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Hanover Hills Elementary

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Hanover Hills Elementary ranks 541 st of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Hanover Hills Elementary is a mid-sized school in Hanover, MD, serving 875 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the highly-rated Howard County Public Schools district.

While the school benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 and above-average per-pupil spending of $20,506, its academic performance lags significantly behind nearby schools. In mathematics, only 23% of students are proficient, compared to 66.6% at Rockburn Elementary and 61.3% at Ilchester Elementary. In English Language Arts, 40.6% of students are proficient, roughly half the rate of Rockburn (75.3%) and Waterloo Elementary (70.7%). The school also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism at 19.8%, the highest among its Howard County peers, and serves a student body where over 42% qualify for free and reduced lunch—a rate much higher than at Rockburn (12.3%) or Ilchester (13.7%).

A concerning trend is the academic decline as students progress through grade levels. Math proficiency drops from 34% in 3rd grade to just 15.1% in 5th grade, while reading proficiency falls from around 42% to 37.7% in 5th grade. This pattern is unique among higher-performing peers like Rockburn, where math proficiency remains stable across all grades. Hanover Hills shares similar demographic and performance challenges with nearby Ducketts Lane Elementary and Deep Run Elementary, suggesting regional socioeconomic factors are influencing outcomes. The school's most critical areas for improvement include boosting attendance and providing intensive support to prevent students from falling further behind between 3rd and 5th grade.

875

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,506

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7030 Banbury Drive
Hanover, MD 21076

(410) 313-8066

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Hanover Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Thomas Viaduct Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.6%

Hispanic:

20.5%

Asian:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg53%

Maryland avg39%

541^st of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 42Elementary Schools in the Howard County Public Schools

4^th of 25Howard County Public Schools among Maryland 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	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	541 of 864	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	542 of 865	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	496 of 859	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	552 of 855	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	538 of 862	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	322 of 802	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	434 of 853	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.5	272 of 504	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.7	96 of 128	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.5	40 of 115	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.0	279 of 796	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.7	158 of 347	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	426 of 546	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	392 of 788	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.8	266 of 528	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)65th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)65th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2021)54th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2021)50th percentile-10 vs school

White (2021)50th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2021)46th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2021)25th percentile-35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)22nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Mathematics23%-4 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanover Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7030 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8066	875	71	12.3	43.0%	95 (10.9%)	373 (42.6%)	179 (20.5%)	159 (18.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.3%)	33.5	541^st of 864 public elementary schools	37.4%		32.2	542^nd of 865 public elementary schools	37.3%	1	34.0	18.0	15.1	23.0	41.8	42.1	37.7	40.6	21.9	$20,506	$1,020	$19,486
Ducketts Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Ducketts Ln	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-5050	573	54	10.5	60.6%	62 (10.8%)	195 (34.0%)	189 (33.0%)	77 (13.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (8.0%)	47.7	430^th of 864 public elementary schools	50.2%		45.3	447^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.3%	17	40.0	26.4	20.0	28.8	52.9	57.0	44.6	51.6	23.5	$22,441	$1,578	$20,863
Elkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7075 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5006	798	57	14.0	45.9%	214 (26.8%)	272 (34.1%)	75 (9.4%)	173 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.8%)	58.3	340^th of 864 public elementary schools	60.6%		62	317^th of 865 public elementary schools	63.4%	23	45.4	32.8	36.2	37.7	54.2	49.6	47.3	50.1	36.4	$17,789	$818	$16,971
Rockburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6145 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5030	649	53	12.2	12.3%	270 (41.6%)	81 (12.5%)	34 (5.2%)	196 (30.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (9.9%)	93.4	52^nd of 864 public elementary schools	94.0%		95.6	32^nd of 865 public elementary schools	96.3%	20	70.1	62.7	67.3	66.6	77.6	76.4	72.1	75.3	62.5	$18,033	$796	$17,237
Deep Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6925 Old Waterloo Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-5000	638	60	10.6	54.1%	103 (16.1%)	124 (19.4%)	320 (50.2%)	60 (9.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	47.9	427^th of 864 public elementary schools	50.6%		47.9	420^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.4%	7	33.7	33.7	26.1	31.3	47.4	43.8	44.8	45.4	35.2	$23,238	$1,842	$21,396
Hebron - Harman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7660 Ridge Chapel Road	Hanover	21076	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 859-4510	459	39	11.8	61.7%	60 (13.1%)	168 (36.6%)	136 (29.6%)	52 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	27.5	603^rd of 864 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.6	604^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.2%	1	21.2	25.0	20.6	22.2	39.4	30.0	30.2	33.3	19.0	$16,256	$1,754	$14,502
Bellows Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8125 Old Stockbridge Dr	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5057	806	64	12.5	26.3%	146 (18.1%)	256 (31.8%)	79 (9.8%)	274 (34.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.6%)	75.9	218^th of 864 public elementary schools	74.8%		80.3	177^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.5%	41	57.3	57.9	46.7	54.2	57.7	68.6	49.5	59.1	38.7	$19,642	$925	$18,717
Jessup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2798 Champion Forest Avenue	Jessup	20794	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 799-1200	646	42	15.4	47.5%	129 (20.0%)	209 (32.4%)	205 (31.7%)	40 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.8%)	52.6	392^nd of 864 public elementary schools	54.6%		45.5	446^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.4%	54	40.4	25.6	21.3	29.6	52.0	40.5	57.0	50.2	43.6	$16,562	$1,407	$15,156
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 Waterloo Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5014	666	52	12.8	32.1%	215 (32.3%)	201 (30.2%)	94 (14.1%)	96 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.4%)	88.3	107^th of 864 public elementary schools	87.6%		86.6	115^th of 865 public elementary schools	86.7%	8	66.7	53.4	58.8	59.9	74.5	68.6	68.7	70.7	51.0	$20,202	$1,076	$19,126
Ilchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4981 Ilchester Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2524	482	38	12.6	13.7%	212 (44.0%)	58 (12.0%)	29 (6.0%)	132 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.4%)	88.4	101^st of 864 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.9	92^nd of 865 public elementary schools	89.4%	9	58.7	65.3	60.4	61.3	71.2	61.1	73.3	68.9	57.1	$21,779	$1,327	$20,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanover Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hanover Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hanover Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Viaduct Middle

How many students attend Hanover Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 875 students attended Hanover Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hanover Hills Elementary?

Students at Hanover Hills Elementary are 43% African American, 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 11% White, 7% Two or more races.

Is Hanover Hills Elementary a good school?

Hanover Hills Elementary ranks 541^st of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hanover Hills Elementary in?

Howard County Public Schools

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