North Andover
1 high school and 4 elementary schools in our rankings · serves North Andover
Ranks #105 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 33%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
North Andover is a suburban town in Essex County, roughly 25 miles north of Boston, situated along the Merrimack River near the New Hampshire border. The town's North Andover School District serves the community's students through its public schools, including North Andover High School. North Andover is among the more affluent communities in the region, with a single-family assessed value and per capita income that reflect its established residential character. The town traces its origins to the 1640s and is home to Stevens Estate, a historic property on the Merrimack that reflects the area's colonial-era heritage.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 13% of districts. 98.5% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Relative weak spot: ELA MCAS ranks in the top 43% of districts, below its other categories.
- Top school: Franklin, #186 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 8 points since 2023 (59.1755% to 51.1832%).
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 11.1 points since 2023 (56.0893% to 45.0305%); statewide it fell 3.8 points.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in North Andover
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (North Andover High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
47.9% female · 51.9% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 335 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.6 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3% missed 20% or more of school days
About North Andover
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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