Best Public Schools in Hancock, ME

Summary:

The city of Hancock, Maine has only one public school, the Hancock Grammar School, which serves students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Hancock Public Schools district, which is ranked 126 out of 177 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While there are no clear "standout" schools in the area, the analysis of the Hancock Grammar School reveals some areas of concern. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, dropping from 154 out of 210 schools in 2021-2022 to 246 out of 290 schools in 2022-2023, before improving slightly to 191 out of 288 schools in the current year. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in MEA/English Language Arts (64.04%), MEA/Mathematics (39.47%), and MEA/Science (44.44%) are all below the state averages, with a particularly low performance in mathematics.

Other notable findings include a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a relatively high percentage of students (44.97%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 may suggest smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students, but the overall performance and trends suggest that the school could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	MEA Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Hancock Grammar School	Public	K-8	33 Cemetery Road	Hancock	04640	Hancock County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 422-6231	169	20	8.4	45.0%	155 (91.7%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	43.2	191^st of 288 public elementary schools	33.7%		24.3	246^th of 290 public elementary schools	15.2%	55	64.0	39.5	44.4	$29,810

Cities Near Hancock

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sullivan	3.9 mi	3	193^rd
Lamoine	5.07 mi	2	46^th
Trenton	7.04 mi	1	158^th
Bar Harbor	8.25 mi	2	11^th
Ellsworth	9.72 mi	6

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

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