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Schools in Hancock

Hancock’s public schools

AHSTW Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hancock. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
73%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 5% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
755 students on the public path
In brief

Hancock’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hancock’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. AHSTW High School places highest (better than 85%); AHSTW Intermediate School lowest (61%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hancock, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3AHSTW Primary Schoolin AvocaB+
4–8AHSTW Intermediate Schoolin AvocaB
9–12AHSTW High Schoolin AvocaA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the AHSTW Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

AHSTW Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 755 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,043IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 459 students tested
Math73%
State average 63.8% · 459 students tested

Hancock vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Hancock’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hancock—AHSTW

Every school in Hancock

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hancockin other towns
AHSTW Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Avoca
B+
280 students12:1Rate it →
AHSTW Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Avoca
B
270 students15:1Rate it →
AHSTW High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Avoca
A
205 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Hancock’s schools

Are Hancock’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hancock. AHSTW Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hancock. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hancock in?

AHSTW Community School District.

Where do Hancock kids go to high school?

AHSTW High School.

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What Hancock families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.