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Andover High
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 6 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Andover High
Andover High is one of the well-populated high schools in Andover, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Andover, with 1,609 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Andover High sits 107% bigger than that benchmark.
Andover comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,414 students; Andover High is among them.
Demographically, Andover High lists that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 21% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Andover High has 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household earnings sit near $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Andover High is one.
The closest other public school is Andover West Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Andover High has edged down 10%, going from 1,782 students in 2018 to 1,609 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 75% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Andover High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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