North Hancock Elementary School

Set in Lewisport, Kentucky, North Hancock Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus, run under Hancock County. It caters to 451 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Hancock County (1,449 students total), North Hancock Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, North Hancock Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, North Hancock Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at North Hancock Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hancock County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Hancock Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.1%, the actual is 47.7%, a residual of +4.6 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hancock County put the typical household earns roughly $65,464 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. North Hancock Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in Hancock County (combined enrollment of about 1,449 students).

The closest other public school is Hancock County Alternative Program, roughly 2.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, North Hancock Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Hancock Elementary School has contracted 17%, going from 543 students in 2018 to 451 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.