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Hanover Area SD Schools
Hanover Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Luzerne County (Hanover Township). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hanover Area SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hanover Area SD
4 of 5 schools in Hanover Area SD carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 3
Best schools in Hanover Area SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Hanover Area Jshs (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Hanover Area Memorial El Sch (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Lee Park El Sch (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Lyndwood El Sch (Other school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Hanover Area SD
All schools, A to Z (5)
- C+ Hanover Area Jshs, Hanover Township
- D+ Hanover Area Memorial El Sch, Hanover Township
- Hanover Green El Sch, Hanover Township
- D Lee Park El Sch, Hanover Township
- D- Lyndwood El Sch, Hanover Township
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Luzerne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,136 students with 141 full-time-equivalent teachers and 252 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4211420
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Greater Nanticoke Area SD (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Wyoming Valley West SD (6 schools, 5 mi)
- Crestwood SD (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Wilkes-Barre Area SD (9 schools, 10 mi)
- Dallas SD (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Lake-Lehman SD (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Wyoming Area SD (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Pittston Area SD (4 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Hanover Area SD
How many schools are in Hanover Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Hanover Area SD. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
How good are the schools in Hanover Area SD?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 24.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.5%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hanover Area SD?
2,136 students were enrolled in Hanover Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hanover Area SD?
Hanover Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Luzerne County, with its district office in Hanover Township. Its boundary covers about 21.5 sq mi.