📍 735 Clay St, Carlisle, Cumberland County, 17013
Hamilton El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carlisle, Cumberland County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carlisle Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hamilton El Sch enrolls 346 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 23% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 151 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 14% |
| Asian | 16 | 4.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 346 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Hamilton El Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 199.
Hamilton El Sch is one of 10 schools in Carlisle Area SD, based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,180 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 346 students, Hamilton El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small