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What advice would you give to incoming students at Hanover Park High School?
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Enrollment
706
High
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER PARK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340666004244
Hanover Park High School
63 MT PLEASANT AVENUE, EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936 · (973) 887-0300 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
18 students
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 177 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 161 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 179 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 189 | 27% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.2% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.4% | 53.0% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Hanover Park High School
Hanover Park High School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Park High School this school | 706 | 2.5% | 57.5% |
| Glen Ridge High School GLEN RIDGE | 799 | 0.4% | 66.8% |
| Whippany Park High School WHIPPANY | 584 | 4.5% | 59.0% |
| Pascack Hills High School Montvale | 768 | 2.0% | 68.9% |
| New Providence High School NEW PROVIDENCE | 644 | 3.1% | 66.3% |
| Mountain Lakes High School Mountain Lakes | 546 | 2.0% | 66.9% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #77 of 397 | #10 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #68 of 400 ▲ 19 | #6 of 25 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #53 of 395 ▲ 19 | #6 of 25 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #265 of 442 | #17 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #51 of 388 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #266 of 389 | #15 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.5% | #377 of 405 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #33 of 200 | #7 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high 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
706
-95 (-12%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 706 | 70.1 | 10.1:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 72.3 | 9.9:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 70.2 | 10.4:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 72 | 11.1:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 75.4 | 11.3:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 80 | 10.7:1 | 4% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | 55 | 14.5:1 | 2% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 55 | 13.3:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 65 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanover Park High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (851 to 706); teachers down 7% (75.4 to 70.1).
About Hanover Park High School
Hanover Park High School is a high school in EAST HANOVER, New Jersey, reachable at (973) 887-0300. The school's 706 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 24% lower than the average for high schools in New Jersey, which is about 929.
Besides Hanover Park High School, Hanover Park Regional High School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 1,290 students.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Hanover Park High School combined. Other students are 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 8% Black. The county population is about 68% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Hanover Park High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1 at Hanover Park High School, with 70.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 3% of enrollment. Across public schools in Morris County, the average is 19%.
allk12 grades Hanover Park High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hanover Park High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (57.5%) and its predicted rate (64.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Federal survey data for Morris County show that median household income is about $137,326, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. A total of 156 public schools operate in Morris County, serving about 72,239 students.
The nearest public school is Frank J Smith Elementary, at about 1.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Hanover Park High School is 7th among 7 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Hanover Park High School is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 801 to 706. Students per teacher fell from 11.1 in 2020-21 to 10.1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Hanover Park Regional High School District
- Whippany Park High SchoolHigh · 584 students
Other schools in EAST HANOVER
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- East Hanover Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
- Frank J Smith ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Nearby schools
- Frank J Smith Elementary1.2 mi · 239
- Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 439
- East Hanover Middle School1.8 mi · 325
- Brooklake School1.8 mi · 306
- Briarwood School1.8 mi · 311
- Heritage Middle School2.1 mi · 994
Frequently asked questions
About Hanover Park High SchoolHow large is Hanover Park High School?
Hanover Park High School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hanover Park High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hanover Park High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hanover Park High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hanover Park High School is approximately 10.1:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hanover Park High School?
Student demographics at Hanover Park High School are roughly 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 12% Asian.
What district is Hanover Park High School in?
Hanover Park High School is part of Hanover Park Regional High School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.