Summary:
Andover School District has one school, Andover Elementary School, serving students from kindergarten through Grade 8 in Andover, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 165 students and has a favorable 10:1 student-teacher ratio, while about 27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Because it is the district’s only school, Andover Elementary School provides the entire picture of local school performance. Mathematics is its strongest overall subject: 42% of students were proficient, close to the New Hampshire rate of 44%, and math performance improved by 7 percentage points from the previous year. Grade 3 was especially strong, with 80% proficient in math and 73% in reading, while Grade 7 also performed above the state in both math and reading. These results show that students in some grades are achieving very well compared with peers statewide.
Parents should also be aware that performance varies considerably by grade. Grade 5 was the clearest concern, with only 13% proficient in math, 26% in reading, and 17% in science. Science was the school’s weakest subject overall at 20%, compared with 38% statewide, and it declined 12 points from the prior year. Reading also fell to 42%, 13 points below the state average. Grade 8 results were below state levels in math, reading, and science. Since the school is small, individual grade results may change substantially from year to year, so families may wish to consider both current results and longer-term trends. The most important areas for improvement are science, Grade 5 support, and reading in the middle grades.
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