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South Elementary

Public Grades K-5

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public elementary school in Andover, Massachusetts, serving 432 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance that sets it apart from its peers.

South Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its consistently high MCAS Next Generation test scores, which significantly exceed the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year were 64.47% in English Language Arts, 75.88% in Mathematics, and 81.08% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with proficiency rates consistently exceeding 70% across all grade levels. Additionally, South Elementary's rankings for different student subgroups, including male students and students with disabilities, are among the top in the state, demonstrating its commitment to equity and serving the diverse needs of its student population.

While the nearby Andover schools, such as High Plain Elementary, West Elementary, and Henry C Sanborn Elementary, also perform well, South Elementary stands out as the top-performing school in the immediate area. The school's consistent excellence and commitment to equity make it a standout institution within the Andover school district and the state of Massachusetts.

438

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,447

Per pupil spending ?

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Woburn Street
Andover, MA 01810

(978) 247-9800

District: Andover

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Doherty Middle
High:	Andover High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Asian:

16.7%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg67%

Massachusetts avg41%

51^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	51 of 906	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	29 of 916	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	35 of 928	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	59 of 932	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	83 of 936	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	45 of 942	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	109 of 934	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.0	75 of 938	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	81.0	161 of 932	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	87.9	63 of 914	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	86.5	78 of 926	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	57 of 928	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	87.5	73 of 930	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.1	69 of 924	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.2	82 of 920	91.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	105 of 909	88.4%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	110 of 908	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	87.4	69 of 911	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	13 of 911	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	93.4	13 of 887	98.5%	★★★★★
2004	92.5	19 of 882	97.8%	★★★★★
2003	90.5	37 of 884	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	33 of 142	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	23 of 152	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	8 of 145	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	73.1	45 of 143	68.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	22 of 141	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	4 of 155	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	35 of 154	77.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	91.2	28 of 672	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	13 of 632	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	4 of 665	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	41 of 656	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	97 of 869	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	44 of 886	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	83 of 887	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	129 of 901	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	123 of 898	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	85 of 902	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	172 of 893	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	40 of 884	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	28 of 891	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	17 of 896	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	23 of 908	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	53 of 904	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	28 of 907	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	65 of 898	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	47 of 717	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	122 of 731	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	81 of 703	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.3	22 of 905	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	12 of 894	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	47 of 896	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	57 of 886	93.6%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	88.7	83 of 925	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	88 of 737	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	40 of 753	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	53 of 762	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	77 of 764	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	113 of 765	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	76 of 780	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	179 of 772	76.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+40 vs state

Mathematics76%+35 vs state

English Language Arts64%+23 vs state

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Schools Near South Elementary

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
South Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Woburn Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-9800	438	34	12.9		295 (67.4%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.2%)	73 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	91.9	51^st of 906 public elementary schools	94.4%		94	29^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.8%	22	64.9	65.8	62.7	64.5	74.0	76.3	77.3	75.9	81.1	81.1	$22,447
Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Bancroft Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-9500	522	43	12.1		399 (76.4%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (9.2%)	43 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	87	108^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.1%		84.1	132^nd of 916 public elementary schools	85.6%	24	60.7	64.6	65.9	63.7	64.4	62.2	73.6	66.9	69.2	69.2	$24,122
Henry C Sanborn Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Lovejoy Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-9700	332	24	13.9		204 (61.4%)	10 (3.0%)	32 (9.6%)	59 (17.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	95.4	17^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.1%		92.7	42^nd of 916 public elementary schools	95.4%	25	83.3	70.2	71.7	75.2	90.7	69.6	78.3	79.5	84.8	84.8	$22,492
West Elementary	Public	K-5	58 Beacon Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-5300	605	55	10.9		359 (59.3%)	36 (6.0%)	66 (10.9%)	109 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	74.6	232^nd of 906 public elementary schools	74.4%		78	207^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.4%	25	46.7	50.5	51.7	49.5	55.8	71.4	61.5	62.8	61.5	61.5	$25,543
North Intermediate	Public	4-5	320 Salem Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6040	246	21	11.4		205 (83.3%)	4 (1.6%)	14 (5.7%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	74.7	231^st of 906 public elementary schools	74.5%		76.7	230^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.9%	1		51.9	44.5	47.7		68.3	58.4	62.7	59.1	59.1	$21,644
J Turner Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	298A Haverhill St	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7817	416	33	12.5		342 (82.2%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.5%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	81.6	163^rd of 906 public elementary schools	82.0%		81.1	169^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.6%	6	48.4	61.3	88.9	65.0	53.1	53.2	81.8	61.9	94.6	94.6	$18,919
Franklin	Public	1-5	2 Cypress Terrace	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1990	383	29	13.1		279 (72.8%)	14 (3.7%)	41 (10.7%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	70.4	281^st of 906 public elementary schools	69.0%		76.6	231^st of 916 public elementary schools	74.8%	50	54.3	53.5	44.2	50.2	60.5	65.5	55.2	59.7	46.5	46.5	$18,382
Woburn Street	Public	1-3	227 Woburn Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6020	368	31	11.7		282 (76.6%)	12 (3.3%)	34 (9.2%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)								(n/a)	53.2			53.2	48.4			48.4			$22,370
Annie L Sargent School	Public	1-5	300 Abbott Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 725-3673	441	33	13.4		360 (81.6%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.7%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	70.4	280^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.1%		69.5	284^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.0%	4	48.9	47.7	53.6	50.0	51.1	55.8	59.5	55.4	58.8	58.8	$16,431
High Plain Elementary	Public	K-5	333 High Plain Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-8600	505	44	11.5		238 (47.1%)	26 (5.1%)	72 (14.3%)	127 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	89.7	72^nd of 906 public elementary schools	92.1%		89.7	78^th of 916 public elementary schools	91.5%	6	64.3	59.1	72.9	65.3	69.1	68.8	77.7	71.8	72.9	72.9	$23,206

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Doherty Middle
High : Andover High

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 67% White, 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended South Elementary.

Is South Elementary a good school?

Yes. South Elementary ranks in the top 5.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is South Elementary in?

Andover

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