Andover’s public schools outscore 92% of Kansas districts
In Andover, 49% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district 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 Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $7,419 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
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
A: better than 92% of Kansas school districts, #5 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are 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.
Pre-K in Andover · depends on your address
Prairie Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 474 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Sunflower Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 367 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 773 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Andover Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 773 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Andover Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 773 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Andover Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 642 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Andover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 886 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Andover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 886 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Andover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 886 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Andover Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 886 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Andover’s public schools are run by Andover Unified School District 385, which also serves Bruno, Minneha and Payne. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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 Kansas towns that share Andover’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Andover | A | Andover Unified School District 385 |
| Bruno | A | Andover Unified School District 385 PK–12 · Augusta Unified School District 402 PK–12 |
| Wichita | D | Wichita Unified School District 259 |
| Minneha | D | Wichita Unified School District 259 PK–12 · Andover Unified School District 385 PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Andover Unified School District 385 with Andover, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Andover
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Andover’s schools
Are Andover’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Andover children attend outscore 92% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #5 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Andover in?
Andover Unified School District 385, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,460 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Andover kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Andover High and Andover Central High School.
What is Andover’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Andover Unified School District 385 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Andover spend per student?
$7,419 in Andover Unified School District 385 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. 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 Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.