Hanover

Schools in Hanover serve students from PK through 12th grade across four buildings — two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — all belonging to the Hanover district, which ranks 60th of 351 Massachusetts districts, placing it in the 83rd percentile with 4 stars. Total enrollment is 2,550 students. Hanover Middle is the largest school with 826 students in grades 5–8, followed by Hanover High with 663 students in grades 9–12, Center Elementary with 582 students in grades 2–4, and Cedar Elementary with 479 students in grades PK–1.

Every current MCAS result reported for these schools is above the state average. Hanover Middle posts strong all-grade results — 56.43% proficient in ELA, 55.04% in math, and 57.94% in science — and has held steady between the 82nd and 86th percentile over three years. Hanover High combines a 97.1% graduation rate and 0.6% dropout rate with standout science scores, including 10th grade science at 60.38% and Biology End of Course at 59.15%. Its 10th grade ELA, however, fell from 66.87% to 55.90%, the largest year-over-year decline in the data, though this reflects a different cohort and testing year. Center Elementary has the strongest all-grade math result at 58.86% — 17.75 points above state — despite the lowest per-student spending at $13,615. Cedar Elementary serves PK–1 and has no current test-score rows, so it should not be compared on proficiency.

Science is the district's clearest strength, with gaps over state of roughly 17 to 21 points at the middle and high school levels. Completion outcomes at the high school are excellent. Parents should note two limits: free/reduced lunch figures are blank for all schools, and spending data (2020–21), ratios (2024–25), and test scores (2025–26) come from different time periods.