West Hancock Primary School
23350 Hwy 43
Picayune MS, 39466, Pearl River County
Phone: 228-586-6054
Ranking: 
(255 out of 672, top 38%)*
(255 out of 672, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hancock County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 399 | 393 | 386 | 400 | 426 | 412 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 18.0% | 76 | 19.3% | 60 | 15.5% | 47 | 11.8% | 65 | 15.3% | 64 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 18.8% | 52 | 13.2% | 44 | 11.4% | 70 | 17.5% | 68 | 16.0% | 71 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 12.5% | 44 | 11.2% | 66 | 17.1% | 58 | 14.5% | 73 | 17.1% | 67 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 13.0% | 66 | 16.8% | 62 | 16.1% | 66 | 16.5% | 70 | 16.4% | 62 | 15.0% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 17.0% | 63 | 16.0% | 69 | 17.9% | 74 | 18.5% | 65 | 15.3% | 72 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 63 | 15.8% | 76 | 19.3% | 72 | 18.7% | 69 | 17.3% | 73 | 17.1% | 63 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | 19 | 4.8% | 16 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.4% | 13 | 3.3% | 12 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 52.4% | 205 | 52.2% | 200 | 51.8% | 202 | 50.5% | 229 | 53.8% | 211 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 190 | 47.6% | 188 | 47.8% | 186 | 48.2% | 198 | 49.5% | 197 | 46.2% | 201 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.3% | 12 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 21 | 5.3% | 23 | 5.9% | 18 | 4.7% | 24 | 6.0% | 20 | 4.7% | 27 | 6.6% |
| White: | 360 | 90.2% | 346 | 88.0% | 348 | 90.2% | 352 | 88.0% | 385 | 90.4% | 376 | 91.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 254 | 63.7% | 257 | 65.4% | 237 | 61.4% | 265 | 66.3% | 276 | 64.8% | 238 | 57.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 10.3% | 52 | 13.2% | 43 | 11.1% | 30 | 7.5% | 33 | 7.7% | 40 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.80 | 16.62 | 16.06 | 15.88 | 15.77 | 16.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.6 | 152.4 | 149 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.7 | 151.2 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.1 | 151.6 | 150.2 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 152.8 | 151 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.5 | 155.7 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.6 | 153.6 | 153.3 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.3 | 155.6 | 154.1 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.4 | 157 | 154.2 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.8 | 151.8 | 149.5 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 151.7 | 149.6 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 151.1 | 151 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.6 | 151.7 | 151.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.2 | 153 | 151.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152 | 153.2 | 151.7 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.1 | 152.4 | 152.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153 | 153.5 | 154.1 |
| 2010 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.1 | 150.7 | 148.8 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.1 | 150.8 | 148.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 150.6 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.6 | 150.2 | 150.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.1 | 154 | 151.3 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.4 | 153.9 | 151.4 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.9 | 155 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.3 | 155.8 | 153.2 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 50.6% | 44.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 65.6% | 53.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 72.0% | 63.1% |
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* West Hancock Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.