Summary:
ZIP code 56244 covers Hancock, Minnesota, and contains just two public schools — Hancock Elementary for grades PK–6 and Hancock Sec. for grades 7–12 — both in the Hancock Public School District, which ranks 6th of 458 Minnesota districts at the 99th percentile with 5 stars. There is no separate middle school or alternative school; grades 7–8 are served inside the high school.
Both schools rank among the strongest in the state. Hancock Elementary placed 28th of 869 elementary schools (97th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, and Hancock Sec. placed 8th of 473 high schools (98th percentile, 5 stars). The elementary school's strengths are math and reading: 83.7% proficient in math and 76.9% in reading, compared with 44.9% and 48.6% statewide, including 100% math proficiency in both 3rd and 4th grade. The high school's standout is science: 59.2% all-grade science versus 25.5% statewide, 69.7% on End of Course science versus 35.0%, and 50.0% in 8th-grade science versus 16.7%. Comparing the two, the high school is well ahead in science (59.2% vs. 35.9%), while the elementary school leads in math (83.7% vs. 73.5%) and reading (76.9% vs. 68.3%).
Completion outcomes at Hancock Sec. are excellent — a 93.5% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, versus 84.9% and 4.2% statewide. Free/reduced lunch is 28.33% at the elementary school and 22.06% at the high school, with student-teacher ratios of 12.9 and 12.6. Year over year, the high school improved in all three subjects (math 65.77 to 73.5, reading 65.38 to 68.3, science 46.97 to 59.2), while the elementary school improved in math (79.39 to 83.7) but dipped slightly in reading (80.92 to 76.9) and science (37.14 to 35.9) — still comfortably above state averages.
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