Hancock Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.1% |
| Met Standard | 23.7% |
| Below Standard | 60.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Hancock Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.1% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.4% exceeded — 12.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 101 | 18.8% | 26.7% | 45.5% |
| 4th | 77 | 15.6% | 26.0% | 41.6% |
| 5th | 63 | 15.9% | 28.6% | 44.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 101 | 13.9% | 24.8% | 38.6% |
| 4th | 77 | 11.7% | 24.7% | 36.4% |
| 5th | 63 | 20.6% | 11.1% | 31.8% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.4