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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANCOCK COUNTY·NCES 210246001993
North Hancock Elementary School
330 Frank Luttrell Rd, Lewisport, KY 42351 · (270) 927-7900 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
266 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
21%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
Based on grade levels within Hancock County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 North Hancock Elementary School
North Hancock Elementary School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hancock Elementary School this school | 451 | 59.0% | 47.7% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary Shepherdsville | 441 | 58.3% | 43.9% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Cecilia | 463 | 58.1% | 43.2% |
| Bedford Elementary School Bedford | 421 | 57.5% | 19.4% |
| North Butler Elementary Morgantown | 406 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
| Northern Elementary School Georgetown | 414 | 58.0% | 46.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 North Hancock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #271 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #263 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #279 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #332 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #243 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #441 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #483 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #154 of 437 |
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
451
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 451 | 31.7 | 14.2:1 | 59% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 65% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 61% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 59% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 59% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 53% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 51% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Hancock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (543 to 451); teachers down 1% (32 to 31.7).
About North Hancock Elementary School
In Lewisport, Kentucky, North Hancock Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 451 students in 2024-25.
Across its 5 schools, Hancock County enrolls 1,449 students. North Hancock Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at North Hancock Elementary School is White, at 89%. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Hancock Elementary School scores 21%.
The school's 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Income data for the school show 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hancock County is 50%.
North Hancock Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, North Hancock Elementary School is 4.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hancock County show that median household income comes to about $65,464, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Hancock County counts 5 public schools with about 1,449 students.
A public school about 2.0 miles away, Hancock County Alternative Program, is the closest to North Hancock Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, North Hancock Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, North Hancock Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 461 to 451. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Hancock County Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- South Hancock Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Hancock County Alternative ProgramHigh · 16 students
Other schools in Lewisport
- Hancock County High SchoolHigh · 461 students
- Hancock County Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Hancock County Alternative ProgramHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Hancock County Alternative Program2.0 mi · 16
- Hancock County Middle School2.6 mi · 308
- Hancock County High School2.7 mi · 461
- Tell City Jr-Sr High School5.3 mi · 617
- Cannelton Elementary & High School6.0 mi · 216
- William Tell Elementary School6.6 mi · 734
Frequently asked questions
About North Hancock Elementary SchoolHow large is North Hancock Elementary School?
North Hancock Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does North Hancock Elementary School serve?
North Hancock Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Hancock Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Hancock Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Hancock Elementary School?
At North Hancock Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is North Hancock Elementary School public or private?
North Hancock Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hancock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.