Hamilton High School (New Jersey)
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| 2720 South Clinton Avenue Hamilton, NJ 08610 |
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| Coordinates | 40°11′57″N 74°43′24″W / 40.1992°N 74.7233°WCoordinates: 40°11′57″N 74°43′24″W / 40.1992°N 74.7233°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Tradition, Pride, and Excellence" |
| School district | Hamilton Township School District |
| Principal | Brian Smith |
| Vice principals | Nicole Dickens-Simon Bryan Rogers Chuck Zalescik |
| Faculty | 102.5 FTEs |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,244 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.1:1 |
| Color(s) |
Orange black |
| Athletics conference | Colonial Valley Conference |
| Team name | Hornets |
| Website | School website |
Hamilton High School (West) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades located in Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, operating as one of the three secondary schools of the Hamilton Township School District.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,244 students and 102.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. There were 427 students (34.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 93 (7.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The school was the 222nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 275th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 258th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 262nd in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 240th in the magazine's 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
The Hamilton High School Hornets compete in the Colonial Valley Conference, which is composed of private and public high schools located in Mercer County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 900 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 822 to 1,068 students in that grade range.
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