Summary:
The 21750 zip code area in Maryland is home to two schools - Hancock Middle Senior High and Hancock Elementary, both part of the Washington County Public Schools district. While the schools serve different grade levels, they share some common challenges, including declining statewide rankings and academic proficiency rates that lag behind county and state averages.
Hancock Middle Senior High, the only high school in the area, has seen a significant drop in its statewide ranking, from 105th out of 146 Maryland high schools in 2023-2024 to 132nd out of 220 in 2024-2025. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are particularly low, ranging from 7.1% to 25.8% across different grade levels, compared to the county and state averages. However, the school performs better in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates exceeding the county and state averages in some cases.
Similarly, Hancock Elementary, the only elementary school in the zip code, has also experienced a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 379th out of 855 Maryland elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 473rd out of 865 in 2024-2025. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are generally higher than the high school, ranging from 22.2% to 43.8% across grade levels, but still below the county and state averages. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates are lower than the county and state averages. Both schools also share a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.9%.
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