Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANCOCK COUNTY·NCES 210246000511
South Hancock Elementary School
8631 State Rt 69, Hawesville, KY 42348 · (270) 927-6762 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
109 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 7 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
10%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.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 South Hancock Elementary School
South Hancock Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hancock Elementary School this school | 213 | 51.2% | 48.8% |
| Cub Run Elementary School Cub Run | 213 | 49.3% | 46.1% |
| Payneville Elementary School Payneville | 265 | 49.8% | 47.6% |
| Boston School Boston | 251 | 55.0% | 35.8% |
| Calvary Elementary School Lebanon | 236 | 50.4% | 62.1% |
| Greysbranch Elementary School Greenup | 278 | 53.6% | 43.6% |
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 South Hancock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #254 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #272 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #295 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #664 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #111 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #579 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #583 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #285 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
213
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 141
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 213 | 16.3 | 13.1:1 | 51% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 15.6 | 14.0:1 | 56% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 16.6 | 13.6:1 | 53% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 60% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 16.8 | 13.8:1 | 60% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 63% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | 71% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 184 | 8 | 23.0:1 | 49% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 141 | 8 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hancock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (232 to 213); teachers down 3% (16.8 to 16.3).
About South Hancock Elementary School
South Hancock Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Hawesville, Kentucky. The school enrolls 213 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kentucky) has about 421 students.
Hancock County has 1,449 students spread across 5 schools.
White students are the large majority at South Hancock Elementary School, with 95% of enrollment. Next come 3% multiracial. The White share in Hancock County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The chance that two students picked at random at South Hancock Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
The school has about 13.1 students per teacher and 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 51% of students. Across public schools in Hancock County, the average is about the same, 50%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, South Hancock Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with South Hancock Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 46.0%. South Hancock Elementary School scores 48.8%, 2.8 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Hancock County, median household income is about $65,464, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. South Hancock Elementary School is among the 5 public schools in Hancock County.
Nearby, Cloverport Independent School is about 8.6 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, South Hancock Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 213, 4% below the 221 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 13.1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Hancock County Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Hancock County Alternative ProgramHigh · 16 students
Other South Hancock Elementary schools
One other US public school is named South Hancock Elementary. South Hancock Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- South Hancock Elementary SchoolBay St. Louis, MS · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Cloverport Independent School8.6 mi · 273
- Kentucky Virtual Academy8.6 mi · 2,412
- Cannelton Elementary & High School8.9 mi · 216
- Whitesville Elementary School9.2 mi · 363
- Hancock County High School9.4 mi · 461
- Hancock County Middle School9.4 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About South Hancock Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Hancock Elementary School?
South Hancock Elementary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does South Hancock Elementary School serve?
South Hancock Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Hancock Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Hancock Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Hancock Elementary School?
At South Hancock Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is South Hancock Elementary School public or private?
South Hancock Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hancock County.
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