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Wood Hill Middle School

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Wood Hill Middle School ranks 66 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Wood Hill Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 317 students in Andover, Massachusetts, part of Andover Public Schools, a district ranked 36th of 351 in the state. In 2025–2026, Wood Hill ranked 66th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools (86th percentile, 4 stars) — still in the top 14% statewide, but a step down from its peak of 19th of 482 (96th percentile) in 2015–2016 and its 30th-place finish in 2023–2024.

Academically, Wood Hill is well above the state average but now below its own district. In 2025–2026, ELA was 59.63 versus the state's 40.03, Math 66.06 versus 41.11, Science 64.65 versus 40.98, and 8th grade Civics 53.06 versus 39.77 — yet each subject trails the Andover district average, with the largest gaps in Civics (9.65 points) and Science (5.74 points). The science trend stands out: all-grade Science proficiency fell from 83.76 in 2022–2023, when it was 9.54 points above the district, to 64.65, now 5.74 points below. ELA also dropped 9 points in a single year, from 68.63 to 59.63. Eighth grade Math is a bright spot at 75.76, above the district's 72.04, while 7th grade is the weakest area, with ELA at 55.28 and Math at 59.84 versus district averages near 67.7.

Within Andover, Wood Hill now trails Doherty Middle (47th) and Andover West Middle (28th), a reversal from 2023–2024 when Wood Hill led both. Notably, Wood Hill has the smallest enrollment, the lowest student-teacher ratio (8.9), and the highest per-student spending ($21,676) among the local schools compared, so resources alone do not appear to explain the recent relative dip. Effectiveness rankings are strongest for male students, female students, and low-income students, and lower for students in special education. Compared with nearby non-Andover middle schools in Lowell, Lawrence, and Tewksbury, Wood Hill remains in a much higher performance tier.

317

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,899

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

11 Cross Street
Andover, MA 01810

(978) 247-8800

District: Andover

Students who attend Wood Hill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Andover High

Feeder schools for Wood Hill Middle School:

Elementary:

High Plain Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Asian:

31.5%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg65%

Massachusetts avg41%

66^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	86.7	66 of 478	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	90.2	57 of 484	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	30 of 493	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	29 of 501	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	34 of 497	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	45 of 501	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	58 of 498	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	75 of 484	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	75 of 487	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	90.2	19 of 482	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	86.5	39 of 441	91.2%	★★★★★
2014	84.9	54 of 455	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	65 of 455	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	86.0	49 of 455	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	87.7	29 of 449	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.8	49 of 434	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	88.2	32 of 409	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.2	37 of 407	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	85.1	48 of 399	88.0%	★★★★☆
2006	90.5	22 of 399	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	92.4	14 of 356	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	90.4	25 of 344	92.7%	★★★★★
2003	88.4	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	49 of 131	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.5	35 of 127	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	25 of 120	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	25 of 134	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	29 of 135	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	37 of 123	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	46 of 128	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	36 of 119	69.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	28 of 445	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	33 of 431	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	47 of 424	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	64 of 417	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	84 of 468	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	43 of 473	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	39 of 481	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	21 of 489	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	51 of 494	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	49 of 483	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	51 of 478	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	63 of 463	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	90 of 383	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	86 of 376	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	22 of 364	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	58 of 368	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	42 of 335	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	57 of 322	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	50 of 309	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	115 of 461	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	50.7	199 of 464	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	92 of 469	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	88 of 481	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	173 of 489	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	204 of 452	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	102 of 438	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	52 of 470	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	60 of 473	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	33 of 483	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	35 of 489	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	18 of 497	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	43 of 485	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	63 of 478	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	105 of 466	77.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	141 of 436	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	132 of 435	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	53 of 441	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	42 of 444	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	35 of 503	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	40 of 489	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	74 of 484	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	76 of 467	83.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	88.0	52 of 491	89.4%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	97.1	11 of 339	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	73 of 393	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	70 of 386	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	37 of 392	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	47 of 403	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	57 of 404	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	73 of 401	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	91 of 396	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	139 of 395	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)97th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)63rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%+25 vs state

