Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0Hanover’s public schools
Hanover County Public Schools 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.
Tests spring 2021, when 80% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Hanover’s schools, in brief
School by school
21 of Hanover’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Atlee High places highest (better than 99%); Cold Harbor Elementary lowest (54%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
14 elementary schools serve Hanover, graded from B− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and four high schools: Atlee High, Hanover High, Patrick Henry High and Mechanicsville High. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hanover, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hanover County Public Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Hanover vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Hanover’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hanover | — | Hanover County |
Every school in Hanover
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hanover’s schools
Are Hanover’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Hanover. Hanover County Public Schools 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, 21 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Hanover in?
Hanover County Public Schools.
Where do Hanover kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Atlee High, Hanover High, Patrick Henry High and Mechanicsville High.
Parents talk
What Hanover families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hanover → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.