Hanover School District

Hanover School District has one listed school, serving about 463 students in kindergarten through Grade 5 in Hanover, New Hampshire. The district’s only school, Bernice A. Ray School, is a high-performing elementary school with a five-star rating and a district ranking of 7th out of 166, placing it in the 96th percentile statewide.

Academic results are well above New Hampshire averages in every reported subject. In 2025–2026, 79% of students were proficient in mathematics, 81% in reading, and 78% in science, compared with state averages of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Performance is strong across Grades 3–5: math proficiency was 83% in Grade 3, 81% in Grade 4, and 73% in Grade 5, while reading ranged from 77% to 89%. Grade 5 math is the main area to monitor, although the result was still about 30 percentage points above the state. Science improved notably, rising from 66% to 78% year over year, while math and reading remained steady.

For parents, the school’s most notable strengths are its consistently top-tier statewide standing, balanced achievement across subjects, and favorable 11.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Its ranking has remained in the top 10 over the last three reported years, ranging from 3rd to 10th statewide. The reported free/reduced-price lunch rate is low at 3.67%, which provides useful context when comparing results with schools serving different student populations. Because the district has only one listed school, there are no school-to-school comparisons within the district; district and school results are effectively the same. Families seeking an elementary school in the Hanover area will find a strong academic profile, stable performance, and no listed middle or high school in this dataset.