Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNES·NCES 200001200094
Hanover Elem
209 E North, Hanover, KS 66945 · (785) 337-2281 · Washington County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
35 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 53% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 58% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
43.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 46.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Hanover Elem's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Elem this school | 231 | 15.2% | 57.5% |
| Stilwell Elementary Stilwell | 266 | 12.4% | 61.2% |
| St. Marks School Colwich | 315 | 10.2% | 57.8% |
| Dayton Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 291 | 18.9% | 62.2% |
| Wolf Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 336 | 13.4% | 56.9% |
| Centralia Elem Centralia | 197 | 25.4% | 67.5% |
Matched among Kansas elementary 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #127 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #297 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #124 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #495 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #535 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #540 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #609 of 658 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
231
+52 (+29%) vs 2020
+141% since 1990-91, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 231 | 9 | 25.8:1 | 15% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 9.4 | 24.6:1 | 19% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 9.8 | 21.7:1 | 16% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 7 | 25.6:1 | 22% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 8 | 19.8:1 | 25% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 8 | 19.1:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 7 | 24.6:1 | 36% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 96 | 4 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanover Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (158 to 231); teachers up 12% (8 to 9).
About Hanover Elem
A small elementary school in Hanover, Kansas, Hanover Elem is part of Barnes. It enrolls 231 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. It has 26% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Barnes operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 518 students.
The share of students at Hanover Elem who are White is 98%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hanover Elem scores 4%.
Hanover Elem has a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.8:1, with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 15% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Washington County, the school's rate is lower.
Hanover Elem 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 61% of Kansas public elementary schools.
A school with Hanover Elem's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 55.0%. Hanover Elem scores 57.5%, 2.6 points above that line.
In Washington County, home to about 5,533 people, median household income comes to about $65,482, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,079, Hanover Elem among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hanover High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Hanover Elem places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 179 (2020-21) to 231 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Hanover Elem can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,533
Census ACS
Median income
$65,482
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barnes
- Linn ElemElementary · 161 students
- Linn HighHigh · 66 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 60 students
Other Hanover Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hanover Elementary. Hanover Elem is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- HANOVER ELEMENTARYHANOVER, MN · 368 students
- Hanover Elementary SchoolBethlehem, PA · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Hanover High0.0 mi · 60
- Washington County High School10.7 mi · 163
- Washington Elementary10.8 mi · 192
- DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL11.7 mi · 105
- Marysville Elem12.6 mi · 417
- Marysville Jr/Sr High12.7 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Hanover ElemHow large is Hanover Elem?
Hanover Elem enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Hanover Elem serve?
Hanover Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hanover Elem?
Approximately 25.8:1 students per teacher at Hanover Elem.
How diverse is Hanover Elem?
Hanover Elem reports a student body of 98% White, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Hanover Elem?
Hanover Elem is overseen by Barnes in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.