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Kittredge

601 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845 · (978) 794-1688 · Essex County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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
Grade 14019%
Grade 24521%
Grade 33918%
Grade 44220%
Grade 54521%

This year's 1st grade class (40) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
15774%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
3316%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
105%
DISTRICT 4% · 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
10550%
Female
10550%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Kittredge→North Andover Middle→North Andover High
Based on grade levels within North Andover. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
57.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -9.0pp since 2016
Math
60.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 57 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 Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2557.0%60.0%
2023-2450.0%68.0%
2022-2372.0%83.0%
2021-2270.0%78.0%
2020-2168.0%72.0%
2018-1970.0%73.0%
2017-1874.0%76.0%
2016-1766.0%70.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Kittredge ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Essex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#214 of 920
▼ 86
#21 of 111
▼ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#227 of 920
▲ 68
#23 of 111
▲ 8
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-15.5pp#17 of 901#4 of 107
Enrollment
ranked largest first
211#921 of 1,086#112 of 129
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.8:1#379 of 938#53 of 115
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.3%#631 of 938#50 of 115
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-26.7%#56 of 602#7 of 67
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
211
-17 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521117.911.8:1N/A
2023-2422218.711.9:1N/A
2022-2322619.111.8:1N/A
2020-212281515.2:1N/A
2017-1828817.416.6:1N/A
2015-162931717.2:1N/A
2010-113071817.1:17% (21)
2000-01204N/AN/A2% (4)
1990-91255N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kittredge.

Since 2017-18: students down 27% (288 to 211); teachers up 3% (17.4 to 17.9).

About Kittredge

Kittredge is an elementary school in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it is part of North Andover. It is open to students in grades 1 through 5 and enrolls 211 students. It has 45% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).

Federal data list 8 schools in North Andover, with 4,416 students enrolled.

Federal enrollment data show Kittredge is 74% White. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Kittredge is 11.8:1, based on 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 12.2:1.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Essex County show that the median household earns about $101,883 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Essex County has 221 public schools with about 113,427 students, including Kittredge.

Kittredge is about 0.1 miles from North Andover Middle, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Kittredge is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 211, compared with 228 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.2:1 to 11.8:1.

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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
Kittredge
District
North Andover
Address
601 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845
Phone
(978) 794-1688
County
Essex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
211
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250870001396
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Kittredge schools

One other US public school is named Kittredge. Kittredge is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Kittredge
What is the total enrollment at Kittredge?
Kittredge enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 01-05.
Is Kittredge an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kittredge is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Kittredge have?
Kittredge employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kittredge?
At Kittredge, the student body is approximately 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Kittredge public or private?
Kittredge is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Andover.
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