Hamilton High School Annual Report
2.17.25
Dear Parents and Community Members:
We are pleased to present you with the Annual Education Report (AER) which provides key information on the 2023-24 educational progress for the Hamilton High School. The AER addresses the complex reporting information required by federal and state laws. The school’s report contains information about student assessment, accountability, and teacher quality. If you have any questions about the AER, please contact Mr. Bosch for assistance.
The AER is available for you to review electronically by using this link or you may review a copy in the main office at your child’s school.
For the 2023-24 school year, schools were identified using definitions and labels as required in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). A Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) school is one that has at least one underperforming student subgroup. An Additional Targeted Support (ATS) school is one that has a student subgroup performing at the same level as the lowest 5% of all schools in the state. A Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) school is one whose performance is in the lowest 5% of all schools in the state or has a graduation rate at or below 67%. Some schools are not identified with any of these labels. In these cases, no label is given. Our school has not been given one of these labels.
We are continuously working to improve on our challenges. One significant challenge that we faced in the 2023-24 school year was a lower graduation rate than desired. As a school and district, we have created a plan to adapt, adopting a learning management system that has increased benefits for a fully virtual educational model as well as increased instructional benefits in traditional modes of learning. An additional challenge is helping our bottom 30% of students to improve at the same rate as all students. We are also working to increase our overall achievement scores on the SAT & MSTEP. Some of the major influences are our work with MIBLSI in improving our reading strategies as well as enhancing instructional strategies through our professional development opportunities.
State Law also requires that we report the following additional information.
Process for assigning pupils to the school: Students are assigned to Hamilton High School by age and grade in school as well as credit needs. Students from outside the district may be accepted to a Hamilton Community Schools building as part of the schools of choice process, which considers the number of students already enrolled at each grade level to determine the number of openings available.
Status of the 3-5 year school improvement plan: Hamilton High School’s school improvement process is coordinated with the district process; goals for improvement reflect the needs of the students in our building and support the Hamilton Community Schools’ District School Improvement Plan. The staff and parent representatives study student data, establish goals, and monitor progress.
Goals Include:
All Hamilton High School students will achieve academic success as measured by SAT college and career readiness benchmarks, a composite score of 1100. All Hamilton High School students will achieve social-emotional success as measured by staff/student/parent perception data of 3.75. All Hamilton High School staff will have a comprehensive understanding of our district’s learning management system.
Core curriculum: All students have access to Hamilton’s core curriculum. Information about the core curriculum is available in each school office and on the district website: www.hamiltonschools.us. Support is provided, as needed, through a variety of supportive services including special education, after-school tutoring, summer school and individually planned accommodations. The high school has fully implemented the Common Core in English and Math. Social Studies, Business and The Arts focused on implementing Common Core literacy standards into their curriculum. Science classes have an increased focus on extending the students' learning and increasing inquiry within the science classroom with the approach in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Aggregate Student Achievement Results: 11th Grade Performance Data
23-24 SAT Mathematics Data | 23-24 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | |
Met Benchmark | 38.7% | 59.2% |
Mean Score | 495.05 | 489.54 |
Parent-Teacher Conference Attendance: Attending parent/teacher conferences is one of many ways parents continually support and enhance the learning of Hamilton High School students. The following table shows a comparison of students represented at Parent Teacher Conferences for the last two school years. Additionally, parents and students both access the PowerSchool Web Portal (PS) online system for current information about assignments and student achievement.
