Best Public Schools in Hawesville, KY

Summary:

The city of Hawesville, Kentucky has only one public elementary school, South Hancock Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is located in Hancock County and has maintained an average 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years.

South Hancock Elementary School has seen improvements in its statewide ranking, moving from 319th out of 687 Kentucky elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 258th out of 685 in 2024-2025. The school's academic proficiency is mixed, with strengths in 4th and 5th grade reading, 5th grade social studies, and 5th grade editing and mechanics, but struggles in 4th grade mathematics and 3rd grade reading. Overall, the school's performance is generally above the Hancock County and Kentucky averages, but there are still opportunities for improvement, particularly in addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25%, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 10% or less.

The school's per-student spending of $20,173 for the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, suggesting that the school and district are allocating significant resources to support student learning. However, the school's average performance compared to other Kentucky elementary schools indicates that there may be opportunities to optimize resource utilization and target specific areas for improvement to drive better academic outcomes for the students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
South Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8631 State Rt 69	Hawesville	42348	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-6762	213	16	13.0	51.2%	202 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	59.6	258^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.3%		55.2	291^st of 685 public elementary schools	57.5%	33	58.0	36.0	47.0	47.0	49.0	60.0	38.0	43.0	57.0	53.0	$20,173	$838	$199	$1,037	$13,257	$4,309	$17,565

Cities Near Hawesville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitesville	8.01 mi	1	76^th
Lewisport	8.88 mi	4	143^rd
Owensboro	9.25 mi	35	146^th
Cloverport	12.23 mi	2
Fordsville	12.85 mi	1	36^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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