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B+
Schools in Hanover Township · River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

Hanover Township’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts

32% of students in Hanover Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hanover Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
35%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$25.9K
▲ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
443 students on the public path
In brief

Hanover Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 438 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hanover Township’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 35% and math 32% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,925 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is River Ridge Middle School, then River Ridge High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hanover Township’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (438)Better than 92%
Towns in Jo Daviess County (23)Better than 57%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 224 test results could put Hanover Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Hanover Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (224 in math, 224 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hanover Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5River Ridge Elementary Schoolin HanoverA−
6–8River Ridge Middle Schoolin HanoverB−
9–12River Ridge High Schoolin HanoverA−

Hanover Township’s public schools are run by River Ridge Community Unit School District 210, which also serves Derinda, Elizabeth, Elizabeth and Guilford and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

River Ridge Community Unit School District 210Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 443 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,925IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 29.9% · 224 students tested
Math32%
State average 25.8% · 224 students tested

Hanover Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hanover Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hanover TownshipB+River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
Derinda—River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 PK–12 · Stockton Community Unit School District 206 PK–12
Rice—Galena Unit School District 120 PK–12 · River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 PK–12
Elizabeth—River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
Washington—West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

3 of the 4 neighbors share River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 with Hanover Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Bellevue, IA borders Hanover Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Hanover Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hanover Townshipin other towns
River Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanover
A−
224 students11:1Rate it →
River Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hanover
B−
91 students11:1Rate it →
River Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanover
A−
128 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Hanover Township’s schools

Are Hanover Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hanover Township children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hanover Township in?

River Ridge Community Unit School District 210, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 443 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hanover Township kids go to high school?

River Ridge High School in Hanover, with 128 students; its own test results earn an A−.

How much does Hanover Township spend per student?

$25,925 in River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Hanover Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.