SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NJ proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 13%Projected 21%

Hamilton West-watson Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NJ proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NJ average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 5%NJ 44%

English proficiency

School 21%NJ 53%

Science proficiency

School 15%NJ 28%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

88%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

15%

Students in at least one AP course. 25 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered25
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

4%
7%

AP computer science

1%
2%

AP math

3%
5%

Gold marks the NJ average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B+

17.60 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A-

1.96 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

13.44 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$95,366

NJ average $115,341

Median home value

$263,553

NJ average $465,927

Median rent

$1,490 /mo

NJ average $1,834

Unemployment rate

6.3%

NJ average 6.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 91.3%NJ 90.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

NJ average 11:1

Teachers

104

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$81,287

All teachers in Hamilton Township Public School District.

Student to counselor ratio NJ average 328:1193:1
Support staff16
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff4

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NJ 98%

Experienced teachers

School 77%NJ 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days12
Out-of-school suspension days19
Total days missed to suspension12
Expulsions with services1
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based3
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$12606 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.52

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

30%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

3%

Black

19%

Latino

42%

Multiracial

6%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged48%
Students with disabilities19%
English as a second language8%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Hamilton West-watson

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Hamilton North - Nottingham

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 2.2 mi
Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 10%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Hamilton East - Steinert

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 3.4 mi
Morrisville Hs

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 24%
  • Distance: 3.5 mi
Bordentown Regional High School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 3.7 mi
Daylight/twilight High School

  • Actual: 5%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 4.3 mi
Lawrence High School

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 4.6 mi
Trenton Stem-to-civics Charter School

  • Actual: 12%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 4.6 mi
Ewing High School

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 5.2 mi
Center For Student Lrng Cs Pennsbury

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 6.0 mi