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High Plain Elementary

333 High Plain Road, Andover, MA 01810 · (978) 247-8600 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6713%
Grade 19018%
Grade 27515%
Grade 38918%
Grade 49719%
Grade 58717%

This year's kindergarten class (67) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
23847%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
7214%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
265%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
12725%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
418%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
26152%
Female
24448%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
65.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -11.0pp since 2016
Math
72.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +1.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 11 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 1 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.0%72.0%
2023-2465.0%68.0%
2022-2367.0%67.0%
2021-2269.0%69.0%
2020-2178.0%69.0%
2018-1982.0%77.0%
2017-1878.0%75.0%
2016-1776.0%71.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where High Plain Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Essex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#64 of 920
▲ 56
#4 of 111
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#114 of 920
▼ 29
#6 of 111
▼ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.5pp#345 of 901#43 of 107
Enrollment
ranked largest first
505#229 of 1,086#28 of 129
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.6:1#340 of 938#46 of 115
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.5%#91 of 938#2 of 115
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.0%#299 of 317#38 of 40
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
505
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2550543.711.6:1N/A
2023-2454444.112.3:1N/A
2022-2352745.611.6:1N/A
2020-215174312.0:1N/A
2017-1850043.411.5:1N/A
2015-165194212.4:1N/A
2010-115273813.9:17% (39)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Plain Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (500 to 505); teachers up 1% (43.4 to 43.7).

About High Plain Elementary

High Plain Elementary serves students in Andover, Massachusetts, as a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 505 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 33% above the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Andover is the local district for High Plain Elementary. It runs 10 schools with 5,414 students.

The largest group at High Plain Elementary is White students, at 47%. The remaining students are 25% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Essex County is about 68% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, High Plain Elementary scores 69%.

High Plain Elementary lists 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.6 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is similar, at 12.2:1.

For the population of Essex County, the median household earns about $101,883 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. High Plain Elementary shares Essex County with 220 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wood Hill Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Locale data from NCES put High Plain Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 517 to 505, a small change.

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Essex County at a glance

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Population
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students

Quick facts

School name
High Plain Elementary
District
Andover
Address
333 High Plain Road, Andover, MA 01810
Phone
(978) 247-8600
County
Essex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
505
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250195001676
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About High Plain Elementary
How many students attend High Plain Elementary?
High Plain Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-05.
Is High Plain Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
High Plain Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does High Plain Elementary have?
High Plain Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at High Plain Elementary?
Student demographics at High Plain Elementary are roughly 47% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 25% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is High Plain Elementary in?
High Plain Elementary is part of Andover.
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