South Elementary

South Elementary is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Andover, Massachusetts, run under Andover, works with 438 students in grades K through 5.

South Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Andover, a district that hosts 5,414 students overall.

In terms of who attends, South Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder breaks down as 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, South Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting South Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Essex County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 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 South Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bancroft Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Elementary.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Elementary has contracted 11%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 438 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 78% to 67%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.