Hamilton Meadow Park Elementary School in Novato, California on �ǿմ�ý

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Hamilton Meadow Park Elementary School

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Hamilton Meadow Park Elementary School is a suburban public school in Novato, California that is part of Novato Unified School District. It serves 522 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.0:1. Its teachers have had 113 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

522 Students

29 Teachers

5530 Nave Dr

Novato, CA 94949 View local requests

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Hamilton Meadow Park Elementary School Demographics

73%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

81%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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