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South Hancock Elementary School

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South Hancock Elementary School ranks 258 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

South Hancock Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 218 students in grades PK-5 in Hawesville, Kentucky, which is part of the Hancock County School District. The school consistently outperforms the county and state averages in several subject areas, particularly in 3rd grade Mathematics and 5th grade Reading, Social Studies, and Editing/Mechanics.

However, South Hancock Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.5% in 2022-2023 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average. The school also struggles with the performance of its female and low socioeconomic status students, ranking significantly lower than the state averages in these subgroups. Compared to the nearby North Hancock Elementary, South Hancock outperforms in several subject areas, but North Hancock has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio and a lower chronic absenteeism rate.

Despite the decrease in spending per student at South Hancock Elementary, from $26,748 in 2021-2022 to $20,173 in 2023-2024, the school continues to outperform the state and county averages in several subject areas, indicating that the school is able to effectively utilize its resources to support student learning. The school's ability to maintain strong academic performance amid decreasing per-student spending is a positive indicator of its efficient use of resources.

213

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,173

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8631 State Rt 69
Hawesville, KY 42348

(270) 927-6762

District: Hancock County

Students who attend South Hancock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hancock County Middle School
High:	Hancock County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (49% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kentucky median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg44%

258^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Hancock County

55^th of 157Hancock County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	258 of 685	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	291 of 685	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	319 of 687	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	346 of 684	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	198 of 517	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	434 of 700	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	390 of 691	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	502 of 694	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.1	394 of 690	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	408 of 698	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.1	242 of 705	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	238 of 719	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.3	254 of 713	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.9	456 of 688	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.2	414 of 683	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.5	286 of 658	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	270 of 651	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	83.2	75 of 638	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	309 of 648	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	200 of 644	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	338 of 639	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	326 of 641	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	491 of 671	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	595 of 663	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	418 of 672	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	383 of 665	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	227 of 670	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	233 of 667	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	314 of 664	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	268 of 631	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	233 of 653	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	374 of 652	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	242 of 652	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	331 of 657	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	356 of 676	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	276 of 665	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	39.3	450 of 661	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	299 of 659	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	299 of 659	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	339 of 658	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	385 of 656	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	389 of 592	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2019)32nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%+19 vs state

Editing and Mechanics53%+6 vs state

Reading52%+3 vs state

Mathematics47%+4 vs state

Writing43%+5 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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Schools Near South Hancock Elementary School

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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
Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9656 Ky 54	Whitesville	42378	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7670	363	23	15.7	45.7%	337 (92.8%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	67.1	198^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.1%		56.5	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%	80	53.0	64.0	55.0		50.0	66.0	43.0		47.0		41.0	53.0	$16,360	$833	$253	$1,086	$10,645	$2,016	$12,661
Fordsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	359 W Main St	Fordsville	42343	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 276-3601	245	16	15.5	68.2%	228 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	78.2	119^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.6%		63.1	227^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.9%	108	65.0	70.0		53.0	53.0	70.0	68.0	58.0		53.0	41.0	76.0	$16,575	$1,580	$246	$1,827	$10,930	$2,463	$13,403
North Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Frank Luttrell Rd	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-7900	451	32	14.2	59.0%	400 (88.7%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	57	281^st of 685 public elementary schools	59.0%		37.2	445^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.0%	164	41.0	54.0	48.0		39.0	64.0	56.0		43.0	39.0	42.0	47.0	$19,281	$549	$428	$977	$12,941	$3,901	$16,841
East View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6104 Ky Hwy 405	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7350	440	27	16.2	68.9%	350 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	28.7	513^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.1%		48.2	342^nd of 685 public elementary schools	50.1%	171	40.0	38.0	34.0		49.0	42.0	29.0		23.0	26.0	28.0	35.0	$15,848	$1,155	$268	$1,423	$10,225	$1,802	$12,027
Country Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4961 Kentucky 54	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7250	462	28	16.2	45.0%	412 (89.2%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	64.8	221^st of 685 public elementary schools	67.7%		61.8	235^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.7%	14	40.0	47.0	66.0		44.0	54.0	65.0		47.0	46.0	49.0	54.0	$16,329	$782	$403	$1,185	$11,182	$1,794	$12,976
Meadow Lands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Hayden Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7450	479	27	17.7	62.4%	345 (72.0%)	21 (4.4%)	61 (12.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.2%)	56.5	288^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.0%		56.2	279^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.3%	9	36.0	46.0	58.0		41.0	44.0	63.0		38.0	55.0	37.0	60.0	$18,821	$1,104	$325	$1,429	$10,892	$1,632	$12,524
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2909 Kentucky 54	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7370	440	28	15.7	43.2%	327 (74.3%)	15 (3.4%)	15 (3.4%)	48 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	76.4	130^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.0%		55.4	289^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.8%	159	60.0	46.0	67.0		66.0	62.0	74.0		40.0	61.0	54.0	47.0	$15,350	$1,025	$239	$1,264	$10,191	$1,656	$11,847
Estes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Leitchfield Rd	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Owensboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 686-1030	492	37	13.4	90.4%	221 (44.9%)	61 (12.4%)	119 (24.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (16.9%)	19.5	571^st of 685 public elementary schools	16.6%		32.4	476^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.5%	95	14.0	45.0	27.0		28.0	38.0	37.0		29.0	16.0	28.0	23.0	$18,026	$1,678	$364	$2,042	$11,402	$2,785	$14,187
Deer Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4959 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7270	480	26	18.7	63.1%	345 (71.9%)	27 (5.6%)	26 (5.4%)	41 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	65.7	211^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.2%		72.3	140^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.6%	71	42.0	40.0	49.0		55.0	57.0	64.0		47.0	61.0	41.0	60.0	$15,436	$1,019	$344	$1,363	$10,126	$1,765	$11,891

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hancock Elementary School

What schools do graduates of South Hancock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Hancock Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hancock County Middle School
High : Hancock County High School

How many students attend South Hancock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended South Hancock Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of South Hancock Elementary School?

Students at South Hancock Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is South Hancock Elementary School a good school?

South Hancock Elementary School ranks 258^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is South Hancock Elementary School in?

Hancock County

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