Hanson Elementary School

Summary:

Hanson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hanson, Kentucky, serving 435 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hopkins County School District, which is ranked 51 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Hanson Elementary School is a standout performer, consistently ranking in the top 45 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic achievement is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the Hopkins County and state averages in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, 3rd-grade students at Hanson Elementary achieved a 71% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to 57% for the county and 43% for the state. The school's success extends to supporting diverse student groups, with top-100 rankings within subgroups like female students, special education students, and those from low-income backgrounds.

Hanson Elementary School's performance is particularly impressive when compared to nearby schools. It outperforms other schools in the Hopkins County district, as well as schools in the Webster County and Muhlenberg County districts, such as Sebree Elementary School and Bremen Elementary School. This suggests that Hanson Elementary is a standout educational institution in the region, providing an exceptional learning experience for its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 121 Veterans Drive
       Hanson, KY  42413


(270) 825-6158

District: Hopkins County

SchoolDigger Rank:
45th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $30,947 Help


Students who attend Hanson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    James Madison Middle School
High:    Madisonville North Hopkins High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  490

Racial breakdown:

White:
85.7%
Two or more races:
6.9%
Hispanic:
2.9%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.1% Help


 See top rated Kentucky elementary schools

 Compare Hanson Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Hanson Elementary School ranks better than 93.4% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Hopkins County School District! (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.82. (See more...)
Help
Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (85.7%), two or more races (6.9%), Hispanic (2.9%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 47.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Hopkins County School District. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hanson Elementary School is 17.5, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Hopkins County School District! (See more...)
Help
Compare Hanson Elementary School employs 28 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hanson Elementary School is $30,947, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Hopkins County School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hanson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hanson Elementary School 45th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Hanson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
White students:


Hopkins County:

SchoolDigger ranks Hopkins County 51st of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for Hanson Elementary School?

Rank History for Hanson Elementary School

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Hanson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 89.44 42nd 638 93.4%
2008 93.87 14th 651 97.8%
2009 94.76 10th 658 98.5%
2010 95.49 6th 683 99.1%
2011 88.38 33rd 688 95.2%
2012 85.89 49th 713 93.1%
2013 89.63 30th 719 95.8%
2014 83.49 60th 705 91.5%
2015 75.44 122nd 698 82.5%
2016 86.13 46th 690 93.3%
2017 76.41 124th 694 82.1%
2018 80.98 86th 691 87.6%
2019 80.96 75th 700 89.3%
2021 47.84 251st 517 51.5%
2022 73.38 125th 684 81.7%
2023 79.69 87th 687 87.3%
2024 87.82 45th 685 93.4%
See the entire list of Kentucky Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Hanson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 76.09 113th 661 82.9%
2023 78.81 34th 257 86.8%
2024 84.40 35th 279 87.5%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hanson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.89 241st 631 61.8%
2019 66.81 168th 664 74.7%
2021 57.68 115th 275 58.2%
2022 74.61 74th 667 88.9%
2023 80.20 66th 670 90.1%
2024 85.81 41st 665 93.8%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hanson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.43 106th 663 84.0%
2019 73.74 121st 671 82.0%
2021 44.29 191st 312 38.8%
2022 72.57 116th 641 81.9%
2023 79.18 70th 639 89.0%
2024 83.92 49th 644 92.4%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Hanson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.54 83rd 445 81.3%
2019 85.32 51st 474 89.2%
2022 76.92 33rd 206 84.0%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Hanson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.06 78th 665 88.3%
2019 83.01 53rd 676 92.2%
2021 42.04 205th 325 36.9%
2022 65.15 168th 657 74.4%
2023 75.20 98th 652 85.0%
2024 87.85 42nd 652 93.6%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for White students at Hanson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.02 98th 593 83.5%
2019 79.68 83rd 592 86.0%
2021 45.36 187th 337 44.5%
2022 67.76 153rd 656 76.7%
2023 75.08 116th 658 82.4%
2024 84.22 61st 659 90.7%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Hanson Elementary School Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 





Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Hanson Elementary School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Hanson Elementary School, submit a rating!


Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!


Enrollment information for Hanson Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 607 9 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 622
1989 617 14 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 636
1990 628 22 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 655
1991 642 24 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 670
1992 661 19 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 683
1993 671 14 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 692
1994 657 15 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1995 529 18 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1996 529 18 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1997 512 17 1 2 5 n/a n/a 0 537
1998 514 21 1 0 1 n/a n/a 2 539
1999 471 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a 2 497
2000 454 25 1 0 0 n/a n/a 2 482
2001 444 26 1 1 0 n/a n/a 3 475
2002 465 24 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 491
2003 465 24 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 491
2004 474 18 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2005 497 21 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2006 499 22 8 10 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2007 474 31 9 10 0 n/a n/a 15 539
2008 510 21 10 5 1 n/a n/a 10 557
2009 486 22 14 8 0 n/a n/a 14 544
2010 493 30 13 8 0 n/a n/a 15 559
2011 506 23 10 16 0 0 13 0 568
2012 494 28 7 16 0 0 17 0 562
2013 489 24 6 17 0 0 17 0 553
2014 518 38 4 12 0 1 17 0 590
2015 539 31 3 16 0 2 19 0 610
2016 504 27 4 13 0 1 21 0 570
2017 486 24 6 9 0 1 25 0 551
2018 482 25 7 12 0 1 26 0 553
2019 470 24 7 9 0 0 25 0 535
2020 452 19 6 6 0 0 29 0 512
2021 384 18 4 10 0 0 31 0 447
2022 405 12 4 12 0 0 28 0 461
2023 381 7 5 13 0 0 29 0 435
2024 420 13 9 14 0 0 34 0 490

