Summary:
The 13783 zip code area is home to a single high school, Hancock Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 5-12 and is part of the Hancock Central School District. This small public school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, dropping from 555th out of 1,228 New York high schools in 2022-2023 to 793rd out of 1,234 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger star rating has decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars over this period.
Hancock Junior-Senior High School's academic performance is mixed, with strengths in some subject areas like 5th grade science and Regents exams in Algebra II and Physics, but struggles in others like 8th grade ELA and 6th grade math. The school's 84.3% four-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and its 31.5% chronic absenteeism rate is significantly higher than the state average. Despite relatively high spending of $38,697 per student, the school's small size of 203 students may present both advantages and challenges in terms of resources, personalized attention, and extracurricular opportunities.
Overall, the data suggests that Hancock Junior-Senior High School is facing some performance challenges, with declining rankings, mixed academic results, and high chronic absenteeism. Further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes and identify potential areas for improvement to better serve the students in this community.
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