Hamilton Middle School

139 East 20th Street

School District

Houston Independent
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 09, 2024

ASD Child Being told he was Useless FAT Boy ,Bad person.Was beat up First week of school in RR. Was said there would be an investigation Never received documents about incident Child came home with a big bruise under his chest area.Gets told that student is disruptive Did you even try to help NODoesn't know how to do work.Parent know Child can do the workMother says school Doesn't want to help. Always hear negatives towards the studentSUSPENDED Multiple timesNEVER RECEIVED documents or shown video of thing s that happend. Mother stated Son was stood over by Teacher while Child was screaming in fear Mother tried to help was told to go.When ever student has a meltdown they don't calm him.down they call the Mother to pick up her son.They can't stand the poor child now he's being placed somewhere else making it hard on the parents.
Submitted by parent on June 13, 2022

The school was horrible , the aps we're not helpful at all.They favorite students and no one does anything about it.I went all 3 years and it was horrible.For instance something that happened off campus they brought up on the day before the last day of school and said 3 students could not go to school for the last day.Ome of the student attended and nothing was done about it.But when we asked if I could go the answer was no.So they favorite students and it's a horrible school I would never want to go back.
Submitted by parent on July 14, 2021

Some teachers are amazing and have a welcoming attitude with the studentsSome teachers are rude specially with Special Education childrenTeachers with bad attitude chill you don't know what these children or families are going throughWhat I heard saw Children get in trouble for talking ASD Children need to talk your treating Special ed Children like prisoners All students should have a chance to talkEven kids that ate not on the Spectrum are not allowed to speak. If you are teaching fine I understand there should be silence not the whole class time.Also some children learn better virtually no one bothers them or picks on them because of their different ability.Y'all should worry about peoples health who ever voted for 100% in person screwed up .So many will be leaving to enroll into free Online Virtual academies. Just to keep their childrens mental health healthy.
Submitted by student on January 05, 2021

I have attended this school for 3 years now, and I do not regret going here. The Teachers and staff are very kind hearted however, they can be strict when necessary. When i enter this school I am greeted with smiles from all of the adults. They like to stay communicative with the parents and openly allow students to message them in many different ways. However, the students can be very loud at times. Some are very disrespectful to the school and don't have much integrity or care about their school. On the other hand, there are many good students here which some I have become friends with. The great things of this school definitely outweigh the bad and I would recommend this school
Submitted by student on December 10, 2020

Hamilton has had a reputation for being a great school, but I couldn't say the same. I've been a student at this school for 3 years now. I haven't had the best experience here, and I regret coming here.This school has many extracurricular activities, which is a plus, but this school's academic approach is quite concerning. The classes do NOT prepare you for high school, most of the things you learn in 8th grade are supposed to be taught in 6th grade. The teachers put some effort into teaching the students, but the majority of students don't put effort into learning. This school has multiple high school credit courses, which is another plus. The teachers assign little to no homework; students get almost no practice in.As someone who is currently enrolled in Vanguard, the Vanguard classes here at Hamilton aren't truly that special and only teach the basic curriculum, no more than that. For any academically advanced student who is currently looking into Hamilton, you deserve a better education. As for the students, most of them are very misbehaved and receive little to no discipline. Many students skip classes and do not get caught. I truly wish this school put more effort into disciplining the students and also stopping the large amounts of fights that occur on campus. The students are extremely toxic and lack any sense of empathy, and they steal other people's things. It's very easy to get bullied here, and most students who bully do not receive consequences. Overall, this school does not have a great response to bullying and fights.The school does not care for its students when it comes to giving them resources. For example, instead of getting proper lanyards, we were given STRINGS which we had to PAY for. The bathrooms in the girl's locker room offer little to no privacy.This school is very dirty because students trash the entire place. The students wet toilet paper and throw it on the ceiling in bathrooms. There's also gum all over the place, and I genuinely feel bad for the janitors. The seats in the cafeteria have been taken off by the students. The cafeteria always stinks and the floors are always dirty, many fights occur there. The students here have no sense of respect for their staff, classmates, and janitors and constantly disrespect the teachers. There are many rude staff members here as well, the receptionist hardly picks up the phone when we call.Please take this advice from me– a student who knows this school inside and out. Thank you.
Submitted by parent on September 26, 2019

My child has continued to excel at Alexander Hamilton Middle School, it is a Vanguard magnet school and focuses on STEAM (they added the “A” for they now have a focus on the Arts as well). They also focus on their Dual language program and students can take courses in Spanish (math and science) plus a Spanish course for Native Spanish speakers. They also offer an array of pre-ap courses to prep them for high school. Parents please don’t pass by Hamilton without a second look, our sports teams are A Plus material with our cheer squad and Dance teams phenomenal!! Excellent staff which goes above and beyond for our children, they take part in many community events and fundraisers, go Huskies!
Submitted by other on October 05, 2016

Students are extremely disrespectful, and the so called "gifted/talented" program is composed of anything but gifted or talented kids. There is zero academic or behavioral accountability and follow through. Students are passed on and up regardless of any true mastery of content. Stay away from this school if you want your truly gifted/or talented child to have any hopes of competing in a quality high school. Unless you like football. The Huskies know how to win football games. Wait...can you say academic intelligibility violations?
Submitted by other on January 21, 2016

I substituted for 7/8 grade recently. The students are extremely rude and disrespectful to adults and to each other. Students come in and out of the classroom with no regard for the adult in the room. This left a bad first impression.
Submitted by student on July 27, 2015

This school is so amazing and has changed me in so many ways. I love the teachers and staff so much and they are so helpful. Everyone there is so sweet and there is never any bulling. There are many of amazing programs there and I love that school so much. This school is so grate and I love it so much. I recommend it to everyone!
Submitted by parent on September 22, 2012

I had two daughters who finised Hamilton M.S. and we were very happy with everything that we experienced there. and even if we had a minor issue, just meeting and talking with the teachers, etc. was helpful. We have wonderful memories of HMS.. and may they keep their excellence up. In 2012 they got a new principal, hopefully she will be as disciplinary and strict as the one we had for many years, Mrs. Ogwumike, she was an outstanding Principal and because of this the school was great, so, they need to just keep and do what they have done ... We loved this school and the area.
Submitted by other on November 12, 2011

I was a Vanguard student at Hamilton Middle School in the Heights area. At the time I was not thrill with some of the teachers. They really demand the best from you and gave little slack. I can honestly say I enjoy and respect those years the most. I am sure my teachers are long gone but I wish I could thank them for preparing me for high school. I am not a mother and my child will soon go to junior high. I wish I lived in Houston to send her to Hamilton. Times are hard and I hope they will be able to keep the program alive.