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Enrollment
1,758
High
DISTRICT 790 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318003170
Andover High School
2115 ANDOVER BLVD NW, ANDOVER, MN 55304 · (763) 506-8400 · Anoka County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,758 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
290 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 454 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 445 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 430 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 429 | 24% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Andover High School
Andover High School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andover High School this school | 1,758 | 16.5% | 53.4% |
| ROGERS SENIOR HIGH ROGERS | 1,888 | 16.6% | 63.9% |
| ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SENIOR HIGH SAINT MICHAEL | 2,204 | 15.1% | 52.6% |
| ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH ELK RIVER | 1,562 | 20.6% | 50.7% |
| Sartell Senior High SARTELL | 1,269 | 18.9% | 50.5% |
| Prior Lake High School SAVAGE | 2,856 | 17.9% | 52.1% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Andover High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #61 of 397 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #72 of 401 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #63 of 397 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,758 | #40 of 764 | #6 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #275 of 332 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #164 of 338 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #419 of 444 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #172 of 181 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,758
+79 (+5%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,708
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 1,758 | 87.6 | 20.1:1 | 16% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 1,796 | 88.6 | 20.3:1 | 18% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 1,758 | 86.2 | 20.4:1 | 19% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 1,679 | 65 | 25.8:1 | 11% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 1,740 | 74.2 | 23.4:1 | 13% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 1,704 | 71 | 24.0:1 | 12% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 1,708 | 70 | 24.4:1 | 14% (236) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andover High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,740 to 1,758); teachers up 18% (74.2 to 87.6).
About Andover High School
Andover High School sits in ANDOVER, Minnesota, and is classified as a high school. The student body numbers 1,758 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Minnesota) has about 371 students.
Anoka-Hennepin School District runs 53 schools with a combined 38,746 students. Andover High School is one of them.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Andover High School combined. The remaining students are 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 75% White, within a few points of the school. Andover High School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 87.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Andover High School is 16%. Public schools in Anoka County average 42%.
Andover High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.4% and a predicted 56.2%.
Across Anoka County, median household income is about $101,869, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Andover High School is among the 145 public schools in Anoka County.
The school nearest to Andover High School is Andover Elementary, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Andover High School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Andover High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,758, 5% above the 1,679 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 25.8:1 to 20.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Anoka Middle School for the ArtsMiddle · 1,587 students
Other schools in ANDOVER
- Oak View MiddleMiddle · 1,282 students
- Andover ElementaryElementary · 1,165 students
- Rum River ElementaryElementary · 850 students
- Crooked Lake ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- BRIDGESHigh · 77 students
Other Andover High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Andover High. Andover High School is the largest of the 3.
- Andover HighAndover, MA · 1,609 students
- Andover HighAndover, KS · 1,018 students
Nearby schools
- Andover Elementary0.5 mi · 1,165
- Oak View Middle0.9 mi · 1,282
- Crooked Lake Elementary1.7 mi · 438
- BRIDGES2.2 mi · 77
- Rum River Elementary2.7 mi · 850
- Wilson Elementary2.9 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Andover High SchoolHow large is Andover High School?
Andover High School enrolls approximately 1,758 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Andover High School serve?
Andover High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Andover High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Andover High School is approximately 20.1:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Andover High School?
Student demographics at Andover High School are roughly 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Andover High School public or private?
Andover High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District.
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