.3%	21 (14.9%)	62 (44.0%)	41 (29.1%)	13 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)																															$47,248		$47,248
McCorristin Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	175 Leonard Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	McCorristin Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 586-3705	400	4	100.0	71.3%	5 (1.3%)	184 (46.0%)	203 (50.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)								(n/a)	63.6	20.8	7.7	7.1	5.4	16.0	24.0	19.2	13.3	28.6	31.0	14.0	4.0	20.0	3.8	0.0	12.2	0.0		58.3	5.9		15.2			5.1	5.1		7.7	5.6

Cities Near Hamilton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Trenton	0.23 mi	38	504^th
Lawrenceville	2 mi	7	314^th
Ewing	2.37 mi	6	493^rd
West Trenton	3.57 mi	1
Pennington	4.69 mi	7	139^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.