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Hamilton School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

20 Oak St, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 · (914) 665-5050 · Part of Mount Vernon School District

Mount Vernon’s School Grade C− better than 17% of New York school districts

Students
320
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Hamilton School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Mount Vernon kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

K–8Hamilton SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

20 Oak St, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten21
Grade 138
Grade 236
Grade 330
Grade 446
Grade 545
Grade 643
Grade 731
Grade 829
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
340’20
336’21
354’22
313’23
320’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%Black 43%Two or more races 3%White 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hamilton School from Mount Vernon families.

Other schools in Mount Vernon School District

The district →

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 New York’s other public schools; Mount Vernon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.