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Hanover County Public Schools Schools
Hanover County Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia, based in Hanover County (Ashland). SchoolGrade grades 23 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hanover County Public Schools 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 County Public Schools
21 of 23 schools in Hanover County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 9B: 8C: 4
Best schools in Hanover County Public Schools
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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.
- A+ Atlee High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Pearsons Corner Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A+ Hanover High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Chickahominy Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A+ Oak Knoll Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A Battlefield Park Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Rural Point Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Cool Spring Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- A- Pole Green Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Kersey Creek Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Hanover County Public Schools
High schools (4)
- A+ Atlee High, Mechanicsville
- A+ Hanover High, Mechanicsville
- B- Mechanicsville High, Mechanicsville
- C- Patrick Henry High, Ashland
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- B- Bell Creek Middle, Mechanicsville
- A+ Chickahominy Middle, Mechanicsville
- C+ Liberty Middle, Ashland
- A+ Oak Knoll Middle, Mechanicsville
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- A Battlefield Park Elementary, Mechanicsville
- B- Beaverdam Elementary, Beaverdam
- C Cold Harbor Elementary, Mechanicsville
- A- Cool Spring Elementary, Mechanicsville
- C+ Elmont Elementary, Ashland
- Henry Clay Elementary, Ashland
- John M Gandy Elementary, Ashland
- B+ Kersey Creek Elementary, Mechanicsville
- B- Laurel Meadow Elementary, Mechanicsville
- B- Mechanicsville Elementary, Mechanicsville
- A+ Pearsons Corner Elementary, Mechanicsville
- A- Pole Green Elementary, Mechanicsville
- A Rural Point Elementary, Mechanicsville
- B South Anna Elementary, Montpelier
- B+ Washington Henry Elementary, Mechanicsville
Where Hanover County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Mechanicsville (16)
- Ashland (5)
- Beaverdam (1)
- Montpelier (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Virginia
- County: Hanover County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 16,820 students with 1,247 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,720 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5101830
- 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
- Richmond City Public Schools (47 schools, 16 mi)
- Caroline County Public Schools (5 schools, 20 mi)
- King William County Public Schools (4 schools, 22 mi)
- Goochland County Public Schools (5 schools, 23 mi)
- Henrico County Public Schools (67 schools, 25 mi)
- Chesterfield County Public Schools (63 schools, 27 mi)
- Powhatan County Public Schools (5 schools, 27 mi)
- Louisa County Public Schools (6 schools, 29 mi)
Questions about Hanover County Public Schools
How many schools are in Hanover County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 23 public schools in Hanover County Public Schools, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hanover County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mechanicsville, Ashland, Beaverdam, Montpelier.
How good are the schools in Hanover County Public Schools?
Across the 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 81.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58.2%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hanover County Public Schools?
16,820 students were enrolled in Hanover County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hanover County Public Schools?
Hanover County Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Hanover County, with its district office in Ashland. Its boundary covers about 468 sq mi.