Summary:
Andover, New Hampshire, has one public school, Andover Elementary School, a small K–8 school serving 165 students as the main school for the Andover School District. The school has a 10:1 student-teacher ratio and a free- or reduced-price lunch rate of 27.27%, suggesting a relatively small school community with generally favorable staffing levels. There are no separate middle or high schools listed in the city, so families should view this school as the public-school option for grades K–8.
Academic results are mixed and vary considerably by grade. In 2025–26, mathematics proficiency was 42%, close to the New Hampshire rate of 44%, while reading proficiency was 42%, below the state’s 55%, and science proficiency was 20%, well below the state’s 38%. The strongest results came from third grade, where 80% of students were proficient in math and 73% in reading, and seventh grade, where 68% were proficient in math and 59% in reading. The most concerning results were in fifth grade: just 13% were proficient in math, 26% in reading, and 17% in science. These large differences suggest that student outcomes depend heavily on grade cohort and subject rather than reflecting a uniformly strong or weak school.
For parents, the main areas to investigate are science, reading, and the transition into the upper elementary grades. Mathematics improved from the prior year, rising from 35% to 42%, but reading declined from 50% to 42% and science fell from 32% to 20%. The school’s ranking remains in the lower third statewide, although small grade cohorts can cause substantial year-to-year changes in percentages. Its low student-teacher ratio is a positive feature, but families may want to ask about science instruction, reading support, fifth-grade interventions, and how the school uses small class sizes to support students who are struggling.
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