Hancock Elementary School

Hancock Elementary School is a K-5 school of minimally staffed scale in Hancock, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Contoocook Valley School District, hosting 70 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 72% smaller than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Hancock Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Contoocook Valley School District, a district that enrolls 1,936 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hancock Elementary School shows that nearly all students (97%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Hancock Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hancock Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 45.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household income runs about $103,545, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Hancock Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Pierce Elementary School, roughly 3.4 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hancock Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Hancock Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 37% since 2018, when it stood at 51 (now 70). Class-load math has loosened: from 7.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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