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Hanover Park High School

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Hanover Park High School ranks 68 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 84% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Hanover Park High School is a public high school in East Hanover, New Jersey, serving 713 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District, which is ranked 95 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hanover Park High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with students outperforming state and district averages on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 76.2% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide. The school also excels in mathematics, with 43.5% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I and 78.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in NJGPA/Mathematics, compared to 20.3% and 58% statewide, respectively. Hanover Park High School's four-year graduation rates range from 91.1% to 97.9%, outperforming the state average, and its dropout rates are low, ranging from 0.0% to 1.2%.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Summit High School and Livingston High School, Hanover Park High School generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios. The school's commitment to equity and inclusive practices is evident in its strong performance across different student subgroups, including racial/ethnic minorities and students with special needs.

706

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,003

Per pupil spending ?

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

63 Mt Pleasant Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936-2601

(973) 887-0300

District: Hanover Park Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Hanover Park High School:

Elementary:	Briarwood School
	Brooklake School
	Central Elementary School
	Frank J Smith Elementary
Middle:	East Hanover Middle School
	Ridgedale Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Asian:

11.6%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New Jersey high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

New Jersey avg43%

68^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Hanover Park Regional High School District

95^th of 609Hanover Park Regional High 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	75.0	68 of 434	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	76 of 429	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	67 of 422	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	118 of 415	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	107 of 405	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	82 of 416	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	125 of 415	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	41.3	212 of 411	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	287 of 409	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	201 of 406	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.1	99 of 411	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	113 of 396	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	130 of 388	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	111 of 378	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.9	115 of 371	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	113 of 370	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.1	152 of 359	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.3	91 of 361	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	84 of 357	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.0	128 of 351	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.7	62 of 348	82.2%	★★★★☆
2003	71.4	105 of 343	69.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	34 of 283	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	42 of 256	83.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	26 of 190	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	59 of 191	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	61 of 172	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.9	18 of 175	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	59.9	51 of 165	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	30 of 191	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	51 of 198	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	77 of 426	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	64 of 420	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	65 of 416	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	104 of 414	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	112 of 402	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	68 of 408	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	102 of 403	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	67 of 406	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	73 of 403	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	81 of 385	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	129 of 382	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	96 of 374	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	42 of 364	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	61 of 368	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	69.0	38 of 344	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	83 of 426	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	79 of 419	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	77 of 414	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	138 of 410	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	108 of 402	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	98 of 407	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	116 of 405	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	60 of 359	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	92 of 361	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	120 of 339	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	202 of 344	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	107 of 333	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	72 of 349	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	85 of 355	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	93 of 347	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	101 of 345	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	88 of 335	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	148 of 335	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	149 of 336	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	98 of 339	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	129 of 340	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)89th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry81%+25 vs state

Mathematics78%+20 vs state

English Language Arts76%+26 vs state

Algebra I44%+12 vs state

Science41%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanover Park High School	Public	9-12	63 Mt Pleasant Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	Hanover Park Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 887-0300	706	70	10.0	2.5%	507 (71.8%)	53 (7.5%)	64 (9.1%)	82 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75	68^th of 434 public high schools	84.3%		75.3	76^th of 429 public high schools	82.3%	8		78.3	40.7	76.2	43.5		43.5	84.1	78.3			$12,003	$223	$11,780
Whippany Park High School	Public	9-12	165 Whippany Road	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Park Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-3004	584	61	9.5	4.5%	428 (73.3%)	22 (3.8%)	46 (7.9%)	83 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	74.6	70^th of 434 public high schools	83.9%		80.8	51^st of 429 public high schools	88.1%	19	88.3	78.8	48.7	65.2	41.6		40.9	100.0	97.0			$12,403	$275	$12,128
Madison High School	Public	9-12	170 Ridgedale Avenue	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3117	761	70	10.8	10.4%	529 (69.5%)	24 (3.2%)	129 (17.0%)	61 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	74.1	73^rd of 434 public high schools	83.2%		66.7	115^th of 429 public high schools	73.2%	42		82.1	47.1	76.1	28.6		27.8	74.6	74.6	95.3	95.3	$14,709	$76	$14,633
Livingston High School	Public	9-12	30 Robert Harp Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 535-8000	2,081	187	11.1	2.2%	1,030 (49.5%)	101 (4.9%)	102 (4.9%)	783 (37.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	56 (2.7%)	84.7	33^rd of 434 public high schools	92.4%		85.9	35^th of 429 public high schools	91.8%	2		87.4	64.6	79.8	41.5		41.3	86.5	85.8	100.0	92.6	$12,895	$72	$12,823
Parsippany High School	Public	9-12	309 Baldwin Rd	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7001	900	93	9.6	26.0%	304 (33.8%)	32 (3.6%)	193 (21.4%)	341 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.2%)	65.9	113^th of 434 public high schools	74.0%		61.7	139^th of 429 public high schools	67.6%	26	86.0	67.1	42.1	62.3	27.6		27.3	87.2	87.2	100.0	100.0	$12,402	$42	$12,360
James Caldwell High School	Public	9-12	265 Westville Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-6981	749	75	9.9	11.5%	574 (76.6%)	18 (2.4%)	115 (15.4%)	35 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	73.1	79^th of 434 public high schools	81.8%		76.5	69^th of 429 public high schools	83.9%	10		81.7	40.0	64.4	45.9		45.9	86.9	86.9			$14,431	$24	$14,407
Chatham High School	Public	9-12	255 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2505	1,205	100	12.0	2.4%	867 (72.0%)	18 (1.5%)	86 (7.1%)	161 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.0%)	77.8	58^th of 434 public high schools	86.6%		78.3	65^th of 429 public high schools	84.8%	7		88.2	62.2	70.4	79.4	32.9	67.3	20.3	20.3	100.0	100.0	$9,966		$9,966
Essex County West Caldwell Technical	Public	9-12	620 Passaic Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2205	353	35	10.0	66.0%	14 (4.0%)	133 (37.7%)	197 (55.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.6	249^th of 434 public high schools	42.6%		51.3	194^th of 429 public high schools	54.8%	55		61.0	16.7	54.2	30.5		30.5	29.2	26.9			$13,110	$420	$12,690
Summit High School	Public	9-12	125 Kent Place Blvd	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1494	1,198	106	11.3	19.6%	692 (57.8%)	54 (4.5%)	292 (24.4%)	91 (7.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	84.4	35^th of 434 public high schools	91.9%		86.5	30^th of 429 public high schools	93.0%	5		79.6	57.1	75.3	66.2	28.8	53.3	97.7	97.7			$7,246	$27	$7,219
Parsippany Hills High School	Public	9-12	20 Rita Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2815	1,035	103	10.0	18.7%	367 (35.5%)	42 (4.1%)	172 (16.6%)	407 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	42 (4.1%)	73.1	80^th of 434 public high schools	81.6%		73.8	82^nd of 429 public high schools	80.9%	2	88.8	75.5	60.0	60.8	39.6		38.9	83.3	83.3	100.0	100.0	$12,246	$35	$12,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanover Park High School

What is the racial makeup of Hanover Park High School?

Students at Hanover Park High School are 72% White, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American.

Is Hanover Park High School a good school?

Hanover Park High School ranks 68^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hanover Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Hanover Park High School.

What district is Hanover Park High School in?

Hanover Park Regional High School District

What schools feed into Hanover Park High School?

Hanover Park High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Briarwood School
Elementary : Brooklake School
Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Frank J Smith Elementary
Middle : East Hanover Middle School
Middle : Ridgedale Middle School

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