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Schools in Andover

Andover’s public schools

Orion Community Unit School District 223 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Andover. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
963 students on the public path
In brief

Andover’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Andover’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Orion Middle School places highest (better than 85%); Orion High School lowest (73%). 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 Andover, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5C R Hanna Elem Schoolin OrionA−
6–8Orion Middle Schoolin OrionA
9–12Orion High Schoolin OrionB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Orion Community Unit School District 223.

The district

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

Orion Community Unit School District 223Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 963 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,268IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 29.9% · 530 students tested
Math39%
State average 25.8% · 497 students tested

Andover vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Andover’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Andover—Orion Community Unit School District 223

Every school in Andover

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

Also serving Andoverin other towns
C R Hanna Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orion
A−
434 students14:1Rate it →
Orion Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orion
A
244 students14:1Rate it →
Orion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orion
B+
285 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Andover’s schools

Are Andover’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Andover. Orion Community Unit School District 223 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Andover. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Andover in?

Orion Community Unit School District 223.

Where do Andover kids go to high school?

Orion High School.

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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.