📍 Arch & Summit Streets, Norristown, Montgomery County, 19401
Hancock El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Norristown, Montgomery County. The school has 332 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norristown Area SD school district. It serves grades 1–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hancock El Sch enrolls 332 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 135 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 37% |
| White | 37 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 11% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 332 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hancock El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 PA-50, state senate district 17, state house district 70.
Hancock El Sch is one of 12 schools in Norristown Area SD, based in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 7,677 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 332 students, Hancock El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 640 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large