Enrollment
325
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340417004230
East Hanover Middle School
477 RIDGEDALE AVENUE, EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936 · (973) 887-8810 · Morris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
11 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 109 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 32% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 71% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Hanover Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
83.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
75.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.7% | 75.1% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 67.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 East Hanover Middle School
East Hanover Middle School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hanover Middle School this school | 325 | 3.4% | 69.2% |
| Ridgedale Middle School FLORHAM PARK | 321 | 2.2% | 62.2% |
| Memorial Junior School Whippany | 419 | 5.7% | 60.0% |
| Emil A. Cavallini Middle School UPPER SADDLE RIVER | 389 | 0.8% | 73.9% |
| Black River Middle School Chester | 352 | 5.7% | 64.4% |
| Holdrum Middle School RIVER VALE | 347 | 0.9% | 67.9% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 East Hanover Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #35 of 433 | #6 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #34 of 437 ▲ 14 | #4 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #37 of 437 ▼ 5 | #4 of 32 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #357 of 445 | #24 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #16 of 417 | #3 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #220 of 419 | #14 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.4% | #399 of 436 | #27 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #277 of 282 | #21 of 21 |
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
325
+46 (+16%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 7.8:1
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 | 325 | 40.1 | 8.1:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 40.4 | 7.9:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 38.4 | 7.7:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 36 | 7.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 38.1 | 8.6:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 41 | 8.8:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 36 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Hanover Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (327 to 325); teachers up 5% (38.1 to 40.1).
About East Hanover Middle School
East Hanover Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school for students in EAST HANOVER, New Jersey. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 325 students. Against the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 44% lower.
East Hanover Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, East Hanover Township School District, which enrolls 1,003 students.
At East Hanover Middle School, White students make up 64% of the student body. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. East Hanover Middle School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at East Hanover Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 8.1:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 3%. On average, public schools in Morris County report 19%.
East Hanover Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
East Hanover Middle School is 4.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (69.2% versus 64.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Across Morris County, the median household income is $137,326, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. In all, Morris County has 156 public schools and roughly 72,239 students.
The nearest public school is Central Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, East Hanover Middle School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
East Hanover Middle School's enrollment climbed from 279 in 2020-21 to 325 in 2024-25.
The East Hanover Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Hanover Township School District
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Frank J Smith ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Other schools in EAST HANOVER
- Hanover Park High SchoolHigh · 706 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Frank J Smith ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.5 mi · 439
- Frank J Smith Elementary0.9 mi · 239
- Hanover Park High School1.8 mi · 706
- Riker Hill Elementary School2.0 mi · 477
- Lester C Noecker2.1 mi · 451
- Harrison Elementary School2.5 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About East Hanover Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Hanover Middle School?
East Hanover Middle School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does East Hanover Middle School serve?
East Hanover Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Hanover Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Hanover Middle School is approximately 8.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Hanover Middle School?
East Hanover Middle School reports a student body of 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees East Hanover Middle School?
East Hanover Middle School is overseen by East Hanover Township School District in Morris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.