Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Andover’s public schools outscore 62% of Connecticut districts
On the state reading tests, 66% of Andover’s students scored proficient, above the Connecticut average (50%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Andover, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.
From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.
Andover’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 162 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Andover’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Andover runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares
Andover Elementary School (PK–6) is Andover’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Regional School District 08 with Hebron and Marlborough: RHAM Middle School in Hebron, then RHAM High School in Hebron. The high school’s own results earn an A, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 52% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Andover spends $25,605 per student and Regional School District 08 $28,304, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Andover’s grade
B: better than 62% of Connecticut school districts, #65 of 152 Connecticut towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Connecticut average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Andover, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Andover
Andover Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 239 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Andover
Andover Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 239 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Andover
Andover Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 239 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Andover
Andover Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 239 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Andover
Andover Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 239 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Andover
Andover Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 239 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Andover
Andover Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 239 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Andover
RHAM Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 352 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hebron
8th grade in Andover
RHAM Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 352 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hebron
9th grade in Andover
RHAM High School
Grades 9–12 · 714 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hebron
10th grade in Andover
RHAM High School
Grades 9–12 · 714 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hebron
11th grade in Andover
RHAM High School
Grades 9–12 · 714 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hebron
12th grade in Andover
RHAM High School
Grades 9–12 · 714 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hebron
Andover runs its own schools through grade 6 (Andover School District). From grade 7, students attend the Regional School District 08, shared with Hebron and Marlborough. Its middle school is in Hebron. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Andover
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Andover vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Andover’s borders.
Every school in Andover
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Andover’s schools
Are Andover’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Connecticut: the public schools Andover children attend outscore 62% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #65 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Andover in?
Two districts: Andover School District runs grades PK–6, and Regional School District 08 runs grades 7–12, shared with Hebron and Marlborough.
Where do Andover kids go to high school?
RHAM High School in Hebron, with 714 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Andover’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Regional School District 08 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.
How much does Andover spend per student?
$25,605 in Andover School District and $28,304 in Regional School District 08 (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Andover 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.