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South Elementary

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South Elementary ranks 107 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public K–5 school in Andover, MA, serving 438 students in a district ranked 36th of 351 statewide. In 2025–2026, it ranked 107th of 899 elementary schools (88th percentile, 4 stars), in the top 12% of the state. Its MCAS proficiency rates were 57.08% in English language arts, 71.43% in math, and 78.21% in science, compared with state averages of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. South is above state averages in all three, above the Andover district in math and science, but below the district in ELA.

Science is South’s standout: 78.21% is the highest among nearby schools, including High Plain Elementary (75.51%) and Henry C Sanborn Elementary (66.67%), and other-district peers like J Turner Hood (72.88%). Math is also strong: 71.43% is above the district and every same-district peer except Sanborn, which is 1.67 points higher. ELA is the relative weak spot: 57.08% is below the Andover district and below High Plain (68.63%) and Sanborn (59.65%), but still more than 17 points above the state. Grade 4 math (70.67%) is the highest among same-district peers, grade 3 math (74.65%) is second only to Sanborn, and grade 5 science (78.21%) is highest nearby. Grade 3 and grade 5 ELA are below district averages, while grade 4 ELA is above. South generally outperforms Franklin and Annie L Sargent School in North Andover, Woburn Street and North Intermediate in Wilmington, and Robert Frost in Lawrence.

South’s rank dipped from 29th of 916 in 2023–2024 to 51st of 906 in 2024–2025 and 107th of 899 in 2025–2026, though it remains a 4-star school in the top 12% statewide. The ELA drop is the most notable change to watch. Subgroup performance is generally strong, including female students (91st percentile), male students (85th), and special education students (85th); historically, disabled-student results were exceptional, at 99th percentile in 2018–2019, 98th in 2020–2021, and 96th in 2021–2022. South spends $18,884 per student (2020–2021), lower than same-district peers, and has a 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio of 12.9, slightly higher than some peers, yet produces top science and strong math results. Free/reduced lunch data is unavailable.

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: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2024 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2024) to 88th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Massachusetts avg41%

107^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Andover

36^th of 351Andover 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
2026	87.7	107 of 899	88.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.4	45 of 149	69.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	88.7	74 of 869	91.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	82.8	132 of 879	85.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.1	109 of 709	84.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	76.8	136 of 734	81.5%	★★★★☆
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

Female (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)70th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+37 vs state

Mathematics71%+30 vs state

English Language Arts57%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	5.6%	295 (67.4%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.2%)	73 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	87.7	107^th of 899 public elementary schools	88.1%		91.9	51^st of 906 public elementary schools	94.4%	56	56.3	51.3	63.6	57.1	74.7	70.7	69.2	71.4	78.2	78.2	$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	6.3%	399 (76.4%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (9.2%)	43 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	78.7	180^th of 899 public elementary schools	80.0%		87	108^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.1%	72	65.3	47.4	58.1	56.9	52.6	56.7	60.2	56.5	64.5	64.5	$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	7.4%	204 (61.4%)	10 (3.0%)	32 (9.6%)	59 (17.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	87.9	103^rd of 899 public elementary schools	88.5%		95.4	17^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.1%	86	55.2	56.9	67.3	59.7	77.6	67.2	74.6	73.1	66.7	66.7	$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	10.4%	359 (59.3%)	36 (6.0%)	66 (10.9%)	109 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	78.7	183^rd of 899 public elementary schools	79.6%		74.6	232^nd of 906 public elementary schools	74.4%	49	53.3	41.9	69.1	54.4	63.0	51.4	82.5	65.1	65.3	65.3	$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	11.3%	205 (83.3%)	4 (1.6%)	14 (5.7%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	77.4	202^nd of 899 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.7	231^st of 906 public elementary schools	74.5%	29		62.1	50.9	56.9		63.7	52.8	58.6	50.0	50.0	$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	12.4%	342 (82.2%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.5%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	72.1	246^th of 899 public elementary schools	72.6%		81.6	163^rd of 906 public elementary schools	82.0%	83	57.9	48.4	71.2	58.8	32.9	50.0	62.1	47.0	72.9	72.9	$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	8.5%	279 (72.8%)	14 (3.7%)	41 (10.7%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	69.9	264^th of 899 public elementary schools	70.6%		70.4	281^st of 906 public elementary schools	69.0%	17	50.6	45.1	42.7	46.3	68.3	63.7	51.5	61.8	44.1	44.1	$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	13.1%	282 (76.6%)	12 (3.3%)	34 (9.2%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)								(n/a)	54.1			54.1	51.1			51.1			$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	5.7%	360 (81.6%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.7%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	66.9	290^th of 899 public elementary schools	67.7%		70.4	280^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.1%	10	47.3	48.3	50.0	48.5	40.8	55.3	58.4	51.0	56.1	56.1	$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	9.0%	238 (47.1%)	26 (5.1%)	72 (14.3%)	127 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	91.2	62^nd of 899 public elementary schools	93.1%		89.7	72^nd of 906 public elementary schools	92.1%	10	77.5	58.8	70.7	68.6	69.0	58.8	81.6	70.5	75.5	75.5	$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.

What district is South Elementary in?

Andover

Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks 107^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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