Hancock County Middle School

Hancock County Middle School is a middle school of cozy scale in Lewisport, Kentucky, operated by Hancock County, teacheing 308 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 45% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Hancock County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,449 students; Hancock County Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Hancock County Middle School records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Hancock County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 46% of students at Hancock County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hancock County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Hancock County shows median household earnings sit near $65,464, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Hancock County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,449 students), Hancock County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hancock County High School, around 0.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hancock County Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hancock County Middle School has decreased 22%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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