📍 645 Paxson Avenue, Hamilton, Mercer County, 08690
University Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hamilton, Mercer County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
University Heights Elementary School enrolls 318 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 318 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
University Heights Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-30, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
University Heights Elementary School is one of 23 schools in Hamilton Township Public School District, based in Hamilton, New Jersey. The district serves 12,476 students district-wide and employs 985 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, University Heights Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 542 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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