Hanover Township Public Schools

The Hanover Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Hanover Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

Students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Hanover Park Regional High School District, attending Whippany Park High School in the Whippany section of Hanover Township. Whippany Park High School, whose doors opened in 1967, has a current enrollment of 648 students in grades 9 through 12, with 168 in the senior class. The district also serves students from the neighboring communities of East Hanover and Florham Park, who attend Hanover Park High School in East Hanover.^[1]

[edit] Awards and recognition

During the 1998-99 school year, Bee Meadow Elementary School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.^[2]

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[3]) are:

Elementary Schools (K-5)

Middle School (6-8)

^ "Hanover Park Regional High School District 2007 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 5, 2008. "The Hanover Park Regional High School District consists of two high schools, Hanover Park and Whippany Park, serving grades 9 through 12. The district serves the communities of East Hanover, Florham Park, and Hanover Township. Students in East Hanover and Florham Park attend Hanover Park High School, which has a population of 898 students. Students from Hanover Township attend Whippany Park High School, which has a population of 615 students."
^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006.
^ Data for the Hanover Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 5, 2008.