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B+

Doherty Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

50 Bartlet Street, Andover, MA 01810 · (978) 247-9400 · Part of Andover School District

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

Students
493
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Doherty Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Andover kids: Andover High

On the path

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

K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Doherty MiddleYou are here
9–12Andover High1,609 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 49.3%

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

50 Bartlet Street, Andover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6175
Grade 7165
Grade 8153
Enrollment over time
464’20
455’21
461’22
462’23
493’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Asian 11%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Doherty Middle from Andover families.

Other schools in Andover School District

The district →

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.