Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO-HANOVER-MONTROSE SCHOOLS·NCES 270720000286
HANOVER ELEMENTARY
274 LABEAUXE AVE NE, HANOVER, MN 55341 · (763) 682-0800 · Wright County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
42 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 60% · 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 ELEMENTARY→BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
79.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 ELEMENTARY
HANOVER ELEMENTARY's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANOVER ELEMENTARY this school | 368 | 11.4% | 69.3% |
| STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARY STILLWATER | 420 | 12.4% | 54.5% |
| Lake Harriet Lower Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 309 | 12.6% | N/A |
| Kenny Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 295 | 11.5% | 78.4% |
| Hilltop Primary School MINNETRISTA | 422 | 15.4% | 85.5% |
| Lake Harriet Upper Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 284 | 13.7% | 76.4% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #36 of 844 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #36 of 844 | #2 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #57 of 844 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #541 of 1,130 | #15 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #729 of 769 | #21 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #636 of 796 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.4% | #915 of 942 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #205 of 499 | #6 of 14 |
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
368
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 368 | 20.7 | 17.8:1 | 11% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 22.2 | 16.7:1 | 15% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 21 | 18.0:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 24.2 | 18.1:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | 16% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 22 | 22.0:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 9% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HANOVER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (438 to 368); teachers down 15% (24.2 to 20.7).
About HANOVER ELEMENTARY
HANOVER ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in HANOVER, Minnesota. It enrolls 368 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
The district, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, operates 10 schools serving 5,175 students.
The share of White students at HANOVER ELEMENTARY is 87%. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Wright County overall, the White share is about 89%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HANOVER ELEMENTARY scores 24%.
The school had 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. The school reported 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 24% average for public schools in Wright County.
HANOVER ELEMENTARY is 10.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (69.3% versus 58.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Census data for Wright County show median household income comes to about $107,209, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 88 public schools and about 27,879 students.
ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY sits about 3.6 miles from HANOVER ELEMENTARY. HANOVER ELEMENTARY has 6 other public schools within five miles. The school's 69.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 4 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 378 students in 2020-21 to 368 in 2024-25.
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
- BUFFALO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,681 students
- BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLEMiddle · 1,160 students
- NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARYElementary · 419 students
- Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Montrose Elementary School of InnovElementary · 363 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 348 students
Other Hanover Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hanover Elementary. HANOVER ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- Hanover ElemHanover, KS · 231 students
- Hanover Elementary SchoolBethlehem, PA · 205 students
Nearby schools
- ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY3.6 mi · 654
- Wings Transition Program3.7 mi · 15
- KNIGHTS ACADEMY3.7 mi · 39
- STMA Online - Secondary3.7 mi · 66
- SWMetro Lakeside Academy4.3 mi · 23
- St. Michael-Albertville Middle West4.7 mi · 1,076
Frequently asked questions
About HANOVER ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at HANOVER ELEMENTARY?
HANOVER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HANOVER ELEMENTARY serve?
HANOVER ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at HANOVER ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at HANOVER ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is HANOVER ELEMENTARY?
HANOVER ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HANOVER ELEMENTARY in?
HANOVER ELEMENTARY is part of Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools.
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