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Which teacher or staff member at Andover Central Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
642
Middle
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDOVER·NCES 200336001564
Andover Central Middle School
903 E. Central, Andover, KS 67002 · (316) 218-4710 · Butler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Kansas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
181 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 209 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 36% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
63.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 51.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Andover Central Middle School
Andover Central Middle School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Central Middle School this school | 642 | 28.2% | 57.1% |
| Lawrence Southwest Middle School Lawrence | 641 | 24.8% | 47.5% |
| Maize South Middle School Wichita | 501 | 28.9% | 43.5% |
| Maize South Intermediate School Wichita | 431 | 26.9% | 51.1% |
| Susan B Anthony Middle School Manhattan | 775 | 33.7% | 45.6% |
| Challenger Intermediate School Goddard | 454 | 31.7% | 41.3% |
Matched among Kansas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Andover Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #14 of 192 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #15 of 192 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #21 of 192 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #42 of 225 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #135 of 161 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #96 of 161 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #164 of 195 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #28 of 54 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
642
+116 (+22%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 642 | 43.8 | 14.7:1 | 28% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 39.5 | 15.3:1 | 25% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 39.3 | 15.3:1 | 23% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 20% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 35.2 | 17.1:1 | 23% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 19% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 17% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andover Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (601 to 642); teachers up 24% (35.2 to 43.8).
About Andover Central Middle School
Located in Andover, Kansas, Andover Central Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 642 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students.
Andover Central Middle School falls under Andover, which has 11 schools enrolling 9,460 students.
A majority of students at Andover Central Middle School, 74%, are White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. Butler County's residents are about 87% White, 13 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Andover Central Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
Staffing totals 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 28%. The 37% average for public schools in Butler County is 9 points higher.
allk12 grades Andover Central Middle School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Andover Central Middle School would score about 48.7%. It scores 57.1%, 8.4 points above that figure.
Among Butler County residents, median household income is about $81,610, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 42 public schools in Butler County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,052.
The closest public school to Andover Central Middle School is Andover Central High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Andover Central Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Andover Central Middle School had 526 students in 2020-21 and 642 in 2024-25, a 22% gain.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Andover
- Andover eCademyCombined · 3,617 students
- Andover HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Andover Central High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Andover Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- Robert M. Martin ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Prairie Creek ElementaryElementary · 474 students
Other schools in Andover
- Andover eCademyCombined · 3,617 students
- Andover HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Andover Central High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Andover Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- Prairie Creek ElementaryElementary · 474 students
- Cottonwood ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Andover Central High School0.2 mi · 886
- Sunflower Elementary School0.4 mi · 367
- Prairie Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 474
- Andover eCademy1.5 mi · 3,617
- Andover Middle School1.6 mi · 773
- Meadowlark Elementary1.7 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Andover Central Middle SchoolHow large is Andover Central Middle School?
Andover Central Middle School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 06-08.
Is Andover Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Andover Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Andover Central Middle School have?
Andover Central Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andover Central Middle School?
At Andover Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Andover Central Middle School?
Andover Central Middle School is overseen by Andover in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.