The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in English language arts. The lowest is 27% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Hancock Place Elem.
Hancock Place Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in the unincorporated community of Lemay, in south St. Louis County. There is no graduation rate to report because the school does not serve high school grades. The building is one of three schools in the Hancock Place district, alongside a middle school and a high school.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Black population and smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian students. Every single enrolled student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a distinction that sets this school apart from most in the region. A parent should know that the economic need profile is universal, and that shapes the resources and challenges the school navigates.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year show proficiency rates that fall below the midpoint among the districts of St. Louis County. In third-grade math, roughly a quarter of students scored proficient or above. In fourth-grade math, the share was similar. Fifth-grade math was also close to that level. In English language arts, third-grade proficiency was below a quarter, fourth grade approached three in ten, and fifth grade reached into the low forties, which was the strongest result across any tested grade and subject. Fifth-grade science proficiency stood near three in ten. These figures give a clear picture: the school is working from a low baseline in both math and reading, with a notable uptick in fifth-grade literacy that a parent may want to ask the school about, whether it reflects a particular instructional focus or a cohort effect.
The school itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. No information was available on its Title I status, discipline rates, course access, staffing ratios, or chronic absenteeism. A parent interested in these areas would need to follow up with the district directly.
Lemay is an unincorporated census-designated place with a working-class, residential feel. South Broadway is the main commercial corridor, and River City Casino, the VA health care system at Jefferson Barracks, and the Missouri National Guard installations are major employers. Jefferson Barracks County Park and its several museums are civic anchors. The area has seen a stable population over the past two decades, with significant diversification in racial and ethnic composition over that time. Housing values in the surrounding ZIP code sit below the national benchmark, and homes have been sitting on the market for a period that suggests a moderately paced market. The typical rent is below a typical mortgage payment in the area, which may factor into a family's calculations about moving here.
The district did not have any publicly reported recent changes or strategic priorities that surfaced in a search, so this account reflects the school as it stands on the available data.
For a family considering Hancock Place Elementary, the picture is straightforward. The school serves a high-need population almost entirely, and its academic results on state tests are below the midpoint of St. Louis County districts. The strongest area is fifth-grade reading, which notably outpaced the school's own earlier grades. There are no high school metrics to review because the school is an elementary. A parent would want to visit, talk to the principal about how the school supports literacy and math growth across the grades, and ask about what programs or interventions are in place given the universal free-lunch designation.
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