Andover High School

Super school. Excellent teachers. Challenging environment. Great facilities. Perfect for academic excellence as well as extra curricular activities.
--Submitted by a parent

Great teachers, dynamic principal, creativity in the face of budget cuts.
--Submitted by a parent

W recently moived into Andover because of the academic reputation associated, I do like the schools but am not very impressed with the guidance dept. at the high school. My son will be a senior looking to attend college and has not been offered much assist in searching for the right colleges. We do pay more taxes than most communities in our area and would expect just a little more in that area.Otherwise, we are happy with the middle school(Doherty)and the highschool.I consider Andover on a par with Wellsley, Weston, Concord Carlisle, Dover, other affluent towns.etc Having Phillips nearby is a blessing, it assures that the high standards will be kept at the highschool for fear of losing top students annually.
--Submitted by a parent

Andover High School is a fantastic school for motivated students. It doesn't focus many resources on holding the hands of wayward students and getting apathetic students involved. However, those who want to can take advantage of incredible potential in teacher relationships and extra curricular activities. Peter Anderson has done an great job building an environment in which students are trusted with a lot of responsibility and a lot of freedom and expected to take advantage of it without breaking the trust that he's invested in them, and so far its worked. In terms of teachers, the social studies department is by far the strongest, with math probably weaker. People make a lot of fuss about the black scheduling, but its not a big deal, and as a college student I can say it made the transition very easy. Fred Hopkins is hands down the best teacher at the school.
--Submitted by a student

The school is great, the people, the sports, etc. The only bad thing is the teachers. They don't really teach you anything and expects you to master the material.
--Submitted by a student

I graduated from Andover High and I believe that the block scheduling is the best way to go about how a high school should be run. I am well prepared for dreaded 1 1/2 hour classes and I am already into the habit of having classes for a semester instead of a year. A high school is supposed to prepare students for college, and Andover High did do that.
--Submitted by a student

I love this school. The clubs they offer are great and the teachers are very friendly and ready to help. I just regret that the scheduling is like it is. For example, i won't have math, English, or environmental science until next semester. Overall, it's a great school though.
--Submitted by a student

I've spent a lot of time with students, discussing the block scheduling, but every highschooler I've spoken to loves it.
--Submitted by a parent

AHS is probably one of the best schools in the state but letting go of Dr.Francis was a dire mistake. The teachers are ok but the extra circulars and sports are spectacular. I don't mind the symester scheduling that much.
--Submitted by a student

The only negative side of this school I see in the semester scheduling. The continuity in studying such subjects as mathematics, science, and foreign languages is very important. But with the semester scheduling in this school the interruption may be for one or two semesters.
--Submitted by a parent