Hancock Elementary

Set in San Diego, California, Hancock Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, one of the schools within San Diego Unified. It hosts 644 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Hancock Elementary sits 38% above that benchmark.

Hancock Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that instructs 94,828 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Hancock Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 32% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 9% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hancock Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hancock Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 47.1%.

In the broader community, San Diego County reports that median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Hancock Elementary is one.

Miller Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hancock Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hancock Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 634 students in 2018 to 644 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 49% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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