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Enrollment
773
Middle
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDOVER·NCES 200336000859
Andover Middle School
1628 N Andover Rd, Andover, KS 67002 · (316) 218-4610 · Butler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL773 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
151 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 | 275 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 233 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 265 | 34% |
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
65.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
59.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 65.8% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 52.4% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Middle School
Andover Middle School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Middle School this school | 773 | 19.5% | 56.9% |
| Blue Valley Middle Overland Park | 593 | 15.5% | 54.3% |
| Oxford Middle Overland Park | 620 | 20.2% | 59.5% |
| Lawrence Southwest Middle School Lawrence | 641 | 24.8% | 47.5% |
| Chisholm Trail Middle School Olathe | 569 | 13.2% | 49.9% |
| Andover Central Middle School Andover | 642 | 28.2% | 57.1% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #15 of 192 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #25 of 192 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #12 of 192 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 773 | #18 of 225 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #126 of 161 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #94 of 161 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #178 of 195 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #14 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
773
+135 (+21%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 773 | 54 | 14.3:1 | 20% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 45.3 | 16.3:1 | 22% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 43.8 | 16.6:1 | 20% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 14% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 38.7 | 17.4:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 15% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 14% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 9% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andover Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (674 to 773); teachers up 40% (38.7 to 54).
About Andover Middle School
Andover Middle School is a large middle school serving families in Andover, Kansas. It enrolled 773 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Kansas average about 402 students each.
Andover enrolls 9,460 students in 11 schools, including Andover Middle School.
A majority of students at Andover Middle School, 73%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. By the diversity index, Andover Middle School comes in at 44%.
A ratio of 14.3:1 comes from the school's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 20% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Butler County is 37%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Andover Middle School would score about 52.9%. It scores 56.9%, 4.1 points above that figure.
Butler County has these Census figures: median household income is about $81,610, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Butler County number 42 and enroll about 18,052.
The next-closest public school is Andover High, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Andover Middle School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Andover Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Andover Middle School went from 638 students to 773. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Andover Middle School. 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 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 HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Andover Central High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Andover Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Prairie Creek ElementaryElementary · 474 students
- Cottonwood ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Other Andover Middle schools
One other US public school is named Andover Middle. Andover Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- ANDOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Andover High0.1 mi · 1,018
- Cottonwood Elementary0.2 mi · 388
- Andover eCademy0.3 mi · 3,617
- Meadowlark Elementary1.2 mi · 372
- Robert M. Martin Elementary1.4 mi · 480
- Andover Central High School1.6 mi · 886
Frequently asked questions
About Andover Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Andover Middle School?
Andover Middle School enrolls approximately 773 students in grades 06-08.
Is Andover Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Andover Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Andover Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Andover Middle School is approximately 14.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andover Middle School?
At Andover Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Andover Middle School in?
Andover Middle School is part of Andover.
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