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hanson Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 622 29.4 21.1 n/a
1989 636 30.4 20.9 n/a
1990 655 31.2 20.9 n/a
1991 670 32.5 20.6 n/a
1992 683 32.5 21.0 n/a
1993 692 32.2 21.5 n/a
1994 677 33.5 20.2 n/a
1995 552 28.8 19.2 n/a
1996 552 28.8 19.2 n/a
1997 537 28.4 18.9 17.9
1998 539 27.4 19.7 23.6
1999 497 16.6 29.9 29.1
2000 482 19.6 24.6 33.1
2001 475 17.4 27.2 28.6
2002 491 27.0 18.2 47.7
2003 491 27.0 18.2 47.7
2004 499 29.9 16.7 n/a
2005 526 32.4 16.2 n/a
2006 539 35.4 15.2 33.8
2007 539 34.0 15.9 35.9
2008 557 33.0 16.9 30.3
2009 544 33.0 16.5 30.4
2010 559 27.0 20.7 35.8
2011 568 33.0 17.2 40.8
2012 562 33.0 17.0 41.8
2013 553 32.0 17.2 31.5
2014 590 33.0 17.8 26.8
2015 610 33.0 18.4 31
2016 570 32.0 17.8 39.3
2017 551 30.0 18.3 45
2018 553 31.4 17.5 41.6
2019 535 31.1 17.1 38.7
2020 512 29.6 17.2 44.5
2021 447 28.1 15.8 44.5
2022 461 28.0 16.4 42.3
2023 435 27.9 15.5 41.6
2024 490 28.0 17.5 47.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hanson Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 622 29.4 21.1 n/a
1989 636 30.4 20.9 n/a
1990 655 31.2 20.9 n/a
1991 670 32.5 20.6 n/a
1992 683 32.5 21.0 n/a
1993 692 32.2 21.5 n/a
1994 677 33.5 20.2 n/a
1995 552 28.8 19.2 n/a
1996 552 28.8 19.2 n/a
1997 537 28.4 18.9 17.9
1998 539 27.4 19.7 23.6
1999 497 16.6 29.9 29.1
2000 482 19.6 24.6 33.1
2001 475 17.4 27.2 28.6
2002 491 27.0 18.2 47.7
2003 491 27.0 18.2 47.7
2004 499 29.9 16.7 n/a
2005 526 32.4 16.2 n/a
2006 539 35.4 15.2 33.8
2007 539 34.0 15.9 35.9
2008 557 33.0 16.9 30.3
2009 544 33.0 16.5 30.4
2010 559 27.0 20.7 35.8
2011 568 33.0 17.2 40.8
2012 562 33.0 17.0 41.8
2013 553 32.0 17.2 31.5
2014 590 33.0 17.8 26.8
2015 610 33.0 18.4 31
2016 570 32.0 17.8 39.3
2017 551 30.0 18.3 45
2018 553 31.4 17.5 41.6
2019 535 31.1 17.1 38.7
2020 512 29.6 17.2 44.5
2021 447 28.1 15.8 44.5
2022 461 28.0 16.4 42.3
2023 435 27.9 15.5 41.6
2024 490 28.0 17.5 47.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hanson Elementary School

Help

YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $505 (4.4%) $141 (1.2%) $646 (5.6%) $7,715 (66.8%) $1,282 (11.1%) $8,997 (77.9%) $11,549
2019 $473 (4.4%) $90 (0.8%) $564 (5.2%) $7,835 (72.4%) $1,427 (13.2%) $9,262 (85.6%) $10,816
2020 $467 (3.7%) $128 (1.0%) $596 (4.7%) $5,958 (46.7%) $1,397 (11.0%) $9,395 (73.7%) $12,747
2021 $645 (5.9%) $365 (3.4%) $1,010 (9.3%) $7,879 (72.3%) $1,257 (11.5%) $9,136 (83.9%) $10,893
2022 $904 (2.9%) $833 (2.7%) $1,738 (5.6%) $8,396 (27.1%) $1,507 (4.9%) $9,903 (32.0%) $30,947

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hanson Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 75th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 87th of 687 Elementary schools
 1.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students535435
 18.7%
African American247
 70.8%
American Indian00
Asian75
 28.6%
Hispanic913
 44.4%
Pacific Islander00
White470381
 18.9%
Two or More Races2529
 16%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.7%41.6%
 2.9%


Schools Near Hanson Elementary School









Frequently Asked Questions about Hanson Elementary School

Students who attend Hanson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Madison Middle School
High : Madisonville North Hopkins High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 490 students attended Hanson Elementary School.

Students at Hanson Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Yes. Hanson Elementary School ranks in the top 6.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.


Rate Hanson Elementary School!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Hanson Elementary School!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics
h12_210286000600 retrieved from Memory in 0 milliseconds.
None retrieved from Database in 1330 milliseconds.