📍 290 W Main St, Hancock, Washington County, 21750
Hancock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hancock, Washington County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hancock Elementary enrolls 211 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 201 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 211 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Hancock Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MD-60, state senate district 1.
Hancock Elementary is one of 44 schools in Washington County Public Schools, based in Hagerstown, Maryland. The district serves 22,772 students district-wide and employs 1,508 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 211 students, Hancock Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant