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Hanover High

Public Grades 9-12

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 91% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Hanover High is a public high school located in Mechanicsville, VA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,358 students. It is part of the Hanover County Public Schools district, which is ranked 16 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hanover High has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 30 high schools in Virginia for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has maintained a 4-star rating for most of the past decade, with a brief dip to a 5-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year. Hanover High consistently outperforms the Hanover County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels, with significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like Geometry, Algebra I, Algebra II, Biology, and English Reading.

Compared to nearby schools, Mechanicsville High and Atlee High, Hanover High consistently outperforms them in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student group performance. However, the nearby schools in the Richmond City Public Schools district, such as John Marshall High and Armstrong High, face significant challenges, with lower academic performance, higher poverty rates, and lower rankings compared to Hanover High and the surrounding suburban schools.

1,349

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,925

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10307 Chamberlayne Rd.
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

(804) 723-3700

District: Hanover County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Hanover High:

Elementary:	Kersey Creek Elementary
	Pole Green Elementary
	Rural Point Elementary
Middle:	Oak Knoll Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

African American:

6.9%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (88% vs 79% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Virginia high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Worth a look

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

!VA and US History scores 17 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg83%

Virginia avg79%

29^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Hanover County Public Schools

16^th of 129Hanover County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	29 of 328	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	70.8	80 of 329	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	88 of 326	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	46 of 325	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	18 of 327	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	66.9	59 of 327	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	83 of 326	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	61.4	85 of 324	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	63.0	77 of 321	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	68.6	52 of 322	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.8	61 of 322	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	68.4	57 of 321	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	20 of 321	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	15 of 320	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	75.2	21 of 317	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	71.3	32 of 313	89.8%	★★★★★
2008	75.3	18 of 316	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	72.4	30 of 313	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	66.9	47 of 314	85.0%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	25 of 308	91.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	42 of 245	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	113 of 249	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	130 of 240	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	50.8	128 of 253	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	89 of 249	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	20 of 321	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	68.7	91 of 322	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	67 of 320	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	28 of 236	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	38.2	169 of 232	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	82 of 324	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	41.1	216 of 320	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	52 of 322	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	86 of 322	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	108 of 321	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	88 of 198	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	81 of 198	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	146 of 193	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	82 of 313	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	117 of 314	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	104 of 315	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-36 vs school

Disabled (2024)49th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Algebra I97%+17 vs state

