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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360303000077

ANDOVER SCHOOL

31-35 ELM ST, ANDOVER, NY 14806 · (607) 478-8491 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
Enrollment
239
Combined
STATE 544
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
84 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
6
Kindergarten
16
Grade 1
18
Grade 2
17
Grade 3
12
Grade 4
18
Grade 5
14
Grade 6
18
Grade 7
19
Grade 8
16
Grade 9
14
Grade 10
29
Grade 11
26
Grade 12
16
Student demographics
White
22494%
STATE 39%
Hispanic
21%
STATE 31%
Black
10%
STATE 16%
Asian
10%
STATE 10%
Two+
104%
STATE 4%
Native American
10%
STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11649%
Female
12351%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
41.4%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
239
-79 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 9.5:1
% White
94%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ANDOVER SCHOOL

ANDOVER SCHOOL is a multi-level school of cozy scale in ANDOVER, New York, operated by ANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 239 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 56% below typical.

ANDOVER SCHOOL sits inside ANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, ANDOVER SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest reads as 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Allegany County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Allegany County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANDOVER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.1%; this one delivers 43.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Allegany County shows median household income runs about $62,869, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Allegany County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,589 students), ANDOVER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 7.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, ANDOVER SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 53.0%.

ANDOVER SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. ANDOVER SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 239). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for ANDOVER SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Allegany County at a glance

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Population
47,159
Census ACS
Median income
$62,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,589 students

Quick facts

School name
ANDOVER SCHOOL
District
ANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
31-35 ELM ST, ANDOVER, NY 14806
Phone
(607) 478-8491
County
Allegany County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
239
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
8.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
84 (35%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
360303000077
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ANDOVER SCHOOL
How large is ANDOVER SCHOOL?
ANDOVER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does ANDOVER SCHOOL serve?
ANDOVER SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does ANDOVER SCHOOL have?
ANDOVER SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ANDOVER SCHOOL?
At ANDOVER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is ANDOVER SCHOOL public or private?
ANDOVER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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