Hamlin School District 28-3

Hamlin School District 28-3 has three schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Hamlin Elementary (PK–5), Hamlin Middle (6–8), and Hamlin High (9–12). In 2025–26, the elementary and middle schools both exceeded state proficiency in all-grades ELA and math. Their average advantage over the state was 6 points in ELA and 15 in math. The clearest shared strength for families is therefore math performance in the elementary and middle grades.

Hamlin Middle stands out in math, with 61% proficient compared with 57% at Hamlin Elementary; both were above the state, by 17 and 13 points, respectively. Elementary had a slight ELA edge: 55% proficient versus 54% at Middle. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings also place Middle highest at the 72nd percentile, Elementary at the 67th, and Hamlin High lowest at the 7th. High’s 11th-grade ACT proficiency was 14–15 points below state levels across the three subjects, while its graduation rate was 96%, 9 points above state, and its dropout rate was 0% versus 2% statewide. Its prior-year test was different, so the contrast does not establish a year-over-year score decline.

Recent trends diverged: Elementary’s all-grades results fell 6 points in ELA and 5 in math from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while Middle rose 2 points in ELA and 4 in math. Middle’s SchoolDigger percentile remained at 72nd from 2024–25 to 2025–26; Elementary went from 80th to 67th, and High from 82nd to 7th. These measures give parents different signals, not a single school-wide story. In 2024–25, student-teacher ratios were 16.4 at Elementary, 19.0 at Middle, and 12.2 at High. Free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 36%, 30%, and 26%, respectively; these are contextual comparisons, not explanations for results.