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Hamilton Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1650 W Cornelia Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 · (773) 534-5484 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
486
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Hamilton Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Hamilton Elem SchoolYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1650 W Cornelia Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten41
Grade 155
Grade 251
Grade 358
Grade 456
Grade 551
Grade 664
Grade 740
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
476’20
457’21
451’22
485’23
486’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 9%Black 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hamilton Elem School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.