📍 23350 Highway 43, Picayune, Hancock County, 39466
West Hancock Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Picayune, Hancock County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hancock Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Hancock Elementary School enrolls 341 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.4% Two or more races and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 309 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 341 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 85 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Hancock Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 MS-40, state senate district 46, state house district 93.
West Hancock Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Hancock School District, based in Kiln, Mississippi. The district serves 3,934 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, West Hancock Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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