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Hanover Middle School

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Hanover Middle School ranks 366 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Hanover Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Hanover Public School District in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The school has 602 students and is ranked 366 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hanover Middle School's performance has been relatively consistent over the past several years, with its ranking ranging from 349 to 443 and a 3-star rating for most years. The school's math proficiency rates are below the state and district averages, while its English Language Arts proficiency rates are closer to or above the state and district averages. The school's science proficiency rates are also below the district average. Interestingly, Hanover Middle School's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively well, with their rankings in the top 25% and top 50% of Pennsylvania middle schools, respectively. However, the school's White and disabled student subgroups perform below average, with rankings in the bottom 50% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Dover Area Middle School, Gettysburg Area Middle School, and New Oxford Middle School, Hanover Middle School's performance is generally lower, with higher proficiency rates and rankings. However, the school's performance is better than that of Maple Avenue Middle School, another nearby middle school. The school's relatively high dropout rates, compared to the state average, suggest a need for the school to examine its support systems and interventions for at-risk students.

636

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,422

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Keagy Ave
Hanover, PA 17331-1581

(717) 637-9000

District: Hanover Public School District

Students who attend Hanover Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hanover Senior High School

Feeder schools for Hanover Middle School:

Elementary:	Clearview Elementary School
	Hanover Street Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Hispanic:

22.0%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

Pennsylvania avg45%

366^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

277^th of 606Hanover Public School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	366 of 873	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	443 of 891	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	418 of 893	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	349 of 883	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	438 of 797	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	402 of 891	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	460 of 861	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.7	388 of 877	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	402 of 870	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.0	363 of 835	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.8	413 of 728	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.6	503 of 758	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	499 of 834	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	555 of 825	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	548 of 805	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	413 of 770	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	474 of 753	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.7	597 of 749	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.7	478 of 736	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.4	554 of 687	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.3	532 of 663	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.1	424 of 643	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	429 of 643	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.3	157 of 672	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	284 of 660	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	48 of 145	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	45 of 150	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	314 of 835	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	417 of 860	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	92 of 348	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	112 of 362	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	80 of 362	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	238 of 843	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	384 of 877	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	271 of 874	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	412 of 839	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	478 of 870	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	89 of 174	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	123 of 199	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	104 of 187	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	335 of 649	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	408 of 673	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	355 of 681	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Math34%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (2025)						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 (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	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanover Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Keagy Ave	Hanover	17331	York County	Hanover Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 637-9000	636	38	16.5	66.2%	385 (60.5%)	34 (5.3%)	140 (22.0%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.2%)	57.3	366^th of 873 public middle schools	58.1%		51.5	443^rd of 891 public middle schools	50.3%	77		42.1	35.7	36.1	20.6	33.6		41.5	42.7	59.2	55.5	49.2	$13,422	$633	$12,789
Emory H Markle Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4840	1,046	74	14.2	37.5%	828 (79.2%)	73 (7.0%)	82 (7.8%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.5%)	55.8	375^th of 873 public middle schools	57.0%		53.3	425^th of 891 public middle schools	52.3%	50			36.0	34.9	27.2	32.8			49.7	47.2	46.1	47.6	$16,359	$00	$16,359
New Oxford Middle School	Public	7-8	130 Berlin Road	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 624-2157	567	42	13.6	49.2%	436 (76.9%)	10 (1.8%)	100 (17.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	70.1	226^th of 873 public middle schools	74.1%		77.4	172^nd of 891 public middle schools	80.7%	54				36.1	40.0	38.0				51.1	57.4	54.1	$16,255	$972	$15,283
Conewago Valley Intrmd School	Public	4-6	175 700 Road	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 624-2157	842	57	14.7	50.7%	633 (75.2%)	19 (2.3%)	151 (17.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.2%)								(n/a)	61.7	48.0	44.3			51.2	49.8	45.6	50.2			48.7	$15,485	$776	$14,710
Spring Grove Area Middle School	Public	7-8	244 Old Hanover Rd	Spring Grove	17362	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 225-4731	650	43	15.0	40.8%	518 (79.7%)	36 (5.5%)	52 (8.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.2%)	63.5	298^th of 873 public middle schools	65.9%		69.3	258^th of 891 public middle schools	71.0%	40				37.6	27.9	32.9				51.7	52.8	52.3	$17,799	$653	$17,146
Spring Grove Area Intrmd School	Public	5-6	1480 Roth Church Rd	Spring Grove	17362	York County	Spring Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 225-4731	608	38	15.8	38.5%	481 (79.1%)	36 (5.9%)	56 (9.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)								(n/a)		46.2	43.2			44.7		46.5	53.5			50.0	$15,462	$542	$14,921
Maple Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Maple Avenue	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 359-4146	413	35	11.6	38.0%	373 (90.3%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	49.7	437^th of 873 public middle schools	49.9%		42.9	528^th of 891 public middle schools	40.7%	91			33.6	20.2	29.6	28.0			47.9	50.0	41.3	46.0	$16,716	$166	$16,550
Bermudian Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	7335 Carlisle Pike	York Springs	17372	Adams County	Bermudian Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 528-4113	539	39	13.7	44.0%	428 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	54.3	394^th of 873 public middle schools	54.9%		62.1	334^th of 891 public middle schools	62.5%	60		59.2	30.4	28.7	37.4	38.8		56.3	44.8	44.2	49.0	48.5	$15,589	$318	$15,271
Southern Middle School	Public	7-8	3280 Fissels Church Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	466	36	12.9	23.4%	414 (88.8%)	23 (4.9%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	72	203^rd of 873 public middle schools	76.7%		72.9	218^th of 891 public middle schools	75.5%	15				44.4	30.4	36.8				65.0	53.0	58.5	$18,651	$181	$18,470
Dover Area Middle School	Public	6-8	46 W Canal St	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 292-8067	735	57	12.8	99.6%	551 (75.0%)	39 (5.3%)	108 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	63.7	296^th of 873 public middle schools	66.1%		63	330^th of 891 public middle schools	63.0%	34			44.1	38.0	30.2	37.4			52.6	49.1	52.0	51.3	$17,156	$429	$16,727

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanover Middle School

What high school do graduates of Hanover Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hanover Middle School usually go on to attend Hanover Senior High School

How many students attend Hanover Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Hanover Middle School.

Is Hanover Middle School a good school?

Hanover Middle School ranks 366^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Hanover Middle School in?

Hanover Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Hanover Middle School?

Students at Hanover Middle School are 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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