📍 410 S College, Hamilton, Hamilton County, 76531
Hamilton J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hamilton, Hamilton County. The school has 184 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maury Heers. It is part of the Hamilton Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hamilton J H enrolls 184 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 146 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 184 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 9 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 J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 59.
Hamilton J H is one of 3 schools in HAMILTON ISD, based in HAMILTON, Texas. The district serves 823 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 184 students, Hamilton J H is smaller than the district average of about 274 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote