📍 1300 Wabank Rd, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 17603
Hamilton El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 349 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hamilton El Sch enrolls 349 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 17% |
| White | 38 | 11% |
| Asian | 17 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 349 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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 13, state house district 96.
Hamilton El Sch is one of 19 schools in Lancaster SD, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The district serves 9,959 students district-wide and employs 838 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 349 students, Hamilton El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small