Hamilton East - Steinert

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Hamilton, New Jersey

Hamilton East - Steinert in Hamilton, New Jersey enrolled 1,437 students in 2024-25 with 104.3 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

1,427 students in 2022-23, 1,454 students in 2023-24, 1,437 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 106.6 to 104.3.

Students enrolled at Hamilton East - Steinert by school year2022-23: 1,427, 2023-24: 1,454, 2024-25: 1,43705001k1.5k2022-231,4272023-241,4542024-251,437
Students enrolled at Hamilton East - Steinert by school year2022-23: 1,427, 2023-24: 1,454, 2024-25: 1,43705001k1.5k2022-231,4272023-241,4542024-251,437
Students enrolled at Hamilton East - Steinert by school year2022-23: 1,427, 2023-24: 1,454, 2024-25: 1,43705001k1.5k2022-231,4272023-241,4542024-251,437
Students enrolled at Hamilton East - Steinert by school year2022-23: 1,427, 2023-24: 1,454, 2024-25: 1,43705001k1.5k2022-231,4272023-241,4542024-251,437
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,427106.613.4
2023-241,454107.113.6
2024-251,437104.313.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 New Jersey high schools

Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 13.8; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 13.8; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 13.8; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Jersey high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 96.7; This school 13.8; state median 12.1.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

20 AP courses and one counselor per 242 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hamilton East - Steinert enrolled 1,449 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses20
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 242 of the 1,449 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.4% of students were White, 29.9% Hispanic, 11.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White51.4%
  2. Hispanic29.9%
  3. Black11.2%
  4. Asian3.9%
  5. Two or more races3.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hamilton East - Steinert scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235%35%48.6%
Math, 2022-2321%24% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 355 students in Hamilton East - Steinert's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate93%91%90.5%
Students in the class355983106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Hamilton

3 public high schools in Hamilton report 2024-25 enrollment; Hamilton East - Steinert is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hamilton East - Steinert1,43713.831.6%
Hamilton West-Watson1,40813.950.6%
Hamilton North - Nottingham1,14712.947.4%

All public schools in Hamilton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hamilton East - Steinert

  1. MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/RubinoThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 96 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 137 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Hamilton East - Steinert with MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/RubinoStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hamilton Township School District spends per student$22,204 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,204
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyHamilton East - Steinert is the number 84 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#84 of 447
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.13.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hamilton East - Steinert

  1. How many students attend Hamilton East - Steinert?
    1,437 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,427 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hamilton, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamilton East - Steinert?
    13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hamilton East - Steinert a Title I school?
    Hamilton East - Steinert was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hamilton East - Steinert do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hamilton East - Steinert scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Hamilton East - Steinert?
    93% of the 355 students in Hamilton East - Steinert's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Hamilton East - Steinert in?
    Hamilton Township School District, NCES district ID 3406540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340654003090 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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