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Hamilton East - Steinert

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Hamilton East - Steinert ranks 300 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Hamilton East - Steinert is a public high school in Hamilton, New Jersey, serving 1,454 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hamilton East - Steinert faces some challenges. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts (33.5%) and NJSLA/Algebra I (12.6%) for 9th graders are significantly lower than the state averages of 49.9% and 20.3%, respectively. While the school's performance in NJSLA/Geometry and NJSLA/Algebra II is closer to the state averages, it still lags behind. In the NJGPA/English Language Arts and NJGPA/Mathematics assessments for 11th grade, Hamilton East - Steinert's proficiency rates were 74.8% and 48.7%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 80.7% and 58%.

However, the school's graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 91.1% to 95.5% over the past few years, and its dropout rate has been low, ranging from 0.7% to 1.8%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Allentown High School and Robbinsville High School, Hamilton East - Steinert's academic performance is generally lower. The school also has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 24.74% to 30.12% in recent years, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school.

1,437

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,572

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Klockner Road
Hamilton, NJ 08690

(609) 631-4150

District: Hamilton Township Public School District

Feeder schools for Hamilton East - Steinert:

Elementary:	Alexander Elementary School
	Kuser Elementary School
	Langtree Elementary School
	Sayen Elementary School
	More...
	Yardville Elementary School
Middle:	Emily C. Reynolds Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

29.9%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg50%

300^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Hamilton Township Public School District

473^rd of 609Hamilton Township Public School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	300 of 434	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	313 of 429	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	260 of 422	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	298 of 415	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	190 of 405	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	273 of 416	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	236 of 415	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	254 of 411	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	223 of 409	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	176 of 406	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.1	175 of 411	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.8	250 of 396	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.2	247 of 388	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.5	231 of 378	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	173 of 371	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.4	197 of 370	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.6	234 of 359	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.4	184 of 361	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.7	223 of 357	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.0	153 of 351	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.4	145 of 348	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.2	156 of 343	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	224 of 283	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	227 of 282	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	168 of 250	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	212 of 256	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	113 of 247	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	184 of 254	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	186 of 266	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	150 of 190	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	157 of 191	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	149 of 172	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	112 of 165	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	103 of 191	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	178 of 198	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	143 of 215	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	133 of 191	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	69 of 161	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	71 of 137	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	80 of 101	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	279 of 426	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	289 of 420	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	163 of 416	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	227 of 414	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	173 of 402	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	272 of 408	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	232 of 403	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	283 of 406	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	316 of 403	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	244 of 385	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	296 of 382	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	209 of 374	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	308 of 364	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	225 of 368	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	293 of 377	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	291 of 358	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	185 of 344	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	268 of 324	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	162 of 326	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	245 of 347	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	225 of 345	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	297 of 426	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	307 of 419	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	261 of 414	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	283 of 410	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	201 of 402	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	253 of 407	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	215 of 405	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	167 of 359	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.5	290 of 361	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	168 of 339	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	217 of 344	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	223 of 333	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	284 of 355	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	254 of 347	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	277 of 345	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	210 of 335	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	265 of 335	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	171 of 336	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	258 of 339	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	221 of 340	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II83%~ state avg

English Language Arts75%-6 vs state

Geometry59%+3 vs state

Mathematics49%-9 vs state

Science21%-10 vs state

Algebra I13%-19 vs state

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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 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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th 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
MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino	Public	7-12	1085 Old Trenton Rd	Trenton	08690	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-2129	96	10	10.1	66.7%	8 (8.3%)	66 (68.8%)	21 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$22,784		$22,784
Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1085 Old Trenton Road	Trenton	08690	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 586-5144	137	9	15.7	47.4%	15 (10.9%)	24 (17.5%)	53 (38.7%)	34 (24.8%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	46.6	225^th of 434 public high schools	48.2%		80.6	53^rd of 429 public high schools	87.6%	172		72.7	21.2	68.4	3.8		3.8	27.3	27.3			$6,185		$6,185
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
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
Robbinsville High School	Public	9-12	155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd	Robbinsville	08691	Mercer County	Robbinsville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 632-0950	1,046	79	13.2	7.2%	505 (48.3%)	29 (2.8%)	65 (6.2%)	421 (40.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.3%)	76.8	62^nd of 434 public high schools	85.7%		78.7	61^st of 429 public high schools	85.8%	1		79.8	57.3	71.8	39.3		39.3	100.0	100.0	88.6	88.6	$5,500		$5,500
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
Garden State Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	Highbridge Road	Yardville	08620	Burlington County	Office Of Educational Services Department Of Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-6300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	Public	10-12	400 Chambers Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 557-8247	2,097	157	13.3	70.9%	24 (1.1%)	652 (31.1%)	1,398 (66.7%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	16 (0.8%)								(n/a)	39.7	13.6	2.1									$11,800	$286	$11,514
Bordentown Regional High School	Public	9-12	318 Ward Ave	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-0025	728	55	13.2	17.6%	441 (60.6%)	106 (14.6%)	116 (15.9%)	58 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	51.9	190^th of 434 public high schools	56.2%		47	215^th of 429 public high schools	49.9%	25	81.6	66.2	29.6	17.5	28.3		28.1	69.2	64.2			$8,561	$03	$8,558

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton East - Steinert

Is Hamilton East - Steinert a good school?

Hamilton East - Steinert ranks 300^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton East - Steinert?

Students at Hamilton East - Steinert are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Hamilton East - Steinert?

Hamilton East - Steinert is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alexander Elementary School
Elementary : Kuser Elementary School
Elementary : Langtree Elementary School
Elementary : Sayen Elementary School
Elementary : Yardville Elementary School
Middle : Emily C. Reynolds Middle School

What district is Hamilton East - Steinert in?

Hamilton Township Public School District

How many students attend Hamilton East - Steinert?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,437 students attended Hamilton East - Steinert.

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