Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 07936 include four schools serving grades PK–12: Frank J Smith Elementary (PK–1), Central Elementary (2–5), East Hanover Middle School (6–8) and Hanover Park High School (9–12). The clearest standout is East Hanover Middle: its results were above state benchmarks in all seven reported grade-and-subject results in 2025–2026.
East Hanover Middle and Hanover Park High had the strongest all-around state-relative results: East Hanover’s advantages ranged from 11.9 to 23.6 points in ELA and 21.6 to 33.7 points in math, while Hanover Park was above the state in all eight reported results, by 8.4 to 26.1 points. Central Elementary had a more uneven profile: its grade 3 and 4 ELA results were 2 and 3 points below the state, while its math results were above state figures in grades 3–5. Frank J Smith has no supplied test scores, so its achievement cannot be assessed here. Because the schools serve different tested grades, these comparisons do not establish a fair school-to-school ranking.
Many repeated test results declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, even as the average advantage over state results narrowed from 21 to 16 points across 21 matched results. For example, Central Elementary grade 4 ELA fell 39 points, from 82% to 43%, while East Hanover Middle grade 8 math fell 17 points; Central grade 3 and 5 math improved. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings place East Hanover Middle at the 90th percentile, Hanover Park at the 84th and Central at the 63rd; since 2023–2024, Central fell from the 82nd percentile, East Hanover from the 93rd, and Hanover Park rose from the 82nd. Student–teacher ratios range from 7.5 at Frank J Smith to 10.8 at Central. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 1.8% at Central to 4.2% at Frank J Smith; these are context, not explanations for school results.
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