NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County officials are praising the district’s results in the West Virginia General Summative Assessment, pointing to growth in scores for many of the county’s schools.

“Some of our schools had absolutely fantastic rankings,” Kristen Bissett, federal programs/student services/assessment director for Hancock County Schools said during Monday’s meeting of the county Board of Education. “All of the schools have shown growth.”

According to data provided by county school officials, Hancock County’s overall rankings showed the school district as being sixth out of 55 counties in English Language Arts, third in mathematics, and 13th in science as part of the assessment.

Compared to the 379 elementary schools in the state, Allen T. Allison Elementary ranked 60th in math a

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