Summary:
Andover, Ohio is a small community in Ashtabula County where students are served by three public schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — all part of the Pymatuning Valley Local School District. Total enrollment across the three schools is 1,103 students. Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School (grades PK–4) is the largest with 459 students, followed by Pymatuning Valley High School (grades 9–12) with 357, and Pymatuning Valley Middle School (grades 5–8) with 287. The district is rated 2 stars, at the 38th percentile of Ohio districts.
Each school has real bright spots. The elementary school's math results are its hallmark: 4th-grade math reached 86.7% proficient versus 67.3% statewide in 2025–2026, alongside 3rd-grade math at 71.4% versus 62.1%. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism of the three at 16.8%, well under the district's 26.6%. The middle school's standout is Algebra I, at 89.2% proficient — the highest figure in the data — plus 8th-grade science at 69.9% versus 61.2% state. The high school's strengths are social studies and biology (American Government 73.1%, American History 74.0%, Biology 71.6%, all slightly above state) and a 91.0% graduation rate.
The challenges are concentrated in the upper grades. Middle school 8th-grade math fell to just 13.9% proficient against 52.0% statewide, down from 33.9% the prior year. High school Algebra I dropped from 59.1% to 30.4%, far below the 61.6% state figure, and English II was below state in both reported years. Chronic absenteeism is high at the middle school (29.5%) and highest at the high school (37.7%). Rank trends tell a similar story: the elementary school slipped from 70th percentile / 4 stars to 49th percentile / 2 stars over three years, and the middle school from 57th to 46th percentile. English Language Arts is a consistent relative weakness in grades 5–12.
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