Hamilton Andrew Sch

5640 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19139

348 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

Andrew Hamilton School, located at 5640 Spruce Street in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of West Philadelphia, is a K-8 public school serving the local community as part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school is named in honor of Andrew Hamilton, a prominent 18th-century Philadelphia lawyer best known for his successful defense of printer John Peter Zenger, a landmark case that established the principle of freedom of the press in colonial America.

Academically, the school focuses on providing a foundational education to elementary and middle school students, fostering both core subject proficiency and social-emotional development. As a neighborhood school, it serves as a central hub for the surrounding community, emphasizing a commitment to student achievement and community engagement within the diverse urban environment of West Philadelphia.

348

Total Students

29.5

Full-Time Teachers

11.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Hamilton Andrew Sch
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Hispanic	18
Black	319
Asian	2
Two or More	3
American Indian	5

Black
319 (91.7%)
Hispanic
18 (5.2%)
American Indian
5 (1.4%)
Two or More
3 (0.9%)
Asian
2 (0.6%)
White
1 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Philadelphia City SD
Phone:	(215)400-7650
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	348
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	29.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 32

Grade 1 28

Grade 2 36

Grade 3 46

Grade 4 24

Grade 5 35

Grade 6 63

Grade 7 34

Grade 8 50