Enrollment
308
Middle
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANCOCK COUNTY·NCES 210246000508
Hancock County Middle School
100 State Rt 271 South, Lewisport, KY 42351 · (270) 927-6712 · Hancock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
143 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 99 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 47% · 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
Hancock County Middle School→Hancock County High School
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Hancock County Middle School
Hancock County Middle School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Middle School this school | 308 | 46.4% | 38.0% |
| McLean County Middle School Calhoun | 321 | 48.6% | 47.8% |
| Bloomfield Middle School Bloomfield | 296 | 48.6% | 31.9% |
| Raceland-Worthington Middle School Raceland | 391 | 47.3% | 40.8% |
| Flaherty Elementary School Ekron | 299 | 51.2% | 36.9% |
| Lyon County Middle School Eddyville | 210 | 46.7% | 60.6% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 Hancock County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #124 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #120 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #135 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #186 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #79 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #169 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #182 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #33 of 156 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
308
-67 (-18%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 308 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 46% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 54% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 56% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 53% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 23.5 | 16.7:1 | 56% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 54% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 48% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 29% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hancock County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (393 to 308); teachers down 15% (23.5 to 20).
About Hancock County Middle School
At 100 State Rt 271 South in Lewisport, Kentucky, Hancock County Middle School operates as a small middle school. It has an enrollment of 308 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 558.
In Hancock County, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,449 students.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Hancock County residents, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
Hancock County Middle School reports a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher, from 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Kentucky is about 15.8:1. Lunch program data show 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Kentucky public middle schools, Hancock County Middle School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Hancock County Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 47.8%. Hancock County Middle School scores 38.0%, 9.8 points below that line.
For Hancock County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $65,464, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 5 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,449, Hancock County Middle School among them.
The closest school to Hancock County Middle School is Hancock County High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Hancock County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Hancock County Middle School's average proficiency of 38.0% compares with 41.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Hancock County Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 67 students, from 375 to 308. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.1:1 to 15.4:1.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,034
Census ACS
Median income
$65,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hancock County
- Hancock County High SchoolHigh · 461 students
- North Hancock Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- South Hancock Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Hancock County Alternative ProgramHigh · 16 students
Other schools in Lewisport
- Hancock County High SchoolHigh · 461 students
- North Hancock Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Hancock County Alternative ProgramHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Hancock County High School0.1 mi · 461
- North Hancock Elementary School2.6 mi · 451
- Cannelton Elementary & High School3.4 mi · 216
- Tell City Jr-Sr High School3.4 mi · 617
- William Tell Elementary School4.6 mi · 734
- Hancock County Alternative Program4.6 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Hancock County Middle SchoolHow large is Hancock County Middle School?
Hancock County Middle School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hancock County Middle School serve?
Hancock County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hancock County Middle School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Hancock County Middle School.
How diverse is Hancock County Middle School?
Hancock County Middle School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hancock County Middle School in?
Hancock County Middle School is part of Hancock County.
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