Enrollment
161
High
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HANCOCK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190543000172
West Hancock High School
420 9th Ave SW, Britt, IA 50423 · (641) 843-3863 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Iowa public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
43 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 40 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 22% |
Student demographics
38%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Hancock Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
83.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.4% | 83.6% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 77.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 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 High School
West Hancock High School's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hancock High School this school | 161 | 26.7% | 80.0% |
| South Hamilton Middle And High School Jewell | 300 | 27.3% | 82.5% |
| Highland High School Riverside | 149 | 21.5% | 73.9% |
| South Winneshiek High School Calmar | 205 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
| Alta-Aurelia High School Alta | 221 | 34.4% | 67.5% |
| Kingsley-Pierson High School Kingsley | 141 | 29.8% | 83.3% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #62 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #28 of 314 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #65 of 314 ▲ 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #296 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #240 of 320 |
Ranked against other public high 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
161
-15 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 161 | 16.7 | 9.7:1 | 27% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 16.8 | 10.1:1 | 39% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 16 | 10.2:1 | 33% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 16 | 11.0:1 | 36% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 17.3 | 9.5:1 | 37% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 43% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 16 | 12.5:1 | 36% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 22% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hancock High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (165 to 161); teachers down 4% (17.3 to 16.7).
About West Hancock High School
West Hancock High School is a small high school in Iowa, with an address in Britt. The latest federal count shows 161 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 66% lower.
The West Hancock Comm School District system has 3 schools and 629 students.
White students make up a majority at West Hancock High School, at 76%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Hancock County is about 93% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
West Hancock High School employs 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.7:1. This ratio sits 7.7 below the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 27% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for West Hancock High School is A-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
West Hancock High School is 1.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (80.0% versus 78.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Hancock County census figures show that the median household income is $70,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Hancock County is home to 6 public schools and about 1,560 public school students.
The closest public school to West Hancock High School is West Hancock Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: West Hancock High School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 80.0% versus an 81.7% average.
In the federal locale system, West Hancock High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when West Hancock High School had 176 students, to 2024-25, when it had 161. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.0:1 to 9.7:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- West Hancock Middle SchoolMiddle · 174 students
Nearby schools
- West Hancock Elementary School0.1 mi · 294
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School10.3 mi · 381
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Middle School10.3 mi · 255
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School10.3 mi · 295
- West Hancock Middle School10.9 mi · 174
- Forest City Elementary School14.3 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About West Hancock High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Hancock High School?
West Hancock High School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Hancock High School serve?
West Hancock High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West Hancock High School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at West Hancock High School.
How diverse is West Hancock High School?
West Hancock High School reports a student body of 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is West Hancock High School public or private?
West Hancock High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Hancock Comm School District.
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