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Andover School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Andover.

Andover’s School Grade A better than 89% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
5,414
Schools
10
Spent per student
$26,102
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Andover School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AAndover 37,014

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Andover. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Andover HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65%
State average 40.7% · 3,049 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 43.7% · 3,057 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 89.2% · 427 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,102 per student · 2% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 30%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,574’20
5,456’21
5,526’22
5,448’23
5,414’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Asian 19%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Shawsheen School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Andover
85 students8:1
West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
A−
605 students11:1
Bancroft Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
B+
522 students12:1
High Plain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
A
505 students12:1
South Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
A
438 students13:1
Henry C Sanborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Andover
A−
332 students14:1
Andover West Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Andover
A−
508 students12:1
Doherty Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Andover
B+
493 students11:1
Wood Hill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Andover
A−
317 students9:1
Andover High
High · Grades 9–12 · Andover
A+
1,609 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Dracut School DistrictDracut
$17,150per student
Lawrence School DistrictLawrence
$25,802per student
Methuen School DistrictMethuen
$19,711per student
North Andover School DistrictNorth Andover
$20,235per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.