Year | % Attending In-Person | % Accessing PS | ||||
Tri 1 | Tri 2 | Tri 3 | Tri 1 | Tri 2 | Tri 3 | |
2023-2024 | 36.2 | 25.7 | 13.7 | 89.4 | 91.4 | 89.7 |
Year | % Attending In-Person | % Accessing PS | ||||
Tri 1 | Tri 2 | Tri 3 | Tri 1 | Tri 2 | Tri 3 | |
2022-2023 | 38.5 | 28.7 | 14.7 | 89.75 | 87.65 | 75.10 |
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate/College Equivalent Courses
School Year | # of Courses | Course Title(s) | Brief Description |
2023-24 | 1 | AP Calculus AB | This course is intended for students who have a thorough knowledge of college preparatory mathematics. It will introduce Calculus with elementary functions. This class will go much more in-depth than general Calculus. Students planning to go into a mathematical field in college should take AP Calculus. |
1 | AP Chemistry | This course is designed to give students a solid first-year college chemistry experience, both conceptually and in the laboratory. Students must have successfully completed Chemistry to enroll in this class. Students will be prepared to take the AP Chemistry exam in the spring. | |
3 | AP English Language and Composition | Like AP Literature and Composition, this is a class for students who want to have good discussions and become better readers, writers, and thinkers. Our focus will be on nonfiction texts and the art of persuasion and rhetoric – both understanding how writers and speakers persuade and manipulate us and how we can better persuade our own readers and listeners. We’ll discuss, read about, and write about current, relevant issues and how those issues are presented in the media and beyond. We will also prepare for college and the AP English Language and Composition exam in May. Not only will you have the potential for college credit, you’ll also show prospective colleges that you have challenged yourself in high school – a huge admissions factor.. | |
1 | AP English Literature and Composition | Do you want to take a sweet class with excellent company? AP English Literature and Composition is that class. Yes, we read lots of literature, and yes, we do lots of writing. We also prepare for the rigors of college and for successful completion of the AP English Lit and Comp exam in May. And when you apply for college acceptance during your senior year, this class helps to answer the question colleges ask as one of their main criterion: What demanding classes did a student take in high school? All AP classes meet that “strength of schedule” goal. | |
1 | AP Physics C:Mechanics | AP Physics is a Calculus-based course designed to be taken by students who plan to major in engineering, computer science, or any other science-related field. It can be taken by anyone has taken AP Calculus also enrolled in AP Calculus concurrently, who wants to fulfill a college physics requirement, granted that they pass the College Board AP Physics (mechanics) exam in May. | |
2 | AP U.S. History | AP U.S. History is a challenging course that is meant to be the equivalent of a freshman college course and can earn students college credit. It is a year-long survey of American history from the Age of Exploration and Discovery to the Present. Solid reading and writing skills, along with a willingness to devote considerable time to homework and study, are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative thinking skills, essay writing, interpretation of original documents, and historiography. A short research paper may be required | |
1 | AP Spanish Language | This course will focus on the acquisition of vocabulary on a variety of topics and the application of all vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in the previous four years of study. Students will write, speak, listen, and read Spanish on a variety of authentic sources on a variety of real-world topics and themes emphasized on the AP Spanish Exam. Students will also study, compare, and contrast cultures in which the Spanish language is spoken. Spanish will be the only language spoken in class | |
4 | AP Online Courses | AP online courses are web-based complete curriculum courses that include interactive tutorials, assignments, activities, exams, quizzes, and grading, with an experienced AP distance teacher. Through these online courses, students can work at school and at home with unlimited flexibility. Each course provides a wealth of online resources and more than 150 hours of challenging coursework per semester that is designed to meet the College Board course requirements and prepare students for the AP exam. |
Enrollment/Passing Rate
Hamilton High School provided students with the opportunity to take college-level equivalent courses.
College Equivalent Courses by Grade Level | # of Enrolled Students 2023-24 | % of Enrolled Students 2023-24 | Passing Rate % 2023-24 |
9th Grade | 0 | 0% | 0% |
10th Grade | 0 | 0% | 0% |
11th Grade | 40 | 20.83% | 100% |
12th Grade | 76 | 47.20% | 100% |
College Credit/Dual Enrollment
Hamilton High School provides serious college-bound high school students with the opportunity to enroll part-time at a degree-granting accredited college or university. 11th and 12th graders who have exhausted Hamilton High School's curricular offerings in a particular field of study, and who have taken all areas on the MME and have passed the area in which they would like to enroll, are eligible to apply.
2023-24 | ||
# Students | % of Students | |
Students Receiving College Credit through Dual Enrollment | 16 | .04% |
Students Who Enrolled in College Courses and Took Exam | 16 | .04% |
Students Who Achieved a Score to Receive College Credit | 16 | .04% |
Hamilton High School students continue to demonstrate strong academic achievement, which is guided by our dedicated teachers, support staff, and parents. Thank you for all you do to continue to support the achievement of our students!
Sincerely,
Mitchell Bosch, Hamilton High School Principal
David Sheppard, Hamilton High School Assistant Principal
Eric Talsma, Hamilton High School Athletic Director
Report
Hamilton High School Annual Education Report (AER) - Updated 2/14/25
