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Schools in Hamel

Hamel’s public schools

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hamel. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,060 students on the public path
In brief

Hamel’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Hamel’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Columbus Elem School places highest (better than 85%); Worden Elementary School lowest (73%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Hamel, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school: Edwardsville High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hamel, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–26 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–12Edwardsville High Schoolin EdwardsvilleA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 13 schools · 7,060 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,319IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 29.9% · 3834 students tested
Math39%
State average 25.8% · 3743 students tested

Hamel vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hamel’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hamel—Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Every school in Hamel

13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hamelin other towns
N O Nelson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
347 students18:1Rate it →
Goshen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
346 students13:1Rate it →
Glen Carbon Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glen Carbon
318 students17:1Rate it →
LeClaire Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
312 students16:1Rate it →
Hamel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
126 students13:1Rate it →
Midway School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Moro
120 students17:1Rate it →
Albert Cassens Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Glen Carbon
A−
477 students17:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Edwardsville
A−
417 students14:1Rate it →
Columbus Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Edwardsville
A
373 students17:1Rate it →
Worden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Worden
B+
258 students15:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
888 students17:1Rate it →
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
736 students13:1Rate it →
Edwardsville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edwardsville
A
2,342 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Hamel’s schools

Are Hamel’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hamel. Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hamel. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hamel in?

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7.

Where do Hamel kids go to high school?

Edwardsville High School.

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What Hamel families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.