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Schools in Hanover

Hanover’s public schools

Regional School Unit 10 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hanover. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▲ 1% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
ME 11.3
Schools in town
0
1,370 students on the public path
In brief

Hanover’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Hanover’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Buckfield Jr-Sr High School places highest (better than 67%); Meroby Elementary School lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Hanover, graded from D− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Mountain Valley Middle School and Buckfield Jr-Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 10.

The district

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

Regional School Unit 10Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,739 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$20,734ME $20,630 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 84.1% · 818 students tested
Math72%
State average 81.5% · 816 students tested

Hanover vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hanover—Regional School Unit 10
BethelCSchool Administrative District 44
Newry—School Administrative District 44

Every school in Hanover

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

Also serving Hanoverin other towns
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sumner
C−
297 students12:1Rate it →
Meroby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mexico
D−
256 students12:1Rate it →
Rumford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Rumford
D−
213 students10:1Rate it →
Mountain Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mexico
D
376 students12:1Rate it →
Buckfield Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Buckfield
B+
228 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Hanover’s schools

Are Hanover’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hanover. Regional School Unit 10 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hanover. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hanover in?

Regional School Unit 10.

Where do Hanover kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mountain Valley Middle School and Buckfield Jr-Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Hanover families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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). Stars are from neighbors.