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Enrollment
977
High
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER AREA SD·NCES 421142002891
Hanover Area JSHS
1600 Sans Souci Pkwy, Hanover Township, PA 18706 · (570) 831-2300 · Luzerne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL977 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
956 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 75%
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 7 | 178 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 174 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 15% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Hanover Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
8.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 8.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 12.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Area JSHS
Hanover Area JSHS's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Area JSHS this school | 977 | 97.9% | 24.5% |
| Pocono Mountain East High School Swiftwater | 1,242 | 99.8% | 62.4% |
| Franklin Towne CHS Philadelphia | 1,292 | 99.8% | 59.9% |
| Coatesville Intermediate High School Coatsville | 826 | 98.7% | 22.0% |
| Governor Mifflin SHS Shillington | 1,425 | 99.8% | 39.8% |
| Octorara Area JSHS Atglen | 703 | 99.6% | 39.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #503 of 576 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #568 of 626 ▼ 36 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #589 of 626 ▼ 37 | #12 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 977 | #188 of 713 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #501 of 601 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #78 of 604 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #190 of 619 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #147 of 221 | N/A |
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
977
+37 (+4%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 938
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 977 | 59.3 | 16.5:1 | 98% (956) |
| 2023-24 | 956 | 60.3 | 15.8:1 | 100% (956) |
| 2022-23 | 930 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 84% (777) |
| 2020-21 | 940 | 56 | 16.8:1 | 87% (821) |
| 2017-18 | 935 | 51.8 | 18.1:1 | 86% (803) |
| 2015-16 | 901 | 52 | 17.3:1 | 100% (901) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | 62 | 15.2:1 | 47% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 1,065 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 42% (447) |
| 1990-91 | 938 | 53 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanover Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (935 to 977); teachers up 15% (51.8 to 59.3).
About Hanover Area JSHS
Hanover Area JSHS is a medium-sized high school in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 18706). It serves 977 students in grades 7 through 12. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 32% above that.
The district, Hanover Area SD, operates 5 schools serving 2,204 students.
At Hanover Area JSHS, White students make up 53% of the student body. Next come 28% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 76% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Eligible students account for 98% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Luzerne County is 85%.
The allk12 Grade for Hanover Area JSHS is C-. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Hanover Area JSHS's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 35.6%. Hanover Area JSHS scores 24.5%, 11.2 points below that line.
Among Luzerne County residents, the median household income is $63,691, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hanover Area JSHS is one of 65 public schools in the county.
Hanover Green Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Hanover Area JSHS. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hanover Area JSHS is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment increase, from 940 in 2020-21 to 977 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Hanover Area JSHS may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover Area SD
- Lee Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Hanover Area Memorial Elementary SchoolMiddle · 319 students
- Hanover Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Lyndwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Other schools in Hanover Township
- Lee Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Hanover Area Memorial Elementary SchoolMiddle · 319 students
- Hanover Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Lyndwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Hanover Green Elementary School0.4 mi · 318
- Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School1.7 mi · 319
- Lyndwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 268
- Wyoming Valley West SHS1.9 mi · 1,362
- Lee Park Elementary School2.1 mi · 322
- Greater Nanticoke Area SHS2.2 mi · 698
Frequently asked questions
About Hanover Area JSHSHow many students attend Hanover Area JSHS?
Hanover Area JSHS enrolls approximately 977 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Hanover Area JSHS serve?
Hanover Area JSHS serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Hanover Area JSHS have?
Hanover Area JSHS employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Hanover Area JSHS?
Student demographics at Hanover Area JSHS are roughly 53% White, 28% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hanover Area JSHS public or private?
Hanover Area JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hanover Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.