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Hancock Place Middle

Public Grades 6-8

336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Hancock Place Middle is a public middle school located in Lemay, Missouri, serving 251 students in grades 6-8. 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 Place Middle consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for MAP assessments in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 17.7% to 29.2%, compared to the state average of 32.7% to 45.5%. The school's performance is particularly low in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.5% to 35%, compared to the state average of 39.3% to 42.2%. The school has also shown high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 36.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Hancock Place Middle's academic performance lags significantly behind nearby schools like Oakville Middle (Mehlville R-IX District) and Robert H. Sperreng Middle (Lindbergh Schools District), which consistently outperform the state averages in proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Oakville Middle had proficiency rates ranging from 57.8% to 76.7% in Mathematics and 57.8% to 66.2% in English Language Arts, while Robert H. Sperreng Middle had rates ranging from 49.1% to 66.7% in Mathematics and 49.1% to 53.2% in English Language Arts. Despite higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios, Hancock Place Middle faces significant challenges in improving its educational outcomes.

266

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,804

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

243 W Ripa Ave
Lemay, MO 63125-1111

(314) 544-1300

District: Hancock Place

Students who attend Hancock Place Middle usually attend:

High:

Hancock Senior High

Feeder schools for Hancock Place Middle:

Elementary:

Hancock Place Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.3%

African American:

22.6%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2023) to 23rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Missouri avg40%

336^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 23% (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	26.3	336 of 438	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	235 of 451	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	206 of 459	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	307 of 459	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	291 of 454	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	466 of 587	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	312 of 552	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	451 of 568	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.3	302 of 435	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	483 of 585	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.0	526 of 633	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	555 of 649	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	519 of 623	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	530 of 625	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	521 of 614	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.3	478 of 601	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.3	437 of 624	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.1	494 of 624	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	562 of 619	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	102 of 143	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.4	28 of 144	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	45 of 153	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	18 of 148	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	72 of 135	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	86 of 149	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	54 of 129	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	49.2	89 of 187	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	50 of 195	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	89 of 204	56.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	51 of 81	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	182 of 369	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	62 of 378	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	31 of 382	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	67.1	84 of 365	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	80 of 371	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.9	257 of 482	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	74 of 422	82.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	19.6	88 of 98	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.8	35 of 79	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	90.3	7 of 192	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	294 of 358	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	250 of 379	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	209 of 385	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	299 of 381	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	199 of 376	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	417 of 527	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	292 of 479	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)96th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-6 vs state

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hancock Place Middle	Public	6-8	243 W Ripa Ave	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	No	(314) 544-1300	266	19	14.0	100.0%	139 (52.3%)	60 (22.6%)	30 (11.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	26.3	336^th of 438 public middle schools	23.3%		47.3	235^th of 451 public middle schools	47.9%	101	29.2	22.8	17.7	33.6	12.5	25.1	35.0		$14,804	$05	$14,799
Margaret Buerkle Middle	Public	6-8	623 Buckley Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6800	549	46	11.9	51.9%	379 (69.0%)	62 (11.3%)	24 (4.4%)	49 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.6%)	57.5	179^th of 438 public middle schools	59.1%		57	188^th of 451 public middle schools	58.3%	9	43.9	44.7	36.8	32.9	39.6	41.7	44.5		$13,907	$93	$13,814
Bayless Junior High	Public	6-8	4530 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8690	385	25	15.2	60.3%	239 (62.1%)	39 (10.1%)	32 (8.3%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	73.8	90^th of 438 public middle schools	79.5%		63.9	139^th of 451 public middle schools	69.2%	49	44.5	49.9	56.1	46.0	48.3	44.7	54.7		$12,718	$662	$12,057
Bernard Middle	Public	6-8	1054 Forder Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-6600	577	43	13.3	27.2%	471 (81.6%)	41 (7.1%)	24 (4.2%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	73.4	91^st of 438 public middle schools	79.2%		62	151^st of 451 public middle schools	66.5%	60	47.0	56.7	40.8	51.2	43.9	42.9	57.6	95.5	$12,536	$91	$12,445
Busch Middle School Character Athletics	Public, Magnet	6-8	5910 Clifton Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 352-1043	361	26	13.8	100.0%	80 (22.2%)	188 (52.1%)	50 (13.9%)	29 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	20.4	358^th of 438 public middle schools	18.3%		18.1	386^th of 451 public middle schools	14.4%	28	20.2	21.3	21.4	25.4	14.6	26.7	27.0		$21,703	$546	$21,157
Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	7550 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 351-9679	555	41	13.6	44.3%	381 (68.6%)	57 (10.3%)	43 (7.7%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	57.8	176^th of 438 public middle schools	59.8%		56.6	190^th of 451 public middle schools	57.9%	14	38.2	44.5	13.7	40.5	45.5	46.3	47.8	78.3	$13,198	$191	$13,006
Long Middle Community Education Center	Public	6-8	5028 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-3440	290	21	13.8	100.0%	21 (7.2%)	179 (61.7%)	61 (21.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	3.2	436^th of 438 public middle schools	0.5%		4.3	447^th of 451 public middle schools	0.9%	11	2.2	7.0	1.9	4.6	2.2	9.3	4.4		$19,892	$547	$19,345
Robert H. Sperreng Middle	Public	6-8	12111 Tesson Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2420	941	61	15.3	17.6%	755 (80.2%)	17 (1.8%)	65 (6.9%)	57 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.8%)	83.2	58^th of 438 public middle schools	86.8%		76.5	82^nd of 451 public middle schools	81.8%	24	58.5	66.7		52.8	52.5	49.1	53.2	98.0	$11,373	$24	$11,349
Oakville Middle	Public	6-8	5950 Telegraph Rd	Saint Louis	63129	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7400	629	43	14.5	17.2%	551 (87.6%)	15 (2.4%)	17 (2.7%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	91.4	25^th of 438 public middle schools	94.3%		81.8	56^th of 451 public middle schools	87.6%	31	76.7	58.2		58.6	57.8	60.4	66.2		$12,118	$91	$12,027
Carnahan Middle	Public	6-8	4041 S. Broadway	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 457-0582	214	19	11.2	98.6%	13 (6.1%)	196 (91.6%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	415^th of 438 public middle schools	5.3%		5.3	441^st of 451 public middle schools	2.2%	26	19.0	6.0	12.3	14.7	9.5	15.2	17.2		$24,331	$546	$23,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Hancock Place Middle

How many students attend Hancock Place Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Hancock Place Middle.

What high school do graduates of Hancock Place Middle attend?

Students who attend Hancock Place Middle usually go on to attend Hancock Senior High

Is Hancock Place Middle a good school?

Hancock Place Middle ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Missouri middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hancock Place Middle?

Students at Hancock Place Middle are 52% White, 23% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Hancock Place Middle in?

Hancock Place

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