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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANCOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280174000982
East Hancock Elementary School
4221 Kiln Delisle Rd., Kiln, MS 39556 · (228) 255-8372 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
307 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 62% · 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
East Hancock Elementary School→Hancock Middle School
Based on grade levels within Hancock School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -8.9pp since 2023
Math
86.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 86.6% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 88.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 70% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 East Hancock Elementary School
East Hancock Elementary School's state test result (84.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hancock Elementary School this school | 633 | 48.5% | 84.9% |
| Mooreville Elementary School MOOREVILLE | 722 | 54.4% | 74.4% |
| Clarkdale Elementary School Meridian | 527 | 45.4% | 77.4% |
| Pisgah Elementary Brandon | 556 | 44.1% | 73.7% |
| West Lauderdale Elementary School Meridian | 761 | 46.1% | 63.4% |
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School Oxford | 803 | 52.8% | 69.9% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 East Hancock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #12 of 428 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #5 of 439 ▲ 2 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #32 of 439 ▼ 11 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #84 of 453 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #400 of 408 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #318 of 409 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #405 of 444 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #180 of 296 | N/A |
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
633
+36 (+6%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 633 | 30.5 | 20.8:1 | 48% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 45.2 | 14.1:1 | 36% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 45.1 | 14.2:1 | 100% (636) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 99% (594) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 36.8 | 19.4:1 | 50% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 55% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 53% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 59% (348) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Hancock Elementary School.
About East Hancock Elementary School
East Hancock Elementary School is an elementary school in Kiln, Mississippi, and it is part of Hancock School District. It enrolled 633 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students each.
The district for East Hancock Elementary School is Hancock School District, with 6 schools and 3,934 students.
The large majority of students at East Hancock Elementary School, 87%, are White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is close to the 84% White share among all Hancock County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at East Hancock Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Its teaching staff equals 30.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 48%. The 65% average for public schools in Hancock County is 17 points higher.
allk12 grades East Hancock Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
East Hancock Elementary School is 14.9 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Mississippi.
Among Hancock County residents, median household income is about $67,708, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 11 public schools in Hancock County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,598.
Hancock Middle School is located about 3.6 miles from East Hancock Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, East Hancock Elementary School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
East Hancock Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
East Hancock Elementary School had 597 students in 2020-21 and 633 in 2024-25, a 6% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 20.8:1 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
46,167
Census ACS
Median income
$67,708
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hancock School District
- Hancock High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Hancock Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- South Hancock Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Hancock North Central SchoolElementary · 404 students
- West Hancock ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- HANCOCK COUNTY CAREER TECHNICAL CENHigh
Other schools in Kiln
- Hancock High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Hancock Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Hancock North Central SchoolElementary · 404 students
- HANCOCK COUNTY CAREER TECHNICAL CENHigh
Nearby schools
- Hancock Middle School3.6 mi · 884
- Hancock High School3.9 mi · 1,184
- North Bay Elementary6.5 mi · 348
- Bay Waveland Middle School6.6 mi · 365
- Bay High School6.7 mi · 491
- Hancock North Central School7.1 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About East Hancock Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Hancock Elementary School?
East Hancock Elementary School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does East Hancock Elementary School serve?
East Hancock Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at East Hancock Elementary School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at East Hancock Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at East Hancock Elementary School?
Student demographics at East Hancock Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is East Hancock Elementary School in?
East Hancock Elementary School is part of Hancock School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.