Enrollment
205
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHLEHEM AREA SD·NCES 420357003459
Hanover Elementary School
3890 Jacksonville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18017 · (610) 691-3210 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
50 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 75%
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 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
80.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 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 Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 80.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 66.1% |
% 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
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Elementary School
Hanover Elementary School's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Elementary School this school | 205 | 24.4% | 75.5% |
| Williams Township Elementary School Easton | 249 | 25.7% | 75.0% |
| Linntown Elementary School Lewisburg | 270 | 25.2% | 78.8% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Camp Hill | 260 | 19.2% | 77.2% |
| Hoover Elementary School Camp Hill | 254 | 15.7% | N/A |
| J.A. Allard Elementary School Moon Township | 209 | 34.9% | 81.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #191 of 1,396 | #2 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #105 of 1,511 ▲ 216 | #1 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #121 of 1,511 ▲ 214 | #3 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #1,519 of 1,638 | #34 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #547 of 1,528 | #14 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #719 of 1,531 | #25 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #1,399 of 1,600 | #33 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #408 of 1,045 | #12 of 25 |
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
205
-28 (-12%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 205 | 16.6 | 12.3:1 | 24% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 17.4 | 12.9:1 | 22% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 17.2 | 13.1:1 | 15% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 15% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 16.1 | 15.2:1 | 14% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 18% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 7% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 12 | 26.1:1 | 2% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 14 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanover Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (244 to 205); teachers up 3% (16.1 to 16.6).
About Hanover Elementary School
Hanover Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school's enrollment of 205 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Hanover Elementary School is a school in Bethlehem Area SD. The district has 22 schools and 12,717 students.
Hanover Elementary School is 74% White by enrollment. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 74% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.3:1. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 24%. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Northampton County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.2% for Hanover Elementary School. The school posts 75.5%, 8.4 points above the prediction.
Northampton County has about 318,580 residents, and the median household income is $89,184, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hanover Elementary School, Northampton County has 59 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Asa Packer Elementary School, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Hanover Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Hanover Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 28 students since 2020-21, to 205.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethlehem Area SD
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,541 students
- Freedom High SchoolHigh · 1,792 students
- East Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Nitschmann Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
Other schools in Bethlehem
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,541 students
- Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,878 students
- Freedom High SchoolHigh · 1,792 students
- East Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Nitschmann Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
Other Hanover Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hanover Elementary. Hanover Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- HANOVER ELEMENTARYHANOVER, MN · 368 students
- Hanover ElemHanover, KS · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Asa Packer Elementary School0.9 mi · 314
- Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS1.2 mi · 1,878
- James Buchanan Elementary School2.1 mi · 253
- Clearview Elementary School2.3 mi · 384
- Spring Garden Elementary School2.6 mi · 532
- Nitschmann Middle School2.9 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About Hanover Elementary SchoolHow large is Hanover Elementary School?
Hanover Elementary School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hanover Elementary School serve?
Hanover Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hanover Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Hanover Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hanover Elementary School?
At Hanover Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian.
What district is Hanover Elementary School in?
Hanover Elementary School is part of Bethlehem Area SD.
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