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Doherty Middle

Public Grades 6-8

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Doherty Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in Andover, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 462 students. The school consistently outperforms the state and Andover district averages in academic assessments, with 73.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 62.58% in Mathematics, compared to 64.89% and 67.7% in the district, respectively.

Doherty Middle has maintained a high ranking among Massachusetts middle schools, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a current ranking of 43 out of 484 schools. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy when compared to nearby Lawrence middle schools, where proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are more than double those of Doherty Middle. This suggests that Doherty Middle has effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems in place to help students succeed, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

Doherty Middle's consistent improvement and high ranking over the years, along with its strong performance across various student subgroups, indicate that the school is providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success, which is particularly impressive given the school's location in a high-performing school district.

493

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,828

Per pupil spending ?

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Bartlet Street
Andover, MA 01810

(978) 247-9400

District: Andover

Students who attend Doherty Middle usually attend:

High:

Andover High

Feeder schools for Doherty Middle:

Elementary:	Bancroft Elementary
	South Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Asian:

10.5%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg66%

Massachusetts avg41%

43^rd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Andover

31^st of 348Andover among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	43 of 484	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	45 of 493	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	34 of 501	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	42 of 497	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	68 of 501	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	118 of 498	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	68 of 484	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	97 of 487	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	86.4	35 of 482	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	84.9	51 of 441	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	83.0	67 of 455	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	90.4	13 of 455	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	7 of 455	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	16 of 449	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	89.2	26 of 434	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	24 of 409	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	91.5	11 of 407	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.7	22 of 399	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	6 of 399	98.5%	★★★★★
2005	94.9	4 of 356	98.9%	★★★★★
2004	94.6	4 of 344	98.8%	★★★★★
2003	93.5	11 of 339	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	47 of 127	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	38 of 120	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	32 of 134	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	28 of 135	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	31 of 123	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	35 of 128	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	25 of 119	79.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	76.0	58 of 445	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	71 of 431	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	112 of 424	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	69 of 417	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	56 of 473	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	46 of 481	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	28 of 489	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	27 of 494	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	63 of 483	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	118 of 478	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	89 of 463	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	74.4	70 of 378	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	20 of 364	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	56 of 368	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	78 of 335	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	135 of 322	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	85 of 464	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	49 of 469	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	228 of 481	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	205 of 489	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	234 of 462	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	341 of 452	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	328 of 438	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	28 of 473	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	43 of 483	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	42 of 489	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	60 of 497	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	76 of 485	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	109 of 478	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	61 of 466	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	31 of 435	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	38 of 441	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	49 of 444	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	87 of 503	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	87 of 489	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	256 of 484	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	183 of 467	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	82.8	71 of 491	85.5%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.5	28 of 339	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	50 of 386	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	53 of 392	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	43 of 403	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	43 of 404	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	72 of 401	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	122 of 396	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	85 of 395	78.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)81st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+32 vs state

Civics69%+30 vs state

Science67%+26 vs state

Mathematics63%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Doherty Middle	Public	6-8	50 Bartlet Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-9400	493	45	10.9		371 (75.3%)	7 (1.4%)	33 (6.7%)	52 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	92.2	43^rd of 484 public middle schools	91.1%		91.3	45^th of 493 public middle schools	90.9%	2				70.8	77.6	73.5	73.9				64.4	63.8	59.2	62.6		67.4	67.4	69.0	$24,828
Andover West Middle	Public	6-8	70 Shawsheen Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-5400	508	42	12.0		319 (62.8%)	18 (3.5%)	52 (10.2%)	99 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	90.7	53^rd of 484 public middle schools	89.0%		93.5	31^st of 493 public middle schools	93.7%	22				61.6	76.0	58.7	65.0				72.7	77.9	66.3	72.0		64.1	64.1	62.8	$23,725
Frost Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8810	508	35	14.5		26 (5.1%)	9 (1.8%)	454 (89.4%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	21.5	382^nd of 484 public middle schools	21.1%		21.6	380^th of 493 public middle schools	22.9%	2			25.2	26.6	28.7	20.9	25.1			27.7	18.6	29.8	11.6	21.2	23.5	16.4	19.8	18.6	$21,272
North Andover Middle	Public	6-8	495 Main Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1870	1,023	76	13.4		692 (67.6%)	38 (3.7%)	171 (16.7%)	77 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	74.7	109^th of 484 public middle schools	77.5%		77.3	102^nd of 493 public middle schools	79.3%	7				53.8	40.1	52.2	48.7				52.0	57.0	54.7	54.5		53.6	53.6	55.8	$18,222
Spark Academy	Public	6-8	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5993	443	47	9.4		12 (2.7%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (94.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30.2	323^rd of 484 public middle schools	33.3%		30.8	327^th of 493 public middle schools	33.7%	4				22.8	26.1	29.9	26.5				32.5	24.1	28.6	28.3		24.1	24.1	26.0	$23,572
Guilmette Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Bodwell St	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8270	457	51	8.9		10 (2.2%)	10 (2.2%)	433 (94.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.9	380^th of 484 public middle schools	21.5%		19.7	392^nd of 493 public middle schools	20.5%	12			7.7	16.3	24.4	28.3	19.6			8.8	13.3	24.4	22.2	17.6	18.7	22.2	20.5	16.2	$25,006
Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Allen Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8159	310	23	13.7		2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	304 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	472^nd of 484 public middle schools	2.5%		6.4	486^th of 493 public middle schools	1.4%	14				4.8	8.0	7.2	6.7				7.2	5.7	8.2	7.1		5.4	5.4	7.2	$22,177
Wood Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Cross Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-8800	317	36	8.9		145 (45.7%)	13 (4.1%)	49 (15.5%)	100 (31.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	90.2	57^th of 484 public middle schools	88.2%		93.6	30^th of 493 public middle schools	93.9%	27				69.3	66.7	69.9	68.6				61.7	65.7	78.5	68.1		69.9	69.9	50.5	$27,906
Alexander B Bruce	Public	3-8	135 Butler Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5935	462	41	11.2		7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	438 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16.1	415^th of 484 public middle schools	14.3%		14.6	432^nd of 493 public middle schools	12.4%	17	16.9	13.6	3.6	22.4	16.4	15.9	15.0	24.6	19.7	10.9	13.8	10.5	24.4	17.8	9.3	16.1	13.3	11.0	$24,293
Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	348	30	11.6		2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	339 (97.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.6	442^nd of 484 public middle schools	8.7%		17.1	414^th of 493 public middle schools	16.0%	28				12.2	22.2	15.2	16.5				7.6	9.4	9.7	8.9		3.6	3.6	16.8	$23,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Doherty Middle

How many students attend Doherty Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Doherty Middle.

What high school do graduates of Doherty Middle attend?

Students who attend Doherty Middle usually go on to attend Andover High

Is Doherty Middle a good school?

Yes. Doherty Middle ranks in the top 8.9% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What district is Doherty Middle in?

Andover

What is the racial makeup of Doherty Middle?

Students at Doherty Middle are 75% White, 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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