Lake Hamilton Elementary School
Public elementary school, 2 to ungraded · Pearcy, Arkansas
Lake Hamilton Elementary School in Pearcy, Arkansas enrolled 555 students in 2024-25 with 33.3 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 68% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
578 students in 2022-23, 578 students in 2023-24, 555 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.5 to 33.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 578 | 36.5 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 34.1 | 17.0 |
| 2024-25 | 555 | 33.3 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools
Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 311 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Hamilton Elementary School enrolled 621 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 311 of the 621 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent16.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.6% of students were White, 16.0% Hispanic, 7.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White72.6%
- Hispanic16.0%
- Two or more races7.4%
- Black2.9%
- Asian1.1%
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 Lake Hamilton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 36% | 46% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 68% | 45% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
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.
Elementary schools in Pearcy
3 public elementary schools in Pearcy report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Hamilton Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hamilton Primary School | 619 | 17.8 | 53.6% |
| Lake Hamilton Interm. School | 566 | 16.3 | 52.1% |
| Lake Hamilton Elementary School | 555 | 16.7 | 54.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lake Hamilton Elementary School
- Lake Hamilton Interm. SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 566 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Lake Hamilton Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 619 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare Lake Hamilton Elementary School with Lake Hamilton Interm. SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lake Hamilton School District spends per student$12,273 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,273
- The largest public schools in ArkansasLake Hamilton Elementary School is the number 107 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#107 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.16.7:1
- 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 Lake Hamilton Elementary School
How many students attend Lake Hamilton Elementary School?
555 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 578 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pearcy, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Hamilton Elementary School?
16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lake Hamilton Elementary School a Title I school?
Lake Hamilton Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lake Hamilton Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lake Hamilton Elementary School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas'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.What district is Lake Hamilton Elementary School in?
Lake Hamilton School District, NCES district ID 0508610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050861000573 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
- 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.