Summary:
Zip code 67002 has two middle schools serving grades 6–8, with 1,415 students combined: Andover Middle School and Andover Central Middle School. Their overall results are strong compared with Kansas: in 2025–26, the two-school averages were 63% in English language arts (ELA), 62% in math, and 60% in science, versus 46%, 41%, and 38% statewide. The most important finding is that both schools outperformed the state in all three subjects, though each has different strengths.
Andover Middle School stands out in ELA and science, while Andover Central Middle School leads in math. Across all grades, Andover Middle had 65% proficiency in ELA and 63% in science, compared with Central’s 61% and 56%—gaps of 4 and 7 percentage points. Central led in math, with 64% proficiency versus 60% at Andover Middle, a 5-point gap. Grade-level results reinforce those differences: Andover Middle led in ELA in grades 6, 7, and 8, while Central led in math in all three grades. Central’s eighth-grade math result was 75%, compared with 70% at Andover Middle. Both schools exceed the state, so the better fit depends more on the subject of interest than on one school leading across the board.
The schools remain well regarded, but their average advantage over the state narrowed from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in every subject: by 2 percentage points in ELA, 2 in math, and 3 in science. Science proficiency fell most sharply at Central, down 10 points; Andover Middle’s science result declined 4 points. SchoolDigger gives both schools five stars and ranks them 27th and 30th out of 368 schools, respectively; both rankings have slipped since 2023–24, when they were 15th and 20th. Andover Middle has 773 students, a 14.3 student–teacher ratio, and a 20% free/reduced-lunch rate; Central has 642 students, a 14.6 ratio, and a 28% rate. Chronic absenteeism is below the state’s 18% at both schools: 10% at Andover Middle and 13% at Central.
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