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Hamilton Elementary School

Q: Is Hamilton Elementary School a good school?

Hamilton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.5% 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

1534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hamilton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Elyria, Ohio, with 436 students. It is part of the Elyria City Schools district, which is ranked 648 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Hamilton Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, also earning a 1-star rating.

One of the key challenges facing Hamilton Elementary is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.0% to 43.8% in recent years. This is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Northwood Elementary (33.1%) and Westwood Elementary (33.1%). Additionally, Hamilton Elementary students perform significantly below state and district averages on Ohio state tests, with only 19.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 64.4% statewide and 38.7% for the Elyria City Schools district.

Another key factor is the school's high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 89.55% to 91.97% in recent years. This is much higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 50-80% free/reduced lunch. Hamilton Elementary also struggles across multiple student subgroups, with its African American students ranking 587 out of 603 Ohio elementary schools and its Hispanic students ranking 238 out of 259 in 2024-2025. Addressing these systemic issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach from the Elyria City Schools district to improve outcomes for the students at Hamilton Elementary.

437

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,527

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 15th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (19% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg40%

Ohio avg64%

1,534^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

648^th of 828Elyria 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
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)

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-47 vs state

English Language Arts18%-44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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	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	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		112 (25.6%)	137 (31.4%)	107 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (18.1%)	3	1534^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.9	1516^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.9%	18			19.2	20.3					21.9	14.1					$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%)	20.9	1244^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.2%		26.8	1170^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.8%	74			42.4	33.0					50.0	42.9					$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		203 (43.9%)	71 (15.4%)	87 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (21.9%)	17.8	1286^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.5%		32.9	1103^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	30.1%	183			34.4	45.5					38.0	43.2					$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		173 (42.3%)	108 (26.4%)	75 (18.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.2%)	20.1	1257^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.3%		31.5	1118^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.1%	139	29.2	60.0	43.9	18.6	29.2	30.0	36.6	42.9	46.3	27.9	50.0	42.5	39.0	22.9	$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%)	40.9	1013^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.0%		45.9	968^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.6%	45			53.8	60.7					66.7	42.6					$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		184 (41.7%)	80 (18.1%)	98 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.9%)	20.1	1259^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.2%		30.1	1130^th of 1577 public elementary schools	28.3%	129			43.0	41.7					46.0	38.9					$5,211
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		152 (33.3%)	56 (12.3%)	195 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	33.4	1089^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.1%		28.8	1152^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	26.9%	63			51.9	58.4					50.0	47.2					$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	50.7%	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	53.8%	329 (84.4%)	7 (1.8%)	32 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	65.1	625^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.9%		73.4	468^th of 1577 public elementary schools	70.3%	157			66.8	84.5					57.6	75.5					$13,251
Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Tacoma Ave	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 240-1220	291	20	14.9		62 (21.3%)	35 (12.0%)	160 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.3%)	20.1	1256^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.4%		9.3	1417^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.1%	161	24.4		43.8	66.7	17.8				32.7	41.7	42.2				$15,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Elementary School

Is Hamilton Elementary School a good school?

Hamilton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.5% 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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