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Enrollment
636
Middle
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER PUBLIC SD·NCES 421145004570
Hanover Middle School
300 Keagy Ave, Hanover, PA 17331 · (717) 637-9000 · York County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
421 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 5 | 167 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 166 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 26% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hanover Public SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 28.3% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Middle School
Hanover Middle School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Middle School this school | 636 | 66.2% | 41.3% |
| Lengel Middle School Pottsville | 720 | 63.2% | 38.3% |
| Log College Middle School Warminster | 603 | 64.0% | 43.7% |
| Pittston Area Middle School Pittston | 761 | 72.9% | 32.7% |
| Middletown Area Middle School Middletown | 534 | 60.7% | 38.3% |
| West York Area Middle School York | 645 | 55.5% | 34.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Hanover Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #325 of 479 | #20 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #292 of 513 ▲ 65 | #17 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #285 of 513 ▲ 47 | #15 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #211 of 522 | #14 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #457 of 486 | #22 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #106 of 486 | #4 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #180 of 510 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #74 of 131 | #2 of 7 |
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
636
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 636 | 38.4 | 16.6:1 | 66% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 36.6 | 16.4:1 | 70% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 35.2 | 17.5:1 | 69% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 60% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 36.7 | 16.3:1 | 65% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 58% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 37 | 12.6:1 | 48% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 29% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanover Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (598 to 636); teachers up 5% (36.7 to 38.4).
About Hanover Middle School
Hanover Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Pennsylvania, located in Hanover. It has an enrollment of 636 students in grades 5 through 8.
Hanover Middle School is run by Hanover Public SD, whose 5 schools enroll 1,926 students.
More than half of the students at Hanover Middle School are White (61%). Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. In York County overall, about 81% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hanover Middle School scores 57%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hanover Middle School is 16.6:1, based on 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1. Lunch program data show 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in York County, the average is 53%.
Hanover Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.3% and a predicted 49.2%.
In York County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $84,829 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Hanover Middle School, York County has 111 public schools.
Hanover Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Hanover SHS, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Hanover Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hanover Middle School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Hanover Middle School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Hanover Middle School enrolled 624; in 2024-25, 636.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover Public SD
- Hanover SHSHigh · 578 students
- Hanover Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Clearview Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Hanover
- South Western SHSHigh · 1,380 students
- Emory H Markle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Baresville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Hanover SHSHigh · 578 students
- Park Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- West Manheim Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Other Hanover Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hanover Middle. Hanover Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hanover MiddleHanover, MA · 826 students
Nearby schools
- Hanover SHS0.3 mi · 578
- Washington Elementary School0.4 mi · 213
- Baresville Elementary School1.3 mi · 586
- Clearview Elementary School1.3 mi · 230
- Hanover Street Elementary School1.7 mi · 269
- Conewago Twp Elementary School2.4 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Hanover Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hanover Middle School?
Hanover Middle School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 05-08.
Is Hanover Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hanover Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Hanover Middle School have?
Hanover Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Hanover Middle School?
Hanover Middle School reports a student body of 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Hanover Middle School?
Hanover Middle School is overseen by Hanover Public SD in York County.
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