Science65%+24 vs state

English Language Arts60%+20 vs state

Civics53%+13 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
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	14.5%	145 (45.7%)	13 (4.1%)	49 (15.5%)	100 (31.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	86.7	66^th of 478 public middle schools	86.2%		90.2	57^th of 484 public middle schools	88.2%	9				61.3	55.3	63.3	59.6				64.2	59.8	75.8	66.1		64.7	64.7	53.1	$29,899
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	74.8%	26 (5.1%)	9 (1.8%)	454 (89.4%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	26	347^th of 478 public middle schools	27.4%		21.5	382^nd of 484 public middle schools	21.1%	35			25.0	23.1	23.0	29.2	24.8			27.9	28.3	19.7	25.0	25.1	32.7	31.6	32.2	18.8	$22,132
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	85.1%	10 (2.2%)	10 (2.2%)	433 (94.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22	376^th of 478 public middle schools	21.3%		21.9	380^th of 484 public middle schools	21.5%	4			13.9	19.5	19.8	28.3	20.6			3.0	12.5	9.9	31.6	14.7	19.8	23.7	21.9	22.8	$27,054
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	86.8%	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	438 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15.3	412^th of 478 public middle schools	13.8%		16.1	415^th of 484 public middle schools	14.3%	3	22.8	13.9	6.0	10.5	21.9	17.5	15.4	29.8	14.1	9.0	10.5	15.9	21.3	16.8	19.4	18.8	19.1	11.3	$24,396
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	13.8%	319 (62.8%)	18 (3.5%)	52 (10.2%)	99 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	94.1	28^th of 478 public middle schools	94.1%		90.7	53^rd of 484 public middle schools	89.0%	25				58.8	70.8	71.9	67.6				73.5	64.5	83.0	73.3		78.4	78.4	73.9	$22,811
James Sullivan Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Draper Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8993	625	50	12.4	71.4%	189 (30.2%)	34 (5.4%)	309 (49.4%)	72 (11.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	19.3	393^rd of 478 public middle schools	17.8%		25.8	352^nd of 484 public middle schools	27.3%	41			18.9	20.3	21.0	15.8	19.1			29.7	20.2	23.7	29.3	25.6	26.8	12.7	19.5	12.3	$22,740
Spark Academy	Public	5-8	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5993	443	47	9.4	87.4%	12 (2.7%)	5 (1.1%)	418 (94.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	334^th of 478 public middle schools	30.1%		30.2	323^rd of 484 public middle schools	33.3%	11			19.9	20.3	29.8	26.6	24.0			16.6	24.2	30.7	27.3	24.4	22.2	27.6	24.7	22.5	$25,207
Doherty Middle	Public	6-8	50 Bartlet Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-9400	493	45	10.9	8.1%	371 (75.3%)	7 (1.4%)	33 (6.7%)	52 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	91.4	47^th of 478 public middle schools	90.2%		92.2	43^rd of 484 public middle schools	91.1%	4				61.0	74.7	65.2	67.4				73.8	78.0	61.0	71.1		71.3	71.3	59.8	$24,823
Henry K. Oliver Middle School	Public	5-8	183 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	348	30	11.6	85.9%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	339 (97.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.2	413^th of 478 public middle schools	13.6%		11.6	442^nd of 484 public middle schools	8.7%	29			17.8	16.7	15.7	22.7	18.2			7.6	5.8	5.4	17.6	9.2	14.3	10.4	12.3	28.4	$24,283
John F. Ryan	Public	5-6	135 Pleasant Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 640-7880	500	43	11.6	24.4%	389 (77.8%)	34 (6.8%)	45 (9.0%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)								(n/a)			30.5	36.1			33.3			33.1	46.0			39.5	51.2		51.2		$23,872

Frequently Asked Questions about Wood Hill Middle School

What high school do graduates of Wood Hill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wood Hill Middle School usually go on to attend Andover High

What is the racial makeup of Wood Hill Middle School?

Students at Wood Hill Middle School are 46% White, 32% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Wood Hill Middle School in?

Andover

How many students attend Wood Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Wood Hill Middle School.

Is Wood Hill Middle School a good school?

Wood Hill Middle School ranks 66^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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