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Andover Schools
Andover is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Essex County (Andover). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Andover on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Andover
9 of 10 schools in Andover carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 1
Best schools in Andover
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Henry C Sanborn Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ South Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Andover High (High school, meets expectations)
- A High Plain Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Wood Hill Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Doherty Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Andover West Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Bancroft Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ West Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Andover
High schools (2)
- A Andover High, Andover
- A High Plain Elementary, Andover
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- A Andover West Middle, Andover
- A Doherty Middle, Andover
- A Wood Hill Middle School, Andover
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- A Bancroft Elementary, Andover
- A+ Henry C Sanborn Elementary, Andover
- A+ South Elementary, Andover
- B+ West Elementary, Andover
Other schools and academies (1)
- Shawsheen School, Andover
Where Andover schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Andover (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Essex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,448 students with 468 full-time-equivalent teachers and 934 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2501950
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lawrence (26 schools, 4 mi)
- North Andover (8 schools, 4 mi)
- Tewksbury (7 schools, 4 mi)
- Wilmington (7 schools, 6 mi)
- North Reading (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Methuen (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Dracut (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Billerica (8 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Andover
How many schools are in Andover?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Andover, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Andover serve?
The largest by graded schools: Andover.
How good are the schools in Andover?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 69.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Andover?
5,448 students were enrolled in Andover in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Andover?
Andover is in Massachusetts, based in Essex County, with its district office in Andover. Its boundary covers about 30.8 sq mi.