Andover, MA Values Education And Open Space
Open space in Andover, Massachusetts, a city of more than 33,000 people, surprisingly comprises nearly one-third of its area.
Besides open space, Andover residents also are passionate about public education, which consumes 49 percent of it taxes, according to a January 6, 2008 Boston Globe article.
Among 293 school systems in the Commonwealth, Andover 10th-graders ranked 37 in English and 16 in math, according to a Boston Globe analysis of 2007 MCAS results.
Sixth-graders ranked 24 out of 309 systems in English and 24 in math, according to a Boston Globe analysis of 2006 MCAS results. Third-graders ranked 59 out of 299 school systems in reading and 71 in math.
Just 22 miles from Boston, Andover was settled in 1636 and incorporated in 1646.
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