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Hamilton Elementary School

Q: Is Hamilton Elementary School a good school?

Hamilton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hamilton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Hamilton Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Elementary School?

Students at Hamilton Elementary School are 31% African American, 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hamilton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Eastern Heights Middle School High : Elyria High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hamilton Elementary School is a PK–4 school serving 437 students in Elyria City Schools in Elyria, Ohio, a city in Lorain County west of Cleveland. In 2025–2026, Hamilton ranked 1508 of 1560 Ohio elementary schools (3rd percentile, 0 stars), while its district ranks 641 of 773 statewide (17th percentile, 1 star).

Test results for 2025–2026 are far below district and state levels. Third-grade math was 25.4% and fourth-grade math 10.0%, compared with district rates of 38.6% and 44.8% and state rates of 62.1% and 67.3%. Third-grade ELA was 31.3% and fourth-grade ELA 16.7%, versus district rates of 52.4% and 43.4% and state rates of 63.4% and 61.8%. Hamilton had the lowest proficiency in every tested area among nearby schools, ranking below Northwood Elementary School, Westwood Elementary School, Eastern Heights Elementary School, Ely Elementary School, Vincent Elementary School, Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School, Midview West Elementary School, and Constellation Schools: Elyria Community. Chronic absenteeism is 40.9%, above the district's 32.0% and higher than every nearby school listed, including Midview North Elementary School at 15.9%.

Poverty context is high: 91.97% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2023–2024. Even so, other Elyria City elementary schools operating under the same district conditions post higher proficiency and much lower absenteeism. Per-student spending of $9,522 in 2018–2019 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.9 do not stand out from Midview Local or district peers. The school's trend has moved downward, from roughly the 13th–14th percentile in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 to the 2nd–4th percentile over the last three years. Performance is broadly low across low-income students, students with disabilities, boys, and girls, pointing to attendance and fourth-grade math and ELA as the most urgent priorities.

437

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,527

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1215 Middle Ave
Elyria, OH 44035-7037

(440) 284-8007

District: Elyria City Schools

Students who attend Hamilton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eastern Heights Middle School
High:	Elyria High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.4%

White:

25.6%

Hispanic:

24.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (21% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg45%

Ohio avg64%

1,508^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Elyria City Schools

641^st of 773Elyria City Schools among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	1508 of 1560	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.0	1534 of 1558	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1516 of 1577	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1393 of 1596	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1361 of 1588	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1511 of 1610	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1430 of 1676	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1472 of 1636	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	1285 of 1651	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	1354 of 1678	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	1433 of 1684	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	1473 of 1687	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	1410 of 1701	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	1399 of 1709	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	1488 of 1686	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.4	1423 of 1662	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	1385 of 1610	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	1354 of 1582	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	1470 of 1609	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	1333 of 1504	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.9	1221 of 1501	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	1267 of 1471	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	623 of 631	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	587 of 603	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	574 of 610	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	492 of 601	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	429 of 533	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	451 of 605	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	482 of 598	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	16.4	880 of 956	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	993 of 1021	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	1410 of 1452	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.6	1437 of 1452	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1420 of 1466	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1359 of 1483	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1391 of 1488	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1438 of 1467	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1285 of 1502	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1374 of 1518	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	291 of 315	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	238 of 259	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	224 of 234	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	174 of 233	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	166 of 189	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	179 of 228	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	212 of 239	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	1416 of 1467	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	1453 of 1473	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1424 of 1484	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1237 of 1447	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1183 of 1419	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1338 of 1404	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1239 of 1465	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1313 of 1465	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	1422 of 1467	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	1446 of 1466	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1441 of 1485	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1288 of 1498	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1244 of 1518	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1447 of 1499	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1366 of 1535	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1417 of 1536	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	162 of 220	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	203 of 218	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	132 of 162	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	142 of 154	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	157 of 166	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	765 of 914	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	0.3	1178 of 1181	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.4	1172 of 1175	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	1175 of 1190	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1144 of 1215	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	1232 of 1249	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1167 of 1271	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1267 of 1309	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-39 vs state

Mathematics18%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1215 Middle Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8007	437	26	16.9	78.3%	112 (25.6%)	137 (31.4%)	107 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (18.1%)	4.4	1508^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.3%		3	1534^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.5%	26			25.4	10.0					31.3	16.7					$12,527
Eastern Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	528 Garford Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8011	559	33	16.9	—	318 (56.9%)	59 (10.6%)	92 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.1%)	32.3	1108^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.0%		20.9	1244^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.2%	136			46.2	40.7					68.3	43.2					$5,621
Ely Elementary School	Public	K-4	312 Gulf Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8005	462	25	18.6	62.1%	203 (43.9%)	71 (15.4%)	87 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (21.9%)	20.4	1254^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.6%		17.8	1286^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.5%	32			34.0	47.7					33.7	50.0					$11,766
Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Public, Charter	K-8	300 N Abbe Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 366-5225	409	21	19.2	28.4%	173 (42.3%)	108 (26.4%)	75 (18.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.2%)	19.3	1269^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.7%		20.1	1257^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.3%	12	18.4	35.1	65.6	37.8	5.3	16.0	20.6	18.9	53.1	29.7	31.6	42.3	57.1	32.4	$10,015
Northwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	570 Abbe Rd N	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8014	333	19	17.8	—	196 (58.9%)	28 (8.4%)	52 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (16.8%)	43.9	983^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	37.0%		40.9	1013^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.0%	30			37.5	73.5					60.9	57.4					$12,242
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8002	441	24	18.1	66.9%	184 (41.7%)	80 (18.1%)	98 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.9%)	31.9	1110^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.8%		20.1	1259^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.2%	149			43.9	49.5					62.2	45.1					$5,211
Elyria Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	42331 Griswold Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8250	302	16	18.8	—	140 (46.4%)	38 (12.6%)	65 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (19.5%)								(n/a)
Vincent Elementary School	Public	K-4	2303 N Ridge Rd E	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-7113	456	28	16.2	95.0%	152 (33.3%)	56 (12.3%)	195 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	33	1096^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.7%		33.4	1089^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.1%	7			48.3	46.3					63.3	45.0					$11,010
Midview North Elementary School	Public	K-2	13070 Durkee Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 748-6869	517	29	18.0	—	421 (81.4%)	17 (3.3%)	40 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)								(n/a)															$12,307
Midview West Elementary School	Public	3-4	13080 Durkee Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 748-2305	390	26	15.0	—	329 (84.4%)	7 (1.8%)	32 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	68.9	555^th of 1560 public elementary schools	64.4%		65.1	625^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.9%	70			76.0	76.5					72.2	65.9					$13,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Elementary School

Is Hamilton Elementary School a good school?

Hamilton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Hamilton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Hamilton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hamilton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastern Heights Middle School
High : Elyria High School

What district is Hamilton Elementary School in?

Elyria City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Elementary School?

Students at Hamilton Elementary School are 31% African American, 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races.

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