Elementary · New York

Hamilton School

Free meals for all

Hamilton School, a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York: grades k–8, 320 students, 9.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mount Vernon School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 320
Teachers (FTE): 33.8
Students per teacher: 9.5
Grades: K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 73% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Smaller than 69% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

38%proficient

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

185 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

46%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

188 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Mount Vernon School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mount Vernon School District.

Location

Address: 20 Oak St, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Phone: (914)665-5050
City or town: Mount Vernon
County: Westchester County

Website Quality of life in Mount Vernon Schools in Mount Vernon

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	500	20.1	49%	54%	0.4 mi
Grimes SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	330	9.2	40%	34%	0.4 mi
Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	355	11.9	50%	47%	0.5 mi
Mount Vernon Leadership AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	382	11.1	41%	39%	0.5 mi
Lincoln SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	470	11.5	64%	56%	0.8 mi
PS 16 WakefieldFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	343	14.8	32%	35%	0.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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