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Hancock Senior High

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Hancock Senior High ranks 73 rd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 80% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Hancock Senior High is a public high school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 375 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hancock Place District, which is ranked 206 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hancock Senior High has maintained an impressive 100% four-year graduation rate in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 36.7%, which is notably higher than the state and district averages. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with some years seeing strong test scores in subjects like Algebra II and Government, while other years falling below state and district averages in core subjects like Algebra I, Biology I, and English II. Interestingly, Hancock Senior High has shown strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, often ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups.

The data reveals a stark contrast in the performance of Hancock Senior High and some of the nearby schools, such as Central Visual/Perf. Arts High, Southview High, and Carnahan School Of The Future, which consistently rank among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Comparing Hancock Senior High's performance to that of higher-performing nearby schools, such as Lindbergh Senior High and Oakville Senior High, could provide valuable insights and opportunities for learning and improvement.

369

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,813

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

229 W Ripa Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63125-2721

(314) 544-1300

District: Hancock Place

Feeder schools for Hancock Senior High:

Elementary:	Hancock Place Elementary
Middle:	Hancock Place Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Missouri high schools

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg56%

Missouri avg45%

73^rd of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 47 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

206^th of 367Hancock Place among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	73 of 367	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	181 of 378	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	172 of 352	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	213 of 361	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	256 of 358	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	274 of 460	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	135 of 468	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	57.3	171 of 404	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	35.0	290 of 401	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.4	336 of 504	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	258 of 521	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.2	351 of 523	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.1	332 of 522	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.4	457 of 528	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	332 of 516	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.0	388 of 507	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	428 of 539	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	462 of 538	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	449 of 534	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	26 of 105	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	22 of 96	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	57 of 106	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.7	10 of 111	91.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	74.0	22 of 129	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	35 of 103	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	45.0	48 of 91	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	13 of 279	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	25 of 274	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	50 of 268	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	51 of 250	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	98 of 255	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	90 of 368	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	25 of 382	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	78 of 306	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	41.1	149 of 321	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	118 of 302	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	159 of 310	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	250 of 309	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	295 of 430	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	183 of 440	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2021)83rd percentile+54 vs school

African American (2024)75th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2019)47th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II57%+4 vs state

Biology I57%+19 vs state

Algebra I42%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Hancock Senior High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP English I (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hancock Senior High	Public	9-12	229 W Ripa Ave	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	No	(314) 544-1300	369	29	12.7	100.0%	199 (53.9%)	94 (25.5%)	39 (10.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.1%)	67.8	73^rd of 367 public high schools	80.1%		45.2	181^st of 378 public high schools	52.1%	108	41.6	56.6	57.1				$17,813	$152	$17,660
Mehlville High School	Public	9-12	3200 Lemay Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6000	1,388	102	13.5	42.8%	950 (68.4%)	169 (12.2%)	79 (5.7%)	88 (6.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (6.9%)	49.3	162^nd of 367 public high schools	55.9%		50.5	146^th of 378 public high schools	61.4%	16	40.9	28.2	48.5	61.6		46.1	$14,526	$140	$14,386
Bayless Senior High	Public	9-12	4532 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8660	562	30	18.6	62.1%	356 (63.3%)	62 (11.0%)	37 (6.6%)	78 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	59	108^th of 367 public high schools	70.6%		60.6	95^th of 378 public high schools	74.9%	13	49.4	46.4	59.7		60.7	48.5	$13,428	$751	$12,677
Affton High	Public	9-12	8309 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	No	(314) 638-6330	761	51	14.8	41.3%	514 (67.5%)	80 (10.5%)	65 (8.5%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (8.7%)	43.9	185^th of 367 public high schools	49.6%		44.7	186^th of 378 public high schools	50.8%	1	30.9	36.5		16.2		44.7	$15,537	$444	$15,093
Oakville Senior High	Public	9-12	5557 Milburn Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7000	1,847	114	16.1	19.4%	1,579 (85.5%)	92 (5.0%)	59 (3.2%)	43 (2.3%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	64 (3.5%)	65.7	82^nd of 367 public high schools	77.7%		74.3	43^rd of 378 public high schools	88.6%	39	51.4	41.4	52.2	49.9		55.6	$12,082	$145	$11,936
Community Access Job Training	Public	8-12	4915 Donovan Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-4095	85	17	5.0	100.0%	7 (8.2%)	70 (82.4%)	8 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$39,066	$1,127	$37,939
Carnahan School Of The Future	Public	12	4041 S Broadway	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 457-0582	0	0	12.7		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lindbergh Senior High	Public	9-12	5000 S. Lindbergh	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2410	2,304	131	17.6	14.8%	1,866 (81.0%)	60 (2.6%)	157 (6.8%)	118 (5.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	100 (4.3%)	87	14^th of 367 public high schools	96.2%		85.9	16^th of 378 public high schools	95.8%	2	53.6	59.9	77.0	72.2		68.4	$11,816	$54	$11,762
Gateway Science Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	461	35	13.1	57.7%	230 (49.9%)	111 (24.1%)	51 (11.1%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.2%)	75.3	46^th of 367 public high schools	87.5%		67.5	68^th of 378 public high schools	82.0%	22	56.6	46.2	66.3				$16,804	$325	$16,479
Central Visual/Perf. Arts High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3125 S Kingshighway Blvd	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 771-2772	314	29	10.8	100.0%	42 (13.4%)	217 (69.1%)	44 (14.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	8.1	340^th of 367 public high schools	7.4%		6.8	355^th of 378 public high schools	6.1%	15	11.6	9.2	23.8				$24,667	$485	$24,182

Frequently Asked Questions about Hancock Senior High

How many students attend Hancock Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Hancock Senior High.

What district is Hancock Senior High in?

Hancock Place

What is the racial makeup of Hancock Senior High?

Students at Hancock Senior High are 54% White, 25% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Hancock Senior High?

Hancock Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hancock Place Elementary
Middle : Hancock Place Middle

Is Hancock Senior High a good school?

Hancock Senior High ranks 73^rd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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