Hancock Public Schools

The Hancock Public Schools district in Michigan is home to two standout schools: Hancock MiddleHigh School and Barkell Elementary School. Both schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with students scoring above the state average on a variety of standardized assessments.

Hancock MiddleHigh School is a standout, ranking 139 out of 743 Michigan high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 90.3% and a low dropout rate of 5.7%. Academically, 7th-grade students excel in both English Language Arts (54.8% proficient) and Math (64.5% proficient), and 11th-graders perform well on the SAT, with 57.1% proficient in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 42.9% proficient in Math.

Barkell Elementary School is also a strong performer, ranking 399 out of 1,486 Michigan elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students score above the state average in both English Language Arts and Math on the M-Step assessments, with the 3rd-grade Math proficiency rate of 67.6% particularly noteworthy, significantly higher than the state average of 43.4%.