Enrollment
93
Elementary
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361356001109
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
206 WILDCAT DR, HANCOCK, NY 13783 · (607) 637-1217 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL93 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
42 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 58%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 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 New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
93
-25 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 9.1:1
% White
94%
was 86%
% Hispanic
2%
was 5%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a micro-enrollment elementary campus in HANCOCK, New York, part of HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolls 93 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 79% leaner than typical.
HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 292 students. HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest comes out to 4% Black, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Delaware County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.4%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of -18.6 points.
Around the school, Delaware County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,337 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Delaware County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,307 students), of which HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.1%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 118 students in 2018 compared to 93 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 94% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,487
Census ACS
Median income
$63,337
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,307 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 199 students
Nearby schools
- HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 199
- Preston Sch8.7 mi · 143
- DEPOSIT MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 243
- DEPOSIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 242
- Susquehanna Community El Sch15.7 mi · 415
- Susquehanna Community JSHS15.9 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 93 students in grades PK-04.
Is HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black.
What district is HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.