📍 423 E. 5th St., Kanawha, Hancock County, 50447
West Hancock Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kanawha, Hancock County. The school has 165 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rene Molina. It is part of the West Hancock Comm School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Hancock Middle School enrolls 165 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 129 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
69 of the school's 165 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Hancock Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 4, state house district 8.
West Hancock Middle School is one of 3 schools in West Hancock Comm School District, based in Britt, Iowa. The district serves 629 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 165 students, West Hancock Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 210 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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