Geometry97%+12 vs state

English Reading94%+6 vs state

Biology89%+10 vs state

World History II86%+50 vs state

World History I84%+17 vs state

Earth Science80%+8 vs state

VA and US History18%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)		SOL Geography (2025)		SOL VA and US History (2025)		SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (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	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanover High	Public	9-12	10307 Chamberlayne Rd.	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-3700	1,349	94	14.3	20.7%	1,070 (79.3%)	93 (6.9%)	67 (5.0%)	36 (2.7%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (5.6%)	78.6	29^th of 328 public high schools	91.2%		70.8	80^th of 329 public high schools	75.7%	51				96.7	97.9	85.0		100.0	100.0	97.5	81.0			78.4	100.0	94.0				18.4		84.1				96.9	51.6	$10,925	$242	$10,683
Atlee High	Public	9-12	9414 Atlee Station Road	Mechanicsville	23116	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2100	1,470	97	15.2	19.5%	1,143 (77.8%)	114 (7.8%)	66 (4.5%)	66 (4.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.3%)	83.1	10^th of 328 public high schools	97.0%		81.3	17^th of 329 public high schools	94.8%	7				97.1	96.2				100.0	100.0	88.8			90.2		94.0		79.8	71.4	59.5	100.0	97.4				83.9	48.4	$9,974	$167	$9,806
Mechanicsville High	Public	9-12	7052 Mechanicsville Pike	Mechanicsville	23111	Hanover County	Hanover County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 723-2200	1,245	97	12.8	18.7%	913 (73.3%)	134 (10.8%)	83 (6.7%)	29 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.7%)	59.7	151^st of 328 public high schools	54.0%		61	140^th of 329 public high schools	57.4%	11				84.8	75.8	71.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	89.6	72.6	73.3		76.5		92.4		71.3		36.7		80.7				86.7		$11,036	$352	$10,684
Henrico High	Public, Magnet	9-12	302 Azalea Ave	Richmond	23227	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 228-2700	1,300	93	13.9	86.8%	130 (10.0%)	934 (71.8%)	89 (6.8%)	105 (8.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.8%)	17.4	316^th of 328 public high schools	3.7%		21.2	313^th of 329 public high schools	4.9%	3				49.0	66.5	74.5	86.7		84.1	74.3	46.2	50.0	76.9			77.8	45.8									36.4	53.9	$10,700	$594	$10,107
John Marshall High	Public	9-12	4225 Old Brook Rd	Richmond	23227	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6052	645	63	10.2	133.8%	82 (12.7%)	499 (77.4%)	29 (4.5%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	29.6	287^th of 328 public high schools	12.5%		37.1	254^th of 329 public high schools	22.8%	33	43.2	49.1	50.0	76.9	60.8	90.0		90.9	79.3	81.1	57.0	78.3				80.0	66.7					61.1			91.7		76.9	$15,985	$1,243	$14,742
Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	4314 Crutchfield Street	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5037	32	11	3.0		2 (6.3%)	28 (87.5%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																												$24,696	$00	$24,696
Hermitage High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8301 Hungary Spring Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 756-3000	1,719	103	16.6	90.0%	408 (23.7%)	699 (40.7%)	417 (24.3%)	91 (5.3%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (5.5%)	19.4	310^th of 328 public high schools	5.5%		27.6	297^th of 329 public high schools	9.7%	13				56.2	57.6	74.1	77.8	75.0	76.6	72.3	57.1	70.7	94.1			79.2	53.5									41.7		$9,249	$592	$8,657
Glen Allen High	Public, Magnet	9-12	10700 Staples Mill Road	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 501-3300	1,939	109	17.7	30.4%	988 (51.0%)	357 (18.4%)	170 (8.8%)	294 (15.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (6.5%)	63.8	122^nd of 328 public high schools	62.8%		66.6	103^rd of 329 public high schools	68.7%	19				78.8	83.4	81.5	73.3	100.0	95.4	96.8	75.0		73.3			91.9	65.0	94.1		36.4						54.2		$8,869	$366	$8,503
Richmond Community High	Public	9-12	201 E Brookland Park Boulevard	Richmond	23222	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 780-4332	211	26	8.1	99.5%	52 (24.6%)	118 (55.9%)	26 (12.3%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	81.1	19^th of 328 public high schools	94.2%		76.9	41^st of 329 public high schools	87.5%	22	100.0	100.0		70.7					100.0	98.5						100.0						98.5						$14,578	$655	$13,923
Armstrong High	Public	9-12	2300 Cool Lane	Richmond	23223	Henrico County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-4449	709	82	8.6	92.5%	28 (3.9%)	606 (85.5%)	49 (6.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	15.1	318^th of 328 public high schools	3.0%		20.2	314^th of 329 public high schools	4.6%	4	21.1	36.9			74.7	71.9	83.3	100.0	74.2	77.8	40.3	40.5	83.3			67.5	84.6					42.1	52.4	81.8	92.3		19.1	$15,203	$1,096	$14,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanover High

What schools feed into Hanover High?

Hanover High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kersey Creek Elementary
Elementary : Pole Green Elementary
Elementary : Rural Point Elementary
Middle : Oak Knoll Middle

Is Hanover High a good school?

Yes. Hanover High ranks in the top 8.8% of Virginia high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hanover High?

Students at Hanover High are 79% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is Hanover High in?

Hanover County Public Schools

How many students attend Hanover High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,349 students attended Hanover High.

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

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