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Enrollment
1,018
High
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDOVER·NCES 200336000860
Andover High
1744 N Andover Rd, Andover, KS 67002 · (316) 218-4600 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,018 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Kansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
201 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 266 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 241 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 245 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 266 | 26% |
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
62.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
58.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 | 62.2% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 47.8% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 High
Andover High's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andover High this school | 1,018 | 19.7% | 43.4% |
| Andover Central High School Andover | 886 | 22.1% | 36.5% |
| Olathe Northwest High School Olathe | 1,958 | 14.6% | 44.1% |
| Olathe South Sr High Olathe | 1,778 | 21.5% | 34.1% |
| Maize South High School Wichita | 1,107 | 25.9% | 32.5% |
| Mill Valley High School Shawnee | 1,432 | 10.7% | 49.4% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #24 of 262 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #20 of 262 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #9 of 262 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,018 | #51 of 332 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #156 of 172 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #67 of 172 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #250 of 263 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #9 of 75 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,018
+116 (+13%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,018 | 62.2 | 16.4:1 | 20% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 1,009 | 56.2 | 17.9:1 | 21% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 1,014 | 54.4 | 18.6:1 | 17% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 902 | 49 | 18.4:1 | 12% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 47.4 | 17.3:1 | 14% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 15% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 14% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 934 | 57 | 16.4:1 | 5% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andover High.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (822 to 1,018); teachers up 31% (47.4 to 62.2).
About Andover High
Andover High is a public high school run by Andover in Andover, Kansas. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,018 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 410.
Andover has 11 schools; together they serve 9,460 students.
The largest group at Andover High is White students, at 73%. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Black. Among people living in Butler County, the White share is about 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Andover High scores 44%.
The school had 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. The gap from the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas is 4.5 students per teacher. The school reported 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Butler County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
Among Kansas public high schools, Andover High outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Andover High, the prediction is 52.8% and the result is 43.4%.
The school is in Butler County, where median household income comes to about $81,610, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butler County counts 42 public schools with about 18,052 students.
Andover High's closest public school neighbor is Andover Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Andover High holds at least 8 other public schools. Andover High ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.4% against a local average of 58.7%.
NCES assigns Andover High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,018 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 902. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.4:1 in 2020-21 to 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Andover High discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Central High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Andover Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- Andover Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Robert M. Martin ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Prairie Creek ElementaryElementary · 474 students
Other schools in Andover
- Andover eCademyCombined · 3,617 students
- Andover Central High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Andover Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- Andover Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Prairie Creek ElementaryElementary · 474 students
- Cottonwood ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Other Andover High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Andover High. Andover High is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Andover High SchoolANDOVER, MN · 1,758 students
- Andover HighAndover, MA · 1,609 students
Nearby schools
- Andover Middle School0.1 mi · 773
- Cottonwood Elementary0.2 mi · 388
- Andover eCademy0.4 mi · 3,617
- Meadowlark Elementary1.3 mi · 372
- Robert M. Martin Elementary1.3 mi · 480
- Wheatland Elementary1.6 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Andover HighHow many students attend Andover High?
Andover High enrolls approximately 1,018 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Andover High serve?
Andover High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Andover High?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Andover High.
How diverse is Andover High?
Andover High reports a student body of 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Andover High in?
Andover High is part of Andover.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.