Enrollment
239
High
DISTRICT 756 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001270
Hancock Middle Senior High
289 W Main St, Hancock, MD 21750 · (301) 766-8186 · Washington County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Maryland public high schools
- C+Test 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 Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
147 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 13% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 73% · 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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
60.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +24.3pp since 2023
Math
12.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 12.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 20.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Middle Senior High
Hancock Middle Senior High's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Middle Senior High this school | 239 | 61.5% | 32.4% |
| Center for Career & Technical Education Cresaptown | 300 | 53.3% | N/A |
| Northern Garrett High School Accident | 439 | 48.7% | 45.0% |
| Crisfield Academy and High School Crisfield | 366 | 67.8% | 21.5% |
| Snow Hill High Snow Hill | 368 | 54.3% | 48.8% |
| Fort Hill High Cumberland | 655 | 53.6% | 30.3% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 Middle Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #118 of 203 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #87 of 206 ▼ 50 | #7 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #99 of 206 ▲ 62 | #6 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #211 of 234 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #2 of 210 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #203 of 211 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #67 of 212 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #32 of 76 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
239
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 239 | 21.4 | 11.2:1 | 62% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 21.2 | 12.0:1 | 66% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 20.5 | 10.7:1 | 68% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 25 | 9.4:1 | 54% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 26 | 10.0:1 | 38% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 27 | 9.7:1 | 42% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 46% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 42% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hancock Middle Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (259 to 239); teachers down 18% (26 to 21.4).
About Hancock Middle Senior High
Hancock Middle Senior High is a very small high school found in Hancock, Maryland. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 239 students. That is 80% below the average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
Hancock Middle Senior High is in Washington County Public Schools, a district with 23,320 students across 43 schools.
White students are 93% of those enrolled at Hancock Middle Senior High. Next come 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 75% White among all Washington County residents. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Hancock Middle Senior High are from different groups.
Hancock Middle Senior High has 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.2:1. High schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 15.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%.
Hancock Middle Senior High holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Maryland public high schools.
The model predicts 37.8% for a school in Maryland with Hancock Middle Senior High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hancock Middle Senior High posts 32.4%.
In Washington County, the median household earns about $77,747 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Washington County, 44 public schools serve about 23,320 students.
Hancock Middle Senior High's closest public school neighbor is Hancock Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Hancock Middle Senior High, there are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hancock Middle Senior High is 4th of 4 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
In 2020-21, Hancock Middle Senior High enrolled 235; in 2024-25, 239. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.2:1) than in 2020-21 (9.4:1).
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
Nearby schools
- Hancock Elementary0.2 mi · 193
- Southern Fulton JSHS4.0 mi · 323
- Warm Springs Middle School4.4 mi · 425
- Warm Springs Intermediate School4.7 mi · 345
- Berkeley Springs High School5.8 mi · 582
- Widmyer Elementary6.1 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Hancock Middle Senior HighHow many students attend Hancock Middle Senior High?
Hancock Middle Senior High enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Hancock Middle Senior High serve?
Hancock Middle Senior High serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hancock Middle Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hancock Middle Senior High is approximately 11.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hancock Middle Senior High?
Hancock Middle Senior High reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hancock Middle Senior High in?
Hancock Middle Senior High is part of Washington County Public Schools.
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