Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving around 930 students in grades 7-12 in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, as part of the Greater Nanticoke Area School District. While the school's student population has become more diverse in recent years, it has consistently underperformed academically compared to state and district averages, with low proficiency rates on standardized tests and a lower-than-average graduation rate.

Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School faces significant challenges, with only 10.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 39.3% and the district average of 19.5%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.1% to 87.9% in recent years, lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 83.55% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This high level of poverty likely contributes to the school's academic struggles, as it ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, receiving a low 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Comparing Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School to nearby schools, such as Dallas Senior High School, which is about 9 miles away, it is clear that Hanover Area is underperforming. Dallas Senior High School has significantly higher academic performance, graduation rates, and school rankings, despite having a similar student-teacher ratio and per-student spending. This suggests that Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School may need to implement targeted interventions and additional resources to improve student outcomes and close the achievement gap with its peers.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 1600 Sans Souci Pkwy
       Hanover Township, PA  18706


(570) 831-2300

District: Hanover Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
561st of 674 Pennsylvania High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,179 Help


Feeder schools for Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Hanover Green Elementary School
    Lee Park Elementary School
Middle:    Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  930

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.5%
Hispanic:
23.2%
African American:
13.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 77.6% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 83.2% of high schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.28. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (59.5%), Hispanic (23.2%), African American (13.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School is 16.6. (See more...)
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Compare Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School employs 56 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School is $15,179.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School 693rd of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School 561st of 674 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 56.53 338th 643 47.4%
2004 50.74 412th 663 37.9%
2005 55.88 362nd 687 47.3%
2006 53.73 418th 736 43.2%
2007 68.13 256th 749 65.8%
2008 60.73 345th 753 54.2%
2009 56.25 414th 770 46.2%
2010 59.83 392nd 805 51.3%
2011 55.43 457th 825 44.6%
2012 43.33 577th 834 30.8%
2013 37.99 549th 758 27.6%
2014 23.70 585th 728 19.6%
2015 30.51 583rd 835 30.2%
2016 32.97 600th 870 31.0%
2017 42.67 532nd 877 39.3%
2018 36.42 569th 861 33.9%
2019 40.36 571st 891 35.9%
2021 9.47 724th 797 9.2%
2022 14.68 729th 883 17.4%
2023 19.10 693rd 893 22.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.73 749th 874 14.3%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.15 567th 660 14.1%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.05 322nd 421 23.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.65 282nd 362 22.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.41 655th 681 3.8%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 19.28 502nd 583 13.9%
2004 34.54 444th 590 24.7%
2005 37.87 447th 593 24.6%
2006 35.93 470th 604 22.2%
2007 58.99 304th 615 50.6%
2008 70.19 171st 621 72.5%
2009 62.08 255th 632 59.7%
2010 58.73 315th 649 51.5%
2011 62.21 299th 660 54.7%
2012 56.89 354th 664 46.7%
2013 15.25 524th 591 11.3%
2014 10.38 525th 580 9.5%
2015 19.64 560th 680 17.6%
2016 40.86 488th 677 27.9%
2017 23.26 534th 663 19.5%
2018 18.95 554th 673 17.7%
2019 13.75 591st 693 14.7%
2021 59.25 280th 537 47.9%
2022 35.51 471st 634 25.7%
2023 18.28 561st 674 16.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.79 444th 652 31.9%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 57.52 172nd 502 65.7%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.53 135th 252 46.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 6.95 552nd 577 4.3%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1010 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1012
1989 966 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 971
1990 939 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 942
1991 934 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 938
1992 902 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 908
1993 951 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 957
1994 1047 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1060
1995 1079 31 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1111
1996 1079 31 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1111
1997 1089 11 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1105
1998 1075 12 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1090
1999 1075 13 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1091
2000 1059 14 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1077
2001 1047 9 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1065
2002 997 14 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1024
2003 997 14 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1024
2004 986 19 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1017
2005 999 15 3 21 1 n/a n/a 0 1039
2006 990 19 11 24 0 n/a n/a 0 1044
2007 909 37 11 32 0 n/a n/a 0 989
2008 902 44 11 31 0 n/a n/a 0 988
2009 875 38 4 33 10 n/a n/a 0 960
2010 862 38 7 44 8 n/a n/a 0 959
2011 842 41 10 42 9 0 1 0 945
2012 823 53 8 43 5 0 1 0 933
2013 820 48 9 53 2 0 0 0 932
2014 773 57 11 81 3 0 1 0 926
2015 727 70 11 84 1 0 1 0 894
2016 708 89 10 93 0 0 1 0 901
2017 704 106 8 118 0 0 14 0 950
2018 688 96 8 125 0 0 18 0 935
2019 678 97 6 135 0 0 20 0 936
2020 648 89 3 161 0 0 31 0 932
2021 632 109 3 168 0 0 28 0 940
2022 579 115 4 198 2 0 32 0 930
2023 553 122 4 216 2 0 33 0 930

