The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Math. The lowest is 58% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hanover Street School
Hanover Street School is a regular public elementary school serving kindergarten through fourth grade on Lebanon's east side, part of the Lebanon School District. It sits on Hanover Street, a road with its own place in local memory. A fire once destroyed the old mill district along this corridor, and urban renewal produced a pedestrian district that replaced the old commercial stretch. The school carries the street's name even as the street itself has changed character. Today the surrounding neighborhood feeds into a city that functions as the Upper Valley's central service hub, anchored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine just south of the Hanover town line, with a mixed economy of medical services, high-tech firms, and retail along Route 12A in West Lebanon.
The school enrolls roughly three hundred students across its five grades, a moderate size for a New Hampshire elementary school. The student body is predominantly white, with a small Asian population and smaller still Black, Hispanic, and multiracial groups. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a relatively modest share. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On New Hampshire's state assessments, Hanover Street's results tell a clear and encouraging story. In the most recent testing cycle, fourth graders showed strong proficiency in both math and English language arts, with a clear majority reaching proficient or above. Third graders were close behind, with a slim majority proficient in each subject. Participation was full across all tested grades. Fourth-grade science results exist only from an older assessment cycle under a different test, so they are not directly comparable to current reading and math figures. No multi-year trend data was available to show whether proficiency has been rising or falling over time.
Because the school serves only kindergarten through fourth grade, there is no graduation rate, no AP or dual-credit coursework, and no high school-level program data. Those measures simply do not apply to an elementary school at this grade band. The data set also lacked information on Title I status, discipline, course access, staffing ratios, and attendance patterns. A parent interested in any of those areas would want to ask the school directly.
Lebanon itself offers a distinct setting for a family considering this school. Downtown Lebanon centers on Colburn Park and its surrounding nineteenth-century buildings, with the Lebanon Opera House, the AVA Gallery, and the River Valley Community College campus all on the pedestrian mall. A weekly farmers' market runs from June through September, and free weekday bus service through Advance Transit links downtown, the West Lebanon shopping district, the medical center, Hanover, and White River Junction. West Lebanon, along the Connecticut River, is more auto-oriented, with retail clustered near the I-89 interchange. The city has a municipal ski area, miles of hiking trails, a swimming pool, and sports fields.
The housing market around Hanover Street School reflects Lebanon's position as a regional center. Home values in the school's zip code sit below the state benchmark but well above the national figure. Rents have been rising at a faster clip than home values recently. The broader Grafton County market has seen a substantial increase in active listings compared with a year ago, while pending sales have held roughly flat. Homes are selling at a moderate pace, with a median time on market that suggests neither a frenzied nor a sluggish market. Mortgage costs remain elevated by recent historical standards, and the estimated monthly mortgage in this area is notably higher than typical rent, which shapes the calculus for families deciding whether to buy or rent.
The district brief returned no specific parent-relevant changes from the last span, such as budget votes, curriculum shifts, or facility decisions, that clear a lasting-impact threshold. Lebanon School District has reportedly broken ground on a new middle school for grades five through eight, which would be the next step for Hanover Street students after fourth grade.
For a family weighing Hanover Street School, the academic evidence points to a solid early-grades foundation with assessment results that put a majority of tested students at or above proficiency. The community offers a walkable downtown core, strong medical and cultural institutions, and free regional transit. The gaps in the available data, particularly around special populations, discipline, and staffing, mean some questions a parent might ask are best taken directly to the school. What is visible suggests a stable, moderately sized elementary school in a small New England city with a diversified economic base and a housing market that, while not cheap by national standards, is more accessible than much of New Hampshire.
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