Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HANCOCK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190543000171
West Hancock Elementary School
510 9th Ave SW, Britt, IA 50423 · (641) 843-3833 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
108 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 44% larger than its 4th grade class (43).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within West Hancock Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
86.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.5% | 86.7% |
| 2023-24 | 88.5% | 88.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 74% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Hancock Elementary School
West Hancock Elementary School's state test result (87.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hancock Elementary School this school | 294 | 36.7% | 87.3% |
| Lincoln Upper Elementary School Washington | 344 | 40.4% | 64.2% |
| Alta Elementary School Alta | 256 | 40.6% | 85.7% |
| Northwest Elementary School Ankeny | 346 | 37.3% | 70.2% |
| Pineview Elementary Iowa Falls | 281 | 40.2% | N/A |
| Cascade Elementary School Cascade | 305 | 37.0% | 78.2% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Hancock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #29 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #84 of 564 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #61 of 564 ▼ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #387 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #530 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #272 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #408 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.3% | #58 of 168 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
294
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 294 | 17.6 | 16.7:1 | 37% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 15.9 | 18.2:1 | 43% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 15.9 | 17.1:1 | 37% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 15 | 18.8:1 | 39% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 15.4 | 16.6:1 | 42% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 38% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 16 | 20.3:1 | 45% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 29% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hancock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (255 to 294); teachers up 14% (15.4 to 17.6).
About West Hancock Elementary School
West Hancock Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Britt, Iowa. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 294 students.
West Hancock Elementary School is in West Hancock Comm School District, a district with 629 students across 3 schools.
White students are 75% of those enrolled at West Hancock Elementary School. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 93% White among all Hancock County residents. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at West Hancock Elementary School are from different groups.
With 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Roughly 37% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, West Hancock Elementary School lands at A+, ahead of 98% of Iowa public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, West Hancock Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Iowa. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 87.3%, against a prediction of 73.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hancock County show that median household income comes to about $70,601, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hancock County counts 6 public schools with about 1,560 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, West Hancock High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Ranked by average proficiency, West Hancock Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around West Hancock Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 294 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 282. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,671
Census ACS
Median income
$70,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,560 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Hancock Comm School District
- West Hancock Middle SchoolMiddle · 174 students
- West Hancock High SchoolHigh · 161 students
Other West Hancock Elementary schools
One other US public school is named West Hancock Elementary. West Hancock Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- West Hancock ElementaryPicayune, MS · 349 students
Nearby schools
- West Hancock High School0.1 mi · 161
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School10.2 mi · 381
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Middle School10.2 mi · 255
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School10.3 mi · 295
- West Hancock Middle School10.8 mi · 174
- Forest City Elementary School14.3 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About West Hancock Elementary SchoolHow many students attend West Hancock Elementary School?
West Hancock Elementary School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does West Hancock Elementary School serve?
West Hancock Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at West Hancock Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at West Hancock Elementary School.
How diverse is West Hancock Elementary School?
West Hancock Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees West Hancock Elementary School?
West Hancock Elementary School is overseen by West Hancock Comm School District in Hancock County.
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