Middle Schools in North Andover

North Andover has a single middle school serving grades 6 through 8: North Andover Middle, a large school with 1,023 students — roughly 340 per grade — located at 495 Main Street and part of the North Andover district. Because there is no other middle school in town, there are no local peers to compare against; the meaningful comparisons are to the district and to Massachusetts as a whole. Its student–teacher ratio is 13.4 to 1, and per-student spending is listed at $14,847, though that figure dates to 2020–2021.

Academically, the school performs above the state in nearly every measure. Mathematics is its clear strength: 54.12% of students were proficient overall, about 13 points above the state's 41.11%, with 7th grade math at 57.40% (nearly 20 points above state) and 8th grade math at 57.72%. English Language Arts also beats the state at 46.25% versus 40.03%, with 7th grade ELA roughly 12 points ahead. The exception is 8th grade ELA, where 41.28% is essentially level with the state's 41.70% — the only reported measure that does not exceed Massachusetts. Science (45.06%) and Civics (48.61%) both clear state benchmarks, and the school tops its own district in 10 of 11 reported 2025–2026 measures.

Two things for parents to watch. First, results dipped in Science and Civics — down about 8.5 and 7.2 points year over year — though both remain above state. Second, the school's state ranking has softened gradually, from the 79th to the 74th percentile over three years, while holding a 4-star, top-quartile rating throughout. Free/reduced lunch data was not reported, so the economic context behind these results is unknown.