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Hancock Place Elementary

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Hancock Place Elementary ranks 658 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

658^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Hancock Place Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lemay, Missouri, serving 618 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hancock Place District, which is ranked 206 out of 367 districts in the state.

Academically, Hancock Place Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 25.4% to 28.7%, compared to the state average of 38.2% to 43.8%. Nearby schools like Mosaic Elementary and Beasley Elementary have consistently outperformed Hancock Place Elementary on state assessments.

The school faces additional challenges, including a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Additionally, Hancock Place Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 36.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Despite increased per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance remains poor, suggesting that a more comprehensive approach to school improvement may be necessary.

647

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,033

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9101 S Broadway
Lemay, MO 63125-1516

(314) 544-1300

District: Hancock Place

Students who attend Hancock Place Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hancock Place Middle
High:	Hancock Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

African American:

22.3%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Missouri avg42%

658^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 27% (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	30.2	658 of 900	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	729 of 906	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	734 of 898	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	568 of 908	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	546 of 901	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.4	323 of 1052	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.9	133 of 1045	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	127 of 1032	87.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	222 of 865	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	48.5	584 of 1058	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.8	377 of 1089	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.1	336 of 1108	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.3	676 of 1085	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.1	649 of 1088	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.2	850 of 1066	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.3	785 of 1053	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	897 of 1084	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.0	699 of 1080	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.4	732 of 1074	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	32 of 190	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	34.5	126 of 185	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	55 of 184	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	22 of 163	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	18 of 250	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	11 of 243	95.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	70.4	74 of 302	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	44 of 251	82.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	36 of 65	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.7	15 of 50	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	220 of 638	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	350 of 625	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	315 of 611	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.0	69 of 532	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	83 of 574	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	56 of 907	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	9 of 887	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	37.3	27 of 41	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	520 of 666	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	607 of 668	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	613 of 673	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	431 of 675	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	417 of 691	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	280 of 917	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.6	124 of 898	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+56 vs school

Disabled (2019)75th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)34th percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Science32%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

I think this school district is the best kept secret in St. Louis County. My son has thrived there. Hancock place has an amazing STEM program and they stress reading goals very heavily. The teachers are very good with each kid. It's in an older blue collar neighborhood. However Lemay has ALWAYS passed education improvement bonds over the years. More so than its more affluent neighboring district Mehlville which is now laying off teachers. I'm a college teacher myself so I KNOW good teachers when I see them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hancock Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 S Broadway	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 544-1300	647	44	14.7	100.0%	341 (52.7%)	144 (22.3%)	74 (11.4%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (11.6%)	30.2	658^th of 900 public elementary schools	26.9%		20.4	729^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.5%	71	25.4	28.7	26.2				31.5		22.7	29.0	43.1				$15,033	$139	$14,895
Forder Elementary	Public	K-5	623 W Ripa Ave	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5600	397	31	12.7	45.6%	301 (75.8%)	21 (5.3%)	18 (4.5%)	32 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	45.1	511^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.2%		46.7	488^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.1%	23	23.5	47.9	35.8				42.4		23.9	38.3	47.6				$13,971	$156	$13,815
Lyon At Blow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	516 Loughborough Ave	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 353-1353	243	29	8.3	100.0%	19 (7.8%)	190 (78.2%)	25 (10.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6.6	861^st of 900 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.1	812^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.4%	49	4.7			17.4	13.4	12.0		20.0	13.7	6.7	5.4	13.9	19.7	24.0	$25,764	$546	$25,218
Bayless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4531 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 256-8620	858	59	14.5	56.9%	547 (63.8%)	93 (10.8%)	54 (6.3%)	92 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	72.5	226^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.9%		66	291^st of 906 public elementary schools	67.9%	65	63.9	44.5	46.8				57.8		63.8	38.1	53.1				$11,633	$657	$10,976
Bierbaum Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Union Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5500	531	39	13.5	50.1%	365 (68.7%)	65 (12.2%)	20 (3.8%)	59 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	43.9	528^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.3%		47.1	478^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.2%	50	33.0	43.6	36.7				31.2		39.7	41.8	34.7				$12,897	$137	$12,760
Woerner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Leona St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-8585	349	28	12.4	100.0%	90 (25.8%)	157 (45.0%)	46 (13.2%)	38 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	8.7	833^rd of 900 public elementary schools	7.4%		11	824^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.1%	9	15.7	4.2	6.5				11.2		24.0	14.6	13.7				$22,490	$546	$21,944
Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Bellerive Blvd	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-1346	319	22	14.5	100.0%	22 (6.9%)	183 (57.4%)	86 (27.0%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	4.2	891^st of 900 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.9	872^nd of 906 public elementary schools	3.8%	19	1.6		7.3						4.8		14.7				$21,700	$547	$21,153
Gateway Science Academy-South Ele	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6651 Gravois Ave.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 669-9000	402	37	10.8	79.1%	122 (30.3%)	190 (47.3%)	37 (9.2%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.2%)	21.3	726^th of 900 public elementary schools	19.3%		32.4	637^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.7%	89	30.1	28.0	26.7				26.9		13.3	17.4					$13,910	$408	$13,502
Mosaic Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 Will Ave.	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7900	258	18	14.4	9.7%	218 (84.5%)	17 (6.6%)	10 (3.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	89.9	75^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.7%		90.7	59^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.5%	16	65.8	97.4	44.6				63.1		65.8	87.8					$13,188	$186	$13,003
Beasley Elementary	Public	K-5	3131 Koch Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5400	250	28	9.0	50.8%	164 (65.6%)	45 (18.0%)	19 (7.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	72.8	221^st of 900 public elementary schools	75.4%		57.1	377^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.4%	156	53.6	46.6	52.1				47.7		56.0		54.3				$18,789	$210	$18,579

Frequently Asked Questions about Hancock Place Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hancock Place Elementary?

Students at Hancock Place Elementary are 53% White, 22% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Hancock Place Elementary a good school?

Hancock Place Elementary ranks 658^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hancock Place Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hancock Place Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hancock Place Middle
High : Hancock Senior High

What district is Hancock Place Elementary in?

Hancock Place

How many students attend Hancock Place Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Hancock Place Elementary.

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