Hancock Place Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lemay, Missouri · Hancock Place School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Hancock Place Elementary School serves 647 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Lemay (St. Louis County). It is one of 3 schools in Hancock Place School District. By enrollment it is the 41st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hancock Place School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291362000584 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hancock Place | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 647 | 1,282 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Hancock Place Elementary School in context
Size
Hancock Place Elementary School is the only elementary school in Hancock Place School District. Its 647 students are 50.5% of the district's 1,282. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 373 students, so Hancock Place Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 114 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 79, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (99 against 86). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 114 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 52.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Hancock Place (53%). Black students are next, at 22.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Hancock Place and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 47.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hancock Place Elementary School has 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 647 students would have about 52.6 teachers, so Hancock Place Elementary School has 8.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Forder Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in Mehlville R-IX School District. There are 30 elementary schools within 5 miles and 108 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 52.7% |
| Black | 22.3% |
| Two or more races | 11.6% |
| Hispanic | 11.4% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 114 |
| Kindergarten | 86 |
| Grade 1 | 94 |
| Grade 2 | 90 |
| Grade 3 | 85 |
| Grade 4 | 79 |
| Grade 5 | 99 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9101 S Broadway, Lemay, MO 63125
Phone: (314)544-1300
Website: hancock.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hancock Place Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forder Elementary School | Mehlville R-IX | 1.1 mi | 397 | 12.7 | 45.6% |
| Lyon at Blow Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.5 mi | 243 | 8.4 | 100% |
| Bayless Elementary School | Bayless | 1.9 mi | 858 | 14.5 | 56.9% |
| Bierbaum Elementary School | Mehlville R-IX | 2.1 mi | 531 | 13.5 | 50.1% |
| Woerner Elementary School | St. Louis City | 2.3 mi | 349 | 12.5 | 100% |
| Woodward Elementary School | St. Louis City | 2.3 mi | 319 | 14.5 | 100% |
| Gateway Science Acad-South Ele | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 2.5 mi | 402 | 10.9 | 79.1% |
| Mosaic Elementary School | Mehlville R-IX | 2.7 mi | 258 | 14.5 | 9.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hancock Place
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Place Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 266 |
| Hancock Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 369 |