Hanover Hills Elementary

Hanover Hills Elementary, a sprawling K-5 school in Hanover, Maryland, part of Howard County Public Schools, teaches 875 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 82% larger than the state mean of about 481.

Howard County Public Schools runs 77 schools in total, collectively educating 57,565 students. Hanover Hills Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Hanover Hills Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 11% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Hanover Hills Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Howard County's rate of about 27%.

After controlling for student poverty, Hanover Hills Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.8%, the actual is 44.1%, a residual of -4.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, Howard County reports that median household income runs about $149,763, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Howard County's 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), Hanover Hills Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Viaduct Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hanover Hills Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.