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Hanover Middle

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Hanover Middle ranks 86 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Hanover Middle is a public middle school serving approximately 800 students in grades 5-8 in the Hanover school district, which is ranked 64 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hanover Middle consistently performs well above the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 57.23% of students proficient or better in ELA and 56.91% in math, compared to state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. The school's strong academic performance extends across different student subgroups, with female students ranking 70th out of 473 Massachusetts middle schools and white students ranking 99th out of 386. Hanover Middle has been a top-performing middle school in the state for the past 10 years, with a peak ranking of 67th out of 501 schools in 2020-2021. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.5 to 13.6, is also a contributing factor to its success.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Hanover Middle outperforms many of its counterparts. For example, in 2024-2025, Hanover Middle's ELA proficiency rate of 57.23% was significantly higher than the 45.57% at Maria Weston Chapman Middle School in Weymouth, the 34.67% at Ashfield Middle School in Brockton, and the 31.49% at Whitman Middle. While Hanover Middle is a high-performing school, there may be opportunities to further improve performance for certain student subgroups, such as male students and special education students.

826

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,540

Per pupil spending ?

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Whiting Street
Hanover, MA 02339

(781) 871-1122

District: Hanover

Students who attend Hanover Middle usually attend:

High:

Hanover High

Feeder schools for Hanover Middle:

Elementary:	Cedar Elementary
	Center Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Massachusetts middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Massachusetts avg41%

86^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 348Hanover among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	86 of 484	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	70 of 493	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	80 of 501	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	77 of 497	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	67 of 501	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	93 of 498	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	113 of 484	76.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	91 of 487	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	112 of 482	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	82.8	68 of 441	84.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.0	104 of 455	77.1%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	136 of 455	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	116 of 455	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	109 of 449	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.9	114 of 434	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	78 of 409	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.6	88 of 407	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	77.8	90 of 399	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	107 of 399	73.2%	★★★★☆
2005	72.9	92 of 356	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.0	93 of 344	73.0%	★★★★☆
2003	86.8	46 of 339	86.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	74.2	62 of 445	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	61 of 431	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	74 of 424	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	83 of 417	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	70 of 473	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	62 of 481	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	80 of 489	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	73 of 494	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	76 of 483	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	97 of 478	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	116 of 463	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	79 of 464	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	18 of 469	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	84 of 481	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	71 of 489	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	85 of 462	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	83 of 452	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	68 of 438	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	107 of 473	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	74 of 483	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	79 of 489	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	84 of 497	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	63 of 485	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	99 of 478	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	115 of 466	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	86 of 435	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	89 of 441	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	105 of 444	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	139 of 503	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	136 of 489	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	167 of 484	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	149 of 467	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	84.9	61 of 491	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	99 of 386	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	76 of 392	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	82 of 403	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	78 of 404	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	62 of 401	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	93 of 396	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	124 of 395	68.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested In Person (2021)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+16 vs state

Mathematics57%+16 vs state

Science56%+14 vs state

Civics42%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Hanover Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Hanover Middle	Public	5-8	45 Whiting Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 871-1122	826	62	13.2		760 (92.0%)	7 (0.8%)	29 (3.5%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	81.5	86^th of 484 public middle schools	82.2%		86.3	70^th of 493 public middle schools	85.8%	16	48.4	58.5	62.2	61.5	57.2	45.8	64.9	65.9	53.0	56.9	58.5	53.1	56.0	41.8	$16,540
John W Rogers Middle	Public	5-8	100 Taunton Avenue	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-4341	687	55	12.4		446 (64.9%)	48 (7.0%)	142 (20.7%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	53.2	198^th of 484 public middle schools	59.1%		52.4	212^th of 493 public middle schools	57.0%	14	31.4	40.5	36.3	46.7	39.0	25.8	31.7	41.8	30.4	31.9	35.3	43.4	39.5	44.4	$19,641
Norwell Middle School	Public	6-8	328 Main Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 659-8814	509	44	11.5		447 (87.8%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	89	60^th of 484 public middle schools	87.6%		91.7	42^nd of 493 public middle schools	91.5%	18		61.2	71.9	63.0	65.3		71.5	79.0	61.2	70.6		58.1	58.1	54.6	$20,304
Hingham Middle School	Public	6-8	1103 Main Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1550	798	69	11.6		678 (85.0%)	11 (1.4%)	48 (6.0%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	92.6	37^th of 484 public middle schools	92.4%		95	21^st of 493 public middle schools	95.7%	16		80.2	78.0	77.8	78.7		71.1	70.0	62.9	68.1		59.6	59.6	56.8	$20,960
Hanson Middle School	Public	5-8	111 Liberty Street	Hanson	02341	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7575	442	33	13.2		389 (88.0%)	9 (2.0%)	28 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	49.9	216^th of 484 public middle schools	55.4%		56.2	195^th of 493 public middle schools	60.4%	21	41.5	43.1	38.1	49.5	43.0	44.3	37.9	31.0	25.7	34.6	48.1	37.4	42.7	38.5	$12,783
Abington Middle School	Public	5-8	201 Gliniewicz Way	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2170	668	48	14.0		483 (72.3%)	42 (6.3%)	105 (15.7%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	47.9	222^nd of 484 public middle schools	54.1%		59.9	180^th of 493 public middle schools	63.5%	42	40.7	31.0	37.2	43.0	37.9	34.6	41.7	23.4	42.4	35.9	45.1	38.4	41.9	36.7	$16,368
Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	101 Corthell Avenue	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 618-7035	496	40	12.4		373 (75.2%)	28 (5.6%)	61 (12.3%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	44.4	242^nd of 484 public middle schools	50.0%		38	287^th of 493 public middle schools	41.8%	45		29.7	34.0	30.8	31.5		30.8	44.3	32.2	35.6		38.4	38.4	37.8	$11,570
Ashfield Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Coe Road	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7268	474	37	12.6		100 (21.1%)	285 (60.1%)	65 (13.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	35.1	291^st of 484 public middle schools	39.9%		38.9	284^th of 493 public middle schools	42.4%	7		27.3	30.9	44.4	34.7		24.8	27.0	37.5	30.1		16.5	16.5	25.7	$20,934
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	1051 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 337-4500	1,187	107	11.1		735 (61.9%)	103 (8.7%)	201 (16.9%)	76 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.0%)	44.9	239^th of 484 public middle schools	50.6%		45.2	245^th of 493 public middle schools	50.3%	6		48.8	35.6	52.7	45.6		33.6	26.3	27.4	29.0		26.6	26.6	29.4	$20,969
East Middle School	Public	6-8	464 Centre Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7351	421	34	12.3		58 (13.8%)	278 (66.0%)	69 (16.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	15.9	418^th of 484 public middle schools	13.6%		13.3	446^th of 493 public middle schools	9.5%	28		28.6	16.0	13.3	18.9		32.1	14.0	11.2	18.6		5.9	5.9	7.9	$23,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanover Middle

What district is Hanover Middle in?

Hanover

What high school do graduates of Hanover Middle attend?

Students who attend Hanover Middle usually go on to attend Hanover High

Is Hanover Middle a good school?

Hanover Middle ranks 86^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hanover Middle?

Students at Hanover Middle are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hanover Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 826 students attended Hanover Middle.

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