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West Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

58 Beacon Street, Andover, MA 01810 · (978) 247-5300 · Part of Andover School District

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

Directions
Students
605
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about West Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Andover kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Andover kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5West ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

58 Beacon Street, Andover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten107
Grade 187
Grade 2110
Grade 3105
Grade 4101
Grade 595
Enrollment over time
546’20
541’21
555’22
565’23
605’24

Up 10.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Asian 18%Hispanic 11%Black 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Elementary from Andover families.

Other schools in Andover School District

The district →
Shawsheen School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Andover
85 students8:1
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Andover’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.