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
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 New York public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 25% larger than its 4th grade class (16).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 72% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 41.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 93 | 45.2% | 39.8% |
| BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL SARANAC LAKE | 103 | 44.7% | 51.0% |
| VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL CAMERON MILLS | 94 | 50.0% | N/A |
| WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL CAROGA LAKE | 113 | 40.7% | 64.6% |
| CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCLEAN | 85 | 48.2% | 58.3% |
| COHOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COHOCTON | 71 | 42.3% | N/A |
Matched among New York 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 HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 93 | #2,549 of 2,585 |
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
93
-7 (-7%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 93 | 8.7 | 10.7:1 | 45% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 8.3 | 11.0:1 | 35% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 8.1 | 11.8:1 | 54% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 11 | 9.1:1 | 49% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 13 | 9.1:1 | 63% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 13 | 9.9:1 | 71% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 16 | 9.1:1 | 52% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 22 | 9.1:1 | 44% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 17 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The public elementary school HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in HANCOCK, New York. In all, 93 students attend the school in pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 79% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools and 292 students.
At HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 94% of students are White. Other students are 4% Black and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put Delaware County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
For every teacher at HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 10.7 students; the school has 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. There are 42 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 45% of enrollment. That is in line with the 47% average for public schools in Delaware County.
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of New York public elementary schools.
The model predicts 58.4% for a school in New York with HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 39.8%.
In the wider Delaware County area, the median household earns about $63,337 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Delaware County with 20 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.
HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 7%, from 100 to 93. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 10.7:1, from 9.1:1.
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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
Other Hancock Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Hancock Elementary. HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Hancock Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 749 students
- Hancock ElementarySan Diego, CA · 644 students
- Hancock Elementary SchoolNorristown, PA · 347 students
- HANCOCK ELEMENTARYHANCOCK, MN · 233 students
- Hancock ElementaryHancock, MD · 193 students
Nearby schools
- HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 199
- Preston School8.7 mi · 143
- DEPOSIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 242
- DEPOSIT MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 243
- Susquehanna Community Elementary School15.7 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.
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