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How has Hanover Central Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
647
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180435001908
Hanover Central Middle School
10631 W 141st St, Cedar Lake, IN 46303 · (219) 374-3500 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Indiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
131 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 209 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hanover Central Middle School→Hanover Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hanover Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
46.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
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below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hanover Central Middle School
Hanover Central Middle School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Central Middle School this school | 647 | 20.2% | 49.1% |
| East Tipp Middle School Lafayette | 547 | 23.9% | 55.4% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Valparaiso | 823 | 24.5% | 62.5% |
| Hal E Clark Middle School Saint John | 1,032 | 22.1% | 50.0% |
| Liberty Middle School Chesterton | 423 | 23.6% | 66.9% |
| Robert Taft Middle School Crown Point | 1,067 | 22.4% | 54.4% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hanover Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #86 of 324 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #92 of 325 | #7 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #87 of 325 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #124 of 334 | #13 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #215 of 314 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #140 of 315 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #317 of 330 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #25 of 110 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
647
-166 (-20%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 647 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 20% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 42.5 | 15.7:1 | 22% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 38.6 | 16.9:1 | 25% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 813 | 39 | 20.9:1 | 21% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 25 | 21.0:1 | 22% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 25% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanover Central Middle School.
About Hanover Central Middle School
Hanover Central Middle School, located in Cedar Lake, Indiana, is a mid-sized middle school. The school enrolls 647 students in grades 6 through 8.
Hanover Community School Corp counts 2,831 students in its 5 schools, and Hanover Central Middle School is one of them.
At Hanover Central Middle School, 71% of students are White. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Lake County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Staffing at Hanover Central Middle School comes to 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. On the income side, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 47% average for public schools in Lake County is 27 points higher.
Hanover Central Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Indiana public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hanover Central Middle School, the prediction is 61.2% and the result is 49.1%.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Hanover Central Middle School shares Lake County with 120 other public schools.
Hanover Central Middle School's nearest public school is Red Cedars Elementary (about 0.1 miles). In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Hanover Central Middle School. On state test proficiency, Hanover Central Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Hanover Central Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 20%, from 813 to 647. The school's ratio dropped from 20.9:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Hanover Central Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover Community School Corp
- Hanover Central High SchoolHigh · 857 students
- Red Cedars ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Jane Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Other schools in Cedar Lake
- Hanover Central High SchoolHigh · 857 students
- Red Cedars ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Douglas MacArthur Elem SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Jane Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Red Cedars Elementary0.1 mi · 666
- Jane Ball Elementary School1.5 mi · 356
- Hanover Central High School1.5 mi · 857
- Douglas MacArthur Elem School3.0 mi · 466
- Lincoln Elementary School4.5 mi · 305
- Lake Prairie Elementary School4.7 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Hanover Central Middle SchoolHow large is Hanover Central Middle School?
Hanover Central Middle School enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hanover Central Middle School serve?
Hanover Central Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hanover Central Middle School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Hanover Central Middle School.
How diverse is Hanover Central Middle School?
Hanover Central Middle School reports a student body of 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hanover Central Middle School in?
Hanover Central Middle School is part of Hanover Community School Corp.
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