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Andover West Middle

Public Grades 6-8

28^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Andover West Middle is a 508-student school serving grades 6–8 on Shawsheen Road in Andover, Massachusetts, part of the Andover district, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 28th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools — the 94th percentile with 5 stars, its highest placement in a decade of records.

Proficiency is strong across the board and well above both district and state averages: 67.61% in English language arts, 73.32% in math, 78.43% in science, and 73.86% in 8th-grade civics. Science is the standout, and civics shows the biggest edge over the district (+11.15 points). West leads every comparable nearby school in every subject, including Doherty Middle (0.87 miles away), Wood Hill Middle School, and North Andover Middle, a 1,023-student school roughly three miles away, by margins of about 19 to 33 points. The sharpest contrast is Frost Middle School in Lawrence: the same 508 students, about two miles away, but 24.8% ELA proficiency against West's 67.6%. Students receiving special education services and students from low-income families rank at or above the school's overall 94th percentile. Notably, West posts these results with the lowest per-pupil spending ($20,124) among Andover's three middle schools.

Two soft spots are worth watching: 7th-grade math (64.53%) and 6th-grade ELA (58.82%) sit slightly below district averages. Science has swung by as much as 14 points in a single year, so this year's figure is one strong data point rather than a settled baseline, and the student-teacher ratio rose from 10.5 to 12.0 in one year. Free/reduced-lunch rates are not reported for these schools, so no economic comparison could be drawn.

508

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,725

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Shawsheen Road
Andover, MA 01810

(978) 247-5400

District: Andover

Students who attend Andover West Middle usually attend:

High:

Andover High

Feeder schools for Andover West Middle:

Elementary:

West Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.8%

Asian:

19.5%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg65%

Massachusetts avg41%

28^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	94.1	28 of 478	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	53 of 484	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.5	31 of 493	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	52 of 501	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	45 of 497	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	57 of 501	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	62 of 498	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	65 of 484	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	105 of 487	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	85.8	40 of 482	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	86.2	44 of 441	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.0	53 of 455	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	86.2	45 of 455	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	42 of 455	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	31 of 449	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	31 of 434	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	35 of 409	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	27 of 407	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	90.3	14 of 399	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	37 of 399	90.7%	★★★★★
2005	89.1	37 of 356	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	86.0	46 of 344	86.6%	★★★★☆
2003	91.5	19 of 339	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	95.6	4 of 212	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	17 of 131	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	39 of 127	69.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	33 of 120	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	31 of 134	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	23 of 135	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	56 of 123	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	59 of 128	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	46 of 119	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	81.4	45 of 445	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	53 of 431	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	76 of 424	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	75 of 417	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	22 of 468	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	57 of 473	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	33 of 481	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	71 of 489	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	49 of 494	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	56 of 483	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	67 of 478	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	65 of 463	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	20 of 383	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	80.3	55 of 376	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	60 of 378	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	55 of 364	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	49 of 368	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	58 of 335	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	36 of 309	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	14 of 461	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	79.5	62 of 464	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	16 of 469	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	36 of 481	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	36 of 489	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	77.6	56 of 462	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	58 of 452	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	81 of 438	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	45 of 470	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	48 of 473	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	31 of 483	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	34 of 489	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	35 of 497	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	65 of 485	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	55 of 478	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	68 of 466	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	13 of 436	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	46 of 435	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	19 of 441	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	64 of 444	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	49 of 503	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.0	72 of 489	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	87 of 484	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	124 of 467	73.4%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	84.8	63 of 491	87.2%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	94.5	21 of 339	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	43 of 393	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	63 of 386	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	33 of 392	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	59 of 403	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	48 of 404	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	66 of 401	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	74 of 396	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	86 of 395	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2022)98th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)87th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+37 vs state

Civics74%+34 vs state

Mathematics73%+32 vs state

English Language Arts68%+28 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 (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 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
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	8.6%	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	$23,725
Doherty Middle	Public	6-8	50 Bartlet Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-9400	493	45	10.9	7.7%	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	$24,828
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	83.0%	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	$21,272
Spark Academy	Public	5-8	165 Crawford Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5993	443	47	9.4	92.6%	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	$23,572
North Andover Middle	Public	6-8	495 Main Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1870	1,023	76	13.4	17.9%	692 (67.6%)	38 (3.7%)	171 (16.7%)	77 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	69.5	126^th of 478 public middle schools	73.6%		74.7	109^th of 484 public middle schools	77.5%	17				45.2	52.1	41.3	46.3				47.3	57.4	57.7	54.1		45.1	45.1	48.6	$18,222
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	95.0%	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	$25,006
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	6.7%	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	$27,906
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	93.9%	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	$24,293
Francis M Leahy Middle	Public	5-8	100 Erving Avenue	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8159	310	23	13.7	93.7%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	304 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	461^st of 478 public middle schools	3.6%		7.2	472^nd of 484 public middle schools	2.5%	11			3.0	5.0	7.4	10.6	6.5			1.0	5.8	3.2	13.5	6.0	4.0	9.6	6.9	9.6	$22,177
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	94.3%	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	$23,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Andover West Middle

What district is Andover West Middle in?

Andover

What high school do graduates of Andover West Middle attend?

Students who attend Andover West Middle usually go on to attend Andover High

How many students attend Andover West Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Andover West Middle.

Is Andover West Middle a good school?

Yes. Andover West Middle ranks in the top 5.9% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Andover West Middle?

Students at Andover West Middle are 63% White, 19% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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