Summary:
In zip code 76531, there is one middle school, Hamilton J H, serving grades 6 through 8 in Hamilton, Texas, with a total enrollment of 194 students.
Hamilton J H is part of the Hamilton Independent School District (Isd) and shows a mixed performance profile. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 and spends $8,784 per student, with 53.09% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Its ranking has been volatile, jumping from the 52nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 72nd percentile in 2024-2025, then dropping to the 66th percentile in 2025-2026. A standout strength is mathematics, where 6th graders scored 56.36% proficient (well above the state's 38.57%) and 8th graders scored 58.23% (above the state's 47.24%) in the most recent year. However, a critical concern is the dramatic "7th grade math cliff," where proficiency plummeted from 41.27% to just 19.57% in one year, far below the state average of 29.41%. Similarly, 8th-grade reading dropped from 60.87% to 47.69%, falling below the state average. The school has a 0.0% dropout rate and shows resilience in social studies, with 8th graders outperforming the state average despite a slight decline.
The data reveals a school in flux, with inconsistent performance across subjects and grades. While small class sizes and strong math results in 6th and 8th grades are positive, the severe declines in 7th-grade math and 8th-grade reading suggest localized issues that may be tied to specific teachers or cohorts. The school is not uniformly leveraging its small size for consistent academic success, and parents should be aware of these subject-specific weaknesses when evaluating the school's overall performance.
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