Andover vs North Andover Schools
How the two districts, about 4 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Andover ranks higher, #28 to North Andover's #105 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Andover students score higher: ELA 62% vs 45%, Math 69% vs 51% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Andover averages 65 points higher (1220 vs 1155).
- Spending: Andover spends $5,128 more per student ($24,441 vs $19,313).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Andover: single-family homes average $1.07M vs $848K. The average tax bill is $13,176 in Andover and $9,531 in North Andover.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
| Year | Andover | North Andover | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62% | 45% | 41% |
| 2025 | 66% | 49% | 43% |
| 2024 | 66% | 48% | 42% |
| 2023 | 67% | 56% | 44% |
| 2022 | 66% | 52% | 44% |
| 2021 | 67% | 55% | 49% |
| Year | Andover | North Andover | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69% | 51% | 41% |
| 2025 | 69% | 53% | 41% |
| 2024 | 68% | 58% | 42% |
| 2023 | 66% | 59% | 42% |
| 2022 | 65% | 58% | 40% |
| 2021 | 60% | 46% | 36% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Andover | North Andover | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 5,490 | 4,496 |
| English learners | 3.2% | 5.3% |
| Students with disabilities | 17.4% | 20.7% |
| White | 62.4% | 67.7% |
| Asian | 18.6% | 6.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.4% | 17.4% |
| Black/African American | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Multi-race | 5.3% | 4.1% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.