Photo: Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0Andover’s public schools outscore 89% of Massachusetts districts
Math proficiency in Andover’s districts is 65%, above the Massachusetts average (41%). 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 Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 149 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Andover’s, its schools beat 81%, lower than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 65% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,102 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Phillips Academy (private), St. Augustine Elementary School (private), Andover School of Montessori (private), Melmark New England (private), Shed Childrens Campus (private), The Kathy Herward Child Care Center (private) and Step by Step Chinese Learning Center (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 89% of Massachusetts school districts, #29 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts 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.
6th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover West Middle
Grades 6–8 · 508 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Doherty Middle
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wood Hill Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 317 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover West Middle
Grades 6–8 · 508 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Doherty Middle
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wood Hill Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 317 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Andover · depends on your address
Andover West Middle
Grades 6–8 · 508 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Doherty Middle
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wood Hill Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 317 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Andover
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,609 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Andover
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,609 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Andover
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,609 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Andover
Andover High
Grades 9–12 · 1,609 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Andover’s public schools are run by Andover School District. 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 Massachusetts towns that share Andover’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Andover | A | Andover |
| Tewksbury | B | Tewksbury |
| Methuen | C | Methuen |
| Wilmington | B | Wilmington |
| Dracut | C | Dracut |
| North Andover | A− | North Andover |
| Lawrence | D | Lawrence |
| North Reading | A | North Reading |
Every school in Andover
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Andover’s schools
Are Andover’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Andover children attend outscore 89% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #29 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Andover in?
Andover School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,414 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Andover kids go to high school?
Andover High, with 1,609 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Andover’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Andover School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Andover spend per student?
$26,102 in Andover School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Andover?
Yes: Phillips Academy (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 1,154 students), St. Augustine Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 382 students), Andover School of Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 159 students), Melmark New England (special education, grades , 148 students), Shed Childrens Campus (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 129 students), The Kathy Herward Child Care Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 63 students) and Step by Step Chinese Learning Center (religious, grades 1–8, 61 students).
Parents talk
What Andover families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Andover → They have their own page.
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 Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.