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C

Andover School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Andover.

Andover’s School Grade C better than 32% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
165
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,508
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
The gist

What stands out about Andover School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 26.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% of the 172 New Hampshire 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CAndover 2,456

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Andover. Grade by grade →

K–8Andover Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 40.5% · 157 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 50.8% · 157 students tested

98% 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
$23,508 per student · 1% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 29%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
225’20
209’21
185’22
192’23
165’24

Down 26.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 99%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Andover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Andover
C+
165 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Franklin School DistrictFranklin
$22,216per student
Kearsarge Regional School DistrictWilmot
$26,999per student
Merrimack Valley School DistrictSalisbury
$21,165per 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 New Hampshire.