Hancock Elementary

Located at 290 W Main St, in Hancock, Maryland, Hancock Elementary is a low-enrollment K-5 school that enrolls 193 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Washington County Public Schools. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Hancock Elementary is one of 43 schools operated by Washington County Public Schools, a district that educates 23,320 students overall.

On demographics, Hancock Elementary records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Hancock Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.4%.

In the broader community, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $77,747, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hancock Elementary is one of 44 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hancock Middle Senior High, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Hancock Elementary. On composite proficiency, Hancock Elementary comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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