Summary:
Zip code 42351 has three public schools in North Hancock Elementary School (pre-K–5), Hancock County Middle School (grades 6–8) and Hancock County High School (grades 9–12), serving 308 to 461 students each. Results vary notably by school and subject: in 2025–2026, school averages were about 43% to 47% proficient across reported results, and chronic absenteeism ranged from 15% to 27%. The clearest concern is North Hancock’s fifth-grade math, where 29% were proficient compared with 43% statewide.
Hancock County High School stands out most consistently: its six reported results averaged about 45% proficient, 5 percentage points above the same-grade state average, and writing was 62% versus 47% statewide. Hancock County Middle School averaged about 47%, 3 points above its state comparison; eighth-grade writing was 60% versus 48%. North Hancock Elementary School averaged 43%, about 1 point below its state comparison, but results were mixed: fifth-grade reading was 60% versus 51% statewide, while fifth-grade math was 29% versus 43%. The high school also had a 97% graduation rate, above the state’s 94%, though its 27% chronic absenteeism was the highest of the three.
Middle-school results improved most against state benchmarks, with the average gap moving from about 5 points below state results in 2024–2025 to 3 points above in 2025–2026. North Hancock moved from about 4 points above to 1 point below, while the high school remained above state results but its advantage narrowed from about 7 points to 5. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings were the 68th percentile for the high school, 62nd for the middle school and 47th for the elementary school. For context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 42% at the high school, 46% at the middle school and 59% at North Hancock; student-teacher ratios were 14.8, 15.4 and 14.2, respectively. These are observations about schools serving different grades, not explanations for their results.
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