Enrollment
317
Middle
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDOVER·NCES 250195001678
Wood Hill Middle School
11 Cross Street, Andover, MA 01810 · (978) 247-8800 · Essex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 119 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 30% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wood Hill Middle School→Andover High
Based on grade levels within Andover. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2016
Math
68.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 64.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 70.0% |
| 2016-17 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wood Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #32 of 304 ▼ 8 | #2 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #33 of 304 ▼ 4 | #2 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #153 of 299 | #20 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #260 of 310 | #33 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #11 of 296 | #1 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #31 of 296 | #1 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #29 of 204 | #4 of 29 |
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
317
-58 (-15%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 317 | 35.5 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 36.1 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 37.5 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 38 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 39.1 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 38 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 8% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wood Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (411 to 317); teachers down 9% (39.1 to 35.5).
About Wood Hill Middle School
Wood Hill Middle School serves students in Andover, Massachusetts, as a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 317 students. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547 students, so this school is 42% smaller than average.
Andover is the local district for Wood Hill Middle School. It runs 10 schools with 5,414 students.
Enrollment at Wood Hill Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 46%. After that, the student body is 32% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Essex County is about 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Wood Hill Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Its 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.9:1. That ratio is under the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
allk12 grades Wood Hill Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Essex County, median household income is about $101,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Essex County number 221 and enroll about 113,427.
The nearest other public school, High Plain Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Wood Hill Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 15%, from 375 to 317.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Wood Hill Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wood Hill Middle School?
Wood Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wood Hill Middle School serve?
Wood Hill Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Wood Hill Middle School have?
Wood Hill Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Wood Hill Middle School?
Student demographics at Wood Hill Middle School are roughly 46% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 32% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wood Hill Middle School in?
Wood Hill Middle School is part of Andover.
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