Elementary school (grades K-5) · North Andover, MA

Kittredge

Federal NCES profile for Kittredge, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250870001396
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kittredge earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#1 of 5
elementary schools in North Andover · Resource Index
52
Resource Index · Higher
11.1:1
students per teacher
211
students enrolled

Kittredge has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kittredge ranks #1 of 5 elementary schools in North Andover, MA.

Enrollment

211

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.1:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kittredge compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Kittredge

Kittredge is a small elementary school in North Andover, Massachusetts, enrolling 211 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 211 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by White (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 41/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 211 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

14.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Among North Andover's elementary schools, it stands alongside Annie L Sargent School (441 students): Kittredge is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.1:1 vs 14.2:1).

North Andover also operates North Andover High (1,328 students) and North Andover Middle (1,023 students) alongside Kittredge.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Kittredge compares

Kittredge on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.1:1 ▼ 10% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 211 top 85% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
211
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 36% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$18,510
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 211 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 74.8%
Hispanic or Latino 15.7%
Two or More 4.8%
African American 2.4%
Asian 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: White at 74.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.3, Kittredge is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for North Andover, which includes Kittredge.

$18,510
Per student
-18%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.0%
State 24.7%
Federal 9.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Kittredge Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Andover High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
North Andover Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Anne Bradstreet Early Childhood Center Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Annie L Sargent School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Franklin Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kittredge's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

North Andover · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in North Andover

4 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Kittredge's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Kittredge

How many students attend Kittredge?

Kittredge has 211 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in North Andover, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kittredge?

The student-teacher ratio at Kittredge is 11.1:1, which is 10% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kittredge?

The largest demographic group at Kittredge is White at 74.8% of enrollment, in North Andover, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kittredge?

Kittredge has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kittredge rank among elementary schools in North Andover?

By Resource Investment Index, Kittredge ranks #1 of 5 elementary schools in North Andover, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in North Andover on the city page.

Is Kittredge a good school?

Kittredge earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in North Andover?

Besides Kittredge, North Andover also operates North Andover High (1,328 students), North Andover Middle (1,023 students), and Anne Bradstreet Early Childhood Center (462 students). See the North Andover district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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