📍 139 e 20th St, Houston, Harris County, 77008
Hamilton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 823 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dejonnette Chilress. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hamilton Middle enrolls 823 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Black or African American and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 705 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 9.1% |
| White | 36 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
710 of the school's 823 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 689 qualify for free lunch and 21 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 Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 15, state house district 148.
Hamilton Middle is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 823 students, Hamilton Middle is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large