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Hamilton International Middle School

Seattle Public Schools · Middle · grades 6-8 · 1610 N 41st St, Seattle, WA 98103-8212

Location

1610 N 41st St, Seattle, WA 98103-8212

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year
75.8%
SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25
Meeting standard — 3-year
75.0%
#15 of 177 middle schools region-wide · #2 of 22 in this district
Exceeding standard — latest year
48.7%
SBAC Level 4, the top score band
Exceeding standard — 3-year
46.6%
#13 of 177 middle schools region-wide · #1 of 22 in this district
3-year trend

Student outcomes

Growth vs academic peers
53
50 = typical · ELA 47 · math 58
Regular attendance
85.7%
Missing fewer than 2 days/month

Directly from OSPI Report Card (graduation, postsecondary via ERDC, ninth-grade on track, dual credit, growth, attendance). Latest published year.

Who attends

Students from low-income homes
12.2%
English language learners
3.9%
Highly Capable program
30.1%
Enrollment
989
Kids per typical block
Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)
51
Avg years experience
11.5
MA-degree share
92.2%
3-year experience trend

Avg years and MA-degree share are direct OSPI publications; the 3-year trend is our derivation. From data.wa.gov/yp28-ks6d.

Competition and advanced-peer evidence

Aggregated from WHSCA, Washington Science Olympiad, The Blue Alliance, and the Seattle Times National Merit list. "Known counts" only — missing public evidence is not proof of absence.

Highly Capable / gifted pathway

Curated from district Highly Capable program pages, with observed-at dates and confidence labels.

Research dossier

Hamilton International Middle School: What The Data Says

Hamilton International Middle School is a middle school in Seattle School District No. 1. The local dataset puts it at grade span 6-8 with enrollment of 989. The headline academic number: 75.0% combined ELA/math meeting standard across the available three-year data, with 75.8% in the latest year.

The useful question is not just whether the scores are high. It is whether the school combines academics, access, peer depth, and day-to-day fit in a way that works for a specific child.

The Short Version

  • Local structured data: 75.0% combined ELA/math over available three-year data; 78.6% ELA and 71.4% math.
  • Access is the first filter: Attendance-area school with program. Home-address assignment for attendance-area students; SPS School Choice request for other students.
  • Program status is a live issue: Hamilton enrolls 989 students, with 30.1% Highly Capable, 15.7% Students with Disabilities, and 12.2% Low Income ([middle_school_state_assessment_summary_mapped.csv](local_csv)).
  • There is public evidence of advanced peer depth: In 2025, the Hamilton Vocal Jazz Ensemble won the Junior Division, and the Jazz Band won first place at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival (Wallyhood Jazz Results).
  • The surrounding block group is Very high for kid density, about 10.1 estimated kids per typical block.

Researched 2026-06-09. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.

That is the free excerpt. The full dossier continues with the complete evidence review: academic outcomes in context, advanced-peer depth, program and access analysis, culture signals, logistics, neighborhood context, open questions, and every citation.

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