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Best Public Schools in Hamilton, NY

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Top rankedHamilton Junior-Senior High School212^th of 1,234 New York high schools

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Summary:

The city of Hamilton, New York is home to two schools: Hamilton Junior-Senior High School and Hamilton Elementary School, both part of the Hamilton Central School District. These schools have demonstrated strong academic performance, with the high school consistently outperforming state and district averages on a range of assessments, and the elementary school also performing well.

Hamilton Junior-Senior High School stands out for its consistently high performance on state assessments, with many subject areas exceeding state and district averages. The school also boasts a strong 84.3% four-year graduation rate and a low 4.5% dropout rate in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a relatively high spending per student at $24,361 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.7 in 2023-2024.

While not as consistently high as the junior-senior high school, Hamilton Elementary School also performs well on state assessments, with some subject areas exceeding the state and district averages. The school has a relatively high spending per student at $27,680 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4 in 2023-2024. Both schools have relatively low percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, which may contribute to their academic success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 (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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	47 W Kendrick Ave	Hamilton	13346	Madison County	Hamilton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 824-6320	286	27	10.7	26.9%	257 (89.9%)	9 (3.1%)	6 (2.1%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	76.5	212^th of 1234 public high schools	82.8%		80	125^th of 1242 public high schools	89.9%	87	65.6	92.0	80.0	89.4	80.0	86.7	88.1	87.2	83.3	75.9	87.1				54.3	50.0	74.1				74.3	72.4	56.3		62.5	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	$25,554	$265	$25,289
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 W Kendrick Ave	Hamilton	13346	Madison County	Hamilton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 824-6330	256	21	12.0	21.9%	235 (91.8%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	49.7	1208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.6%		74.5	547^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.6%	661												44.7	68.3	56.8				63.2	53.7	43.9				47.6		99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$28,999	$339	$28,660

Cities Near Hamilton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madison	5.06 mi	1
Morrisville	7.49 mi	2	454^th
Sherburne	9.56 mi	3	524^th
Waterville	9.64 mi	2	498^th
Brookfield	10.94 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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