Hamilton High School | |
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Address | |
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1363 E Person Avenue , 38106 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°06′00″N 90°01′01″W / 35.1001°N 90.0170°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Love Hamilton Absolutely |
School district | Shelby County School District |
NCES School ID | 470014801080 |
Teaching staff | 41 (FTE) [1] |
Enrollment | 646 (2019–2020) |
• Grade 9 | 234 |
• Grade 10 | 137 |
• Grade 11 | 142 |
• Grade 12 | 133 |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.76 |
Color(s) |
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Mascot | Wildcats |
Website | schools.scsk12.org/Domain/16 |
Hamilton High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, located at 1363 E Person Avenue. Enrollment is 646 as of the 2019–2020 school year and the school is part of the Shelby County School District. [1]
The school has a Junior ROTC program and requires a school uniform. [2][ non-primary source needed]
Hamilton High School graduates were among the Memphis State Eight that broke the color barrier at Memphis State in 1959. [3] There was a clash between students and police during the Martin Luther King era. [4] [5] In 2011 organizers rallied to save the high school from closing. [6]
School colors are royal blue and white. Wildcats are the mascot, and the school motto is "Love Hamilton Absolutely". [7] [8]
Former NFL player Curtis Weathers served as principal in 2015 and sought to transition the school into a Charter School. [9] The school was part of a grade tampering controversy at several Shelby County schools in 2017 and had its principal demoted to a teaching position as a result. [10]
97% of the students are black as of 2020 [update]. [1] Student scores are very low on math and reading proficiency state exams. [11]
Hamilton High School | |
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Address | |
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1363 E Person Avenue , 38106 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°06′00″N 90°01′01″W / 35.1001°N 90.0170°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Love Hamilton Absolutely |
School district | Shelby County School District |
NCES School ID | 470014801080 |
Teaching staff | 41 (FTE) [1] |
Enrollment | 646 (2019–2020) |
• Grade 9 | 234 |
• Grade 10 | 137 |
• Grade 11 | 142 |
• Grade 12 | 133 |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.76 |
Color(s) |
|
Mascot | Wildcats |
Website | schools.scsk12.org/Domain/16 |
Hamilton High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, located at 1363 E Person Avenue. Enrollment is 646 as of the 2019–2020 school year and the school is part of the Shelby County School District. [1]
The school has a Junior ROTC program and requires a school uniform. [2][ non-primary source needed]
Hamilton High School graduates were among the Memphis State Eight that broke the color barrier at Memphis State in 1959. [3] There was a clash between students and police during the Martin Luther King era. [4] [5] In 2011 organizers rallied to save the high school from closing. [6]
School colors are royal blue and white. Wildcats are the mascot, and the school motto is "Love Hamilton Absolutely". [7] [8]
Former NFL player Curtis Weathers served as principal in 2015 and sought to transition the school into a Charter School. [9] The school was part of a grade tampering controversy at several Shelby County schools in 2017 and had its principal demoted to a teaching position as a result. [10]
97% of the students are black as of 2020 [update]. [1] Student scores are very low on math and reading proficiency state exams. [11]