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1012 62.8 16.1 n/a
1989 971 60.1 16.1 n/a
1990 942 60.1 15.6 0
1991 938 53.0 17.6 n/a
1992 908 68.3 13.2 n/a
1993 957 56.5 16.9 n/a
1994 1060 57.5 18.4 n/a
1995 1111 57.0 19.5 n/a
1996 1111 57.0 19.5 n/a
1997 1105 58.0 19.1 n/a
1998 1090 58.0 18.8 n/a
1999 1091 59.0 18.5 n/a
2000 1077 60.0 18.0 50.1
2001 1065 63.5 16.8 42
2002 1024 61.5 16.7 33.3
2003 1024 61.5 16.7 33.3
2004 1017 57.0 17.8 44
2005 1039 59.0 17.6 32.8
2006 1044 60.0 17.4 49.9
2007 989 59.0 16.8 43.7
2008 988 60.8 16.3 44.3
2009 960 62.2 15.4 44.4
2010 959 62.2 15.4 46.4
2011 945 62.3 15.1 47.2
2012 933 57.3 16.2 49.3
2013 932 55.3 16.8 51.8
2014 926 53.2 17.4 53.7
2015 894 52.0 17.1 53.9
2016 901 53.0 17.0 100
2017 950 53.7 17.6 87.7
2018 935 51.7 18.0 85.9
2019 936 55.5 16.8 84.2
2020 932 55.5 16.7 84.8
2021 940 56.5 16.6 87.3
2022 930 56.5 16.4 87.7
2023 930 56.0 16.6 83.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1012 62.8 16.1 n/a
1989 971 60.1 16.1 n/a
1990 942 60.1 15.6 0
1991 938 53.0 17.6 n/a
1992 908 68.3 13.2 n/a
1993 957 56.5 16.9 n/a
1994 1060 57.5 18.4 n/a
1995 1111 57.0 19.5 n/a
1996 1111 57.0 19.5 n/a
1997 1105 58.0 19.1 n/a
1998 1090 58.0 18.8 n/a
1999 1091 59.0 18.5 n/a
2000 1077 60.0 18.0 50.1
2001 1065 63.5 16.8 42
2002 1024 61.5 16.7 33.3
2003 1024 61.5 16.7 33.3
2004 1017 57.0 17.8 44
2005 1039 59.0 17.6 32.8
2006 1044 60.0 17.4 49.9
2007 989 59.0 16.8 43.7
2008 988 60.8 16.3 44.3
2009 960 62.2 15.4 44.4
2010 959 62.2 15.4 46.4
2011 945 62.3 15.1 47.2
2012 933 57.3 16.2 49.3
2013 932 55.3 16.8 51.8
2014 926 53.2 17.4 53.7
2015 894 52.0 17.1 53.9
2016 901 53.0 17.0 100
2017 950 53.7 17.6 87.7
2018 935 51.7 18.0 85.9
2019 936 55.5 16.8 84.2
2020 932 55.5 16.7 84.8
2021 940 56.5 16.6 87.3
2022 930 56.5 16.4 87.7
2023 930 56.0 16.6 83.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $446 (3.3%) $13,224 (96.7%) $13,671
2020 $115 (0.8%) $14,069 (99.2%) $14,185
2021 $1,154 (8.0%) $13,198 (92.0%) $14,352
2022 $2,390 (15.7%) $12,789 (84.3%) $15,178

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 571st of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 693rd of 893 Middle schools
 13.5%
Ranks 591st of 693 High schoolsRanks 561st of 674 High schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)15.314.1
 1.2%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)40.535.7
 4.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)15.36.4
 8.9%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)61.833.8
 28%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)61.124.2
 36.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
11th Grade Algebra I (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)21.611.4
 10.2%
   11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)63.334.1
 29.2%
11th Grade Biology (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)32.722.9
 9.8%
   11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)63.250.7
 12.5%
11th Grade Literature (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)51.346.1
 5.2%
   11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania)71.565.3
 6.2%
All Grades Math (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)15.410.5
 4.9%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)61.833.8
 28%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School)51.430.4
 21%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students936930
 0.6%
African American97122
 25.8%
American Indian02
Asian64
 33.3%
Hispanic135216
 60%
Pacific Islander00
White678553
 18.4%
Two or More Races2033
 65%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.2%83.5%
 0.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 930 students attended Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School.

Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Students at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School are 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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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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