I attended this school for part of my high school years. Yes, there were cliques and it was very difficult for an outsider to fit in. The academic level was almost a year behind the school I transferred from. The teachers were about the same as other schools, some there for the money and others who
... Read more really cared if a student learned anything or not. I feel it is imperative to support our school and our educators. After all, they are having an influence on our children, even if they or our children don't realize it at the time. My grandchildren now attend this school and are having the time of their lives. If we want our schools to be better, maybe we should be more involved. We should be cognizant of the legislature that is passed affecting our school systems, as well. Read less
Posted by a other on 11/14/08
As a parent I want the best for my children, so we left a small school to attend a bigger one and we choose Hamilton. My children love it their, but the coaches favor the city kids over the country kids. And if you are known to have money you count!!! My husband and I work very hard to have what we have
... Read more and we are pretty well off, but we will not raise our children to think they are better than anyone else. so most people don't really know that we do as well as we do financially. I was very disappointed at the coaching staff at this school, I was told if you made a donation to the athletics program your kid would get to play more and start in the games. this is not the way I raise my children.My advice is don't send your child here. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/05/07
Lazy staff not will[ing] to teach and inadaquate funding at this school eaquels poor edcuation....
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Posted by a parent on 07/12/07
I had a good experience at Hamilton High. Over all the teachers were very helpful and involved with each student who was willing to apply themselves. Just like any school there is only so much a teacher can do, and then it's up to the student and their parents. Yes cliques are very apparent at this
... Read more school, but not as bad as some bigger schools. There were no gangs or just plain 'mean' people, even though at some point everyone was picked on. Extracurricular activities should be increased. When I attended Hamilton High if you weren't playing sports you weren't doing anything. The school should put a least a little focus into the drama and home economics department. Over all Hamilton is a good school if the student willing to put forth some effort and strive to do their best. Read less
Posted by a former student on 05/14/07
I graduated from Hamilton High School in 2002, along with most schools in a town this size there are always going to be 'groups' of popular people, average people, and then common people! There is always going to be this dilemma within a school! Furthermore I do feel as though that I did have a great
... Read more experience from K-12. The educators done an excellent job. There is always going to be room for improvement! The educators here at Hamilton were always willing to help. Usually, the pupils do not listen, and parents are not getting involved! They are just being typical adolescents!Overall, yes, I would say my experience there was pleasant! Read less
Posted by a former student on 02/02/07
I attended school at Hamilton all the way up and I believe this school system is about even par with most schools. However, I think my math background is poor compared to my college peers who attended other schools. Also, compared with other schools, there are fewer extracurricular activities offered
... Read more (show choir, plays, soccer,technical and computer sciences). I think the parent involvement is average. There is discrimination, though, on behalf of the higher class students against the average ones. I guess you get that in any school, it just seems more prevalent here due to the small school size. If everyone, including teachers, made education (not social comparisons) the main goal for attending school at Hamilton, it would be the best education experience for all students. Read less
Posted by a former student on 01/04/07
I grew up in Hamilton, and I think for the size of the school and city, what I was offered was commensurate with other larger cities/schools. I also feel that the education that I received was pretty good for a small town high school. The quality of the academic programs offered was decent enough,
... Read more although maybe the variety of academic courses offered was less than desirable. One has to consider that in a school were almost 50% of the population qualify for free and reduced lunches that academic selections might be slim. Band, chorus, and other sports extracurricular activities are offered, and the level of parental involvement seems about right for a school this size, considering the rural location. Read less
Posted by a former student on 01/18/06
Hamilton High School, I think, does not give every child a fair chance. They give the richer and more popular students more of a chance than they do the regular students. So I don't advise any parent to put their in this school at at all.
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* In 2007-2008 Alabama used the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE) to test high school students in reading, math, language, science and social studies. The AHSGE is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. High school students must pass the AHSGE in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to pass the test.
Student enrollment:
392
Students per teacher:
17
Full-time teachers:
23
Number of classrooms:
30
Vocational Education
Accounting, Agriculture Education, Drivers Ed, Phys Ed
English
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Dance
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English as Second Language
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Hamilton schools — Hamilton High School is located at 211 Aggie Ave, Hamilton AL 35570. 211 Aggie Ave is in the 35570 ZIP code in Hamilton, AL The school district for Hamilton High School is the Marion County School District. Hamilton High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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