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East Hanover Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

East Hanover Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving 319 students in grades 6-8 in East Hanover, New Jersey. The school is part of the East Hanover Township School District, which is ranked 115 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Hanover Middle School consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests across all grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school had 76.7% of 6th graders, 91.7% of 7th graders, and 82.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1% respectively. In mathematics, the school had 70.1% of 6th graders, 74.1% of 7th graders, and 73.5% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking among the top in the state for Asian, Hispanic, and White students in English Language Arts.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Brooklawn Middle School, Grover Cleveland Middle School, and Central Middle School, East Hanover Middle School consistently outperforms them on academic measures. The school has also maintained a high level of academic performance over the years, earning it a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

325

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,443

Per pupil spending ?

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

477 Ridgedale Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936-3094

(973) 887-8810

District: East Hanover Township School District

Students who attend East Hanover Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hanover Park High School

Feeder schools for East Hanover Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Frank J Smith Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Asian:

14.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

New Jersey avg43%

43^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 609East Hanover Township School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	43 of 752	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	50 of 743	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	89 of 748	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	133 of 745	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	97 of 652	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	182 of 745	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	175 of 716	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	55.9	315 of 712	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.6	356 of 713	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	313 of 713	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.3	229 of 717	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.3	262 of 704	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.0	198 of 677	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	176 of 684	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	68.1	266 of 677	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.8	189 of 664	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.2	192 of 640	70.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.1	171 of 631	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	234 of 615	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.6	214 of 599	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.5	186 of 588	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.0	192 of 574	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	29 of 204	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	8 of 200	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	63.4	76 of 201	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.1	37 of 200	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	46 of 147	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	24 of 199	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	66 of 200	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	80 of 728	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	67 of 717	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	71 of 720	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	125 of 726	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	117 of 625	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	165 of 703	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	162 of 680	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	15 of 608	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	53 of 589	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	43 of 587	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	52 of 591	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	38 of 726	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	57 of 719	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	128 of 718	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	159 of 730	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	69 of 635	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	209 of 697	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	195 of 675	71.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	81 of 507	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	80 of 510	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	234 of 505	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	142 of 535	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	62 of 401	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	134 of 492	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	203 of 471	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	64 of 502	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	71 of 510	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	122 of 509	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	206 of 512	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	168 of 435	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	263 of 504	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	240 of 497	51.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts84%+27 vs state

Mathematics72%+38 vs state

Science32%+13 vs state

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Schools Near East Hanover Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	325	40	8.1	3.4%	207 (63.7%)	8 (2.5%)	50 (15.4%)	48 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	90.2	43^rd of 752 public middle schools	94.3%		89.1	50^th of 743 public middle schools	93.3%	7		31.6			76.7	91.7	82.3			70.1	74.1	73.5		100.0	100.0					$15,443	$135	$15,308
Heritage Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Foxcroft Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	994	82	12.0	2.3%	389 (39.1%)	48 (4.8%)	63 (6.3%)	451 (45.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	92	27^th of 752 public middle schools	96.4%		91.8	31^st of 743 public middle schools	95.8%	4		46.5				88.1	85.7				77.8	48.5	100.0	98.8	98.9	100.0	100.0			$10,996	$02	$10,994
Memorial Junior School	Public	6-8	61 Highland Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2427	419	45	9.3	5.7%	247 (58.9%)	18 (4.3%)	68 (16.2%)	55 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	78.8	136^th of 752 public middle schools	81.9%		82.4	99^th of 743 public middle schools	86.7%	37		36.2			63.4	67.5	74.4			54.9	52.1	48.7		97.4	97.4					$9,917	$15	$9,902
Mount Pleasant Middle School	Public	6	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	530	46	11.5	4.0%	206 (38.9%)	32 (6.0%)	33 (6.2%)	230 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)								(n/a)					83.4					77.3										$11,229	$02	$11,227
Grover Cleveland Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Academy Rd	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-9115	610	53	11.5	12.6%	471 (77.2%)	14 (2.3%)	95 (15.6%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	75.7	152^nd of 752 public middle schools	79.8%		77.6	138^th of 743 public middle schools	81.4%	14		27.7			65.7	75.7	60.3			58.2	61.6	35.7		98.2	98.2					$10,655	$21	$10,634
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Route 46	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7125	755	79	9.5	25.2%	197 (26.1%)	31 (4.1%)	138 (18.3%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	76.5	148^th of 752 public middle schools	80.3%		76.2	150^th of 743 public middle schools	79.8%	2		31.9			71.4	63.2	65.0			67.1	54.4	33.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$11,269	$430	$10,839
Ridgedale Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Ridgedale Avenue	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3855	321	31	10.4	2.2%	209 (65.1%)	26 (8.1%)	32 (10.0%)	37 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	78.4	139^th of 752 public middle schools	81.5%		86.7	67^th of 743 public middle schools	91.0%	72		28.1			72.5	82.7	68.0			57.5	68.2	14.6		97.9	98.0					$10,605		$10,605
Liberty Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Kelly Drive	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 243-8650	559	54	10.3	46.2%	74 (13.2%)	223 (39.9%)	209 (37.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.4%)	53.8	318^th of 752 public middle schools	57.7%		56.8	296^th of 743 public middle schools	60.2%	22		16.9				58.7	63.0				38.1	20.7	100.0	86.5	91.1			84.6	84.6	$11,447		$11,447
Robert R Lazar Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Changebridge Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	798	76	10.5	4.1%	429 (53.8%)	11 (1.4%)	92 (11.5%)	233 (29.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	89.6	51^st of 752 public middle schools	93.2%		92	28^th of 743 public middle schools	96.2%	23		38.1			76.3	81.3	82.4			71.1	72.6	51.6	100.0	98.9	99.0					$14,639	$70	$14,569
Gould/Mountain Elementary School	Public	4-6	132 Gould Ave	N Caldwell	07006	Essex County	North Caldwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 712-4400	279	42	6.7		212 (76.0%)	5 (1.8%)	20 (7.2%)	36 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)	67.4		87.9	89.1	96.9			73.5	83.7	73.2										$10,455	$168	$10,287

Frequently Asked Questions about East Hanover Middle School

What district is East Hanover Middle School in?

East Hanover Township School District

What high school do graduates of East Hanover Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Hanover Middle School usually go on to attend Hanover Park High School

What is the racial makeup of East Hanover Middle School?

Students at East Hanover Middle School are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend East Hanover Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended East Hanover Middle School.

Is East Hanover Middle School a good school?

Yes. East Hanover Middle School ranks in the top 5.7% of New Jersey middle schools.

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