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Hamilton Middle

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Hamilton Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 768 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top 5% of middle schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming the Madison Metropolitan School District and the state of Wisconsin in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas.

Hamilton Middle's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy, with 81.7% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.62% in the district and 53.97% statewide. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking in the top 20% of Wisconsin middle schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as for English Language Learners and students with special needs. Additionally, Hamilton Middle has relatively low chronic absenteeism and dropout rates compared to the district and state averages.

While Badger Rock Middle and James Wright Middle, also part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, show more varied academic outcomes, Hamilton Middle's success can serve as a model for other schools in the district and state. The school's strong performance, coupled with its ability to provide equitable educational opportunities, make it an exceptional choice for families in the Madison area.

790

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,465

Per pupil spending ?

19.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4801 Waukesha St
Madison, WI 53705-4899

(608) 204-4620

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Hamilton Middle usually attend:

High:

West High

Feeder schools for Hamilton Middle:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Randall Elementary School
	Shorewood Hills Elementary
	Van Hise Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Asian:

9.4%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (79% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg54%

33^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12Middle Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

317^th of 426Madison Metropolitan School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	33 of 628	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	36 of 641	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	15 of 640	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	20 of 617	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	7 of 613	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	35 of 594	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	42 of 579	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.2	42 of 612	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.3	35 of 609	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	78.7	72 of 612	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	91.0	9 of 585	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	11 of 569	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	79.6	35 of 559	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	80.4	26 of 549	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	23 of 539	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	26 of 521	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	78.5	48 of 519	90.8%	★★★★★
2007	76.4	51 of 366	86.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	44 of 382	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	80 of 332	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	81.1	24 of 324	92.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	18 of 117	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	15 of 118	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	30 of 130	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	20 of 125	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	94.2	2 of 134	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	64.4	31 of 123	74.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	16 of 88	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	17 of 87	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	22 of 90	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	18 of 95	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	19 of 90	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	29 of 91	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	8 of 178	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	9 of 173	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	4 of 170	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	2 of 158	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	10 of 153	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	5 of 140	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	49 of 573	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	53 of 580	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	12 of 576	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	10 of 574	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	27 of 557	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	37 of 551	93.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	39 of 237	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	45 of 239	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	22 of 229	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	31 of 221	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	22 of 209	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	36 of 204	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	287 of 509	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	252 of 520	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	110 of 525	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	148 of 522	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	181 of 499	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	239 of 487	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	301 of 489	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	14 of 577	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	27 of 585	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	8 of 591	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	18 of 577	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	9 of 572	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	40 of 557	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	48 of 551	91.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	3 of 126	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	9 of 131	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	2 of 132	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	2 of 126	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	2 of 129	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	8 of 101	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	3 of 96	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	11 of 414	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	9 of 425	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	3 of 439	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	5 of 421	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	17 of 437	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	11 of 414	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	44 of 417	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	13 of 399	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	16 of 407	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	9 of 412	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	4 of 397	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	5 of 393	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	18 of 382	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	19 of 375	94.9%	★★★★★

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 (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies89%+26 vs state

Science80%+30 vs state

English Language Arts79%+25 vs state

Mathematics75%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4620	790	55	14.4	19.4%	502 (63.5%)	59 (7.5%)	71 (9.0%)	74 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%		88	36^th of 641 public middle schools	94.4%	3		75.8	79.2	81.7		72.0	77.9	75.2	88.9	79.8	$13,465	$404	$13,062
Spring Harbor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Spring Harbor Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	No	(608) 204-1100	269	22	12.1	27.5%	156 (58.0%)	15 (5.6%)	32 (11.9%)	30 (11.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.8%)	81.6	77^th of 628 public middle schools	87.7%		75.5	121^st of 641 public middle schools	81.1%	44		70.1	78.7	81.6		58.6	66.3	60.5	88.2	77.0	$14,192	$425	$13,768
Cherokee Heights Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Cherokee Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1240	526	47	11.2	48.3%	194 (36.9%)	57 (10.8%)	213 (40.5%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	33.4	462^nd of 628 public middle schools	26.4%		25.3	520^th of 641 public middle schools	18.9%	58		61.4	39.5	38.6		53.1	33.5	29.3	50.0	37.1	$14,139	$633	$13,506
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-6403	462	41	11.4	53.2%	131 (28.4%)	78 (16.9%)	173 (37.4%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.2%)	31.6	469^th of 628 public middle schools	25.3%		30.2	492^nd of 641 public middle schools	23.2%	23		43.6	37.2	43.9		36.4	38.9	41.2	56.6	38.1	$15,508	$605	$14,904
Toki Middle	Public	6-8	5606 Russett Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4740	487	49	9.8	46.0%	210 (43.1%)	90 (18.5%)	90 (18.5%)	51 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	52.2	332^nd of 628 public middle schools	47.1%		46.3	394^th of 641 public middle schools	38.5%	62		52.9	52.7	54.6		53.6	51.0	45.2	62.8	52.7	$14,581	$553	$14,029
James Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1717 Fish Hatchery Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(608) 204-1340	245	25	9.6	68.2%	29 (11.8%)	71 (29.0%)	121 (49.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	21.4	517^th of 628 public middle schools	17.7%		16.3	554^th of 641 public middle schools	13.6%	37		30.9	29.9	48.1		19.8	24.7	27.3	55.8	32.5	$18,044	$1,081	$16,964
Kromrey Middle	Public	5-8	7009 Donna Dr	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9530	1,230	100	12.3	20.7%	725 (58.9%)	67 (5.4%)	173 (14.1%)	173 (14.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.8%)	83.4	63^rd of 628 public middle schools	90.0%		85.8	52^nd of 641 public middle schools	91.9%	11	74.4	73.5	69.6	73.2	75.2	70.5	73.2	72.3	77.0	74.8	$12,903	$172	$12,731
Savanna Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5890 Lacy Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4010	360	35	10.2	26.7%	219 (60.8%)	25 (6.9%)	68 (18.9%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	74.4	126^th of 628 public middle schools	79.9%		58.1	279^th of 641 public middle schools	56.5%	153		74.8	73.6	62.4		65.4	71.3	58.8	69.1	61.8	$13,916	$412	$13,502
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	10	9.4	54.3%	26 (28.3%)	20 (21.7%)	33 (35.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%		31.1	486^th of 641 public middle schools	24.2%	3		38.5	54.3	39.3		30.8	25.7	17.9	53.6	32.1	$16,809	$685	$16,125
Innovative and Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4220	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Middle?

Students at Hamilton Middle are 64% White, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% Not Specified.

What high school do graduates of Hamilton Middle attend?

Students who attend Hamilton Middle usually go on to attend West High

What district is Hamilton Middle in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

Is Hamilton Middle a good school?

Yes. Hamilton Middle ranks in the top 5.3% of Wisconsin middle schools.

How many students attend Hamilton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 790 students attended Hamilton Middle.

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