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Andover Public Schools
1432 N. Andover Rd.
Andover, KS 67002
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 316-218-4660
Fax: 316-733-3604
Email: info@usd385.org
Social contracts in Andover schools
Students in most Andover classrooms create social contracts near the beginning of the school year. These contracts are an agreement for the type of appropriate behavior students expect out of themselves and their peers. Cristie Karber, fifth-grade teacher at Robert Martin Elementary, and students describe what is in their social contract for the 2024-25 school year.
News & Announcements
The Board selected Ashley after an interview process to fill the vacancy created when Susan DeVaughn resigned earlier this year.
We're excited to announce that Lexie Bullinger, fourth-grade teacher at Robert Martin Elementary, has been named the district's nominee for the 2025 Kansas Horizon Award!
Congratulations to Alex Cozine, senior at Andover Central High School, and Tate Hutchinson, senior at Andover High School, who have been named a National Merit Semifinalist for the 2024-25 school year
Trojan Stadium received new LED lights as part of a district-wide effort to provide improved lighting that also will save taxpayer dollars.
The award will allow the Wheatland Elementary teacher to research a foreign country, then travel there to learn about their educational system and expand his professional network.
Tobe Wallace, a fifth-grade teacher at Wheatland Elementary School, has been named a Character Champion for Andover Public Schools.
At its meeting June 10, the Andover Board of Education honored Susan DeVaughn for her 4 1/2 years of service on the Board. She has resigned her position on the Board to focus on additional work responsibilities.
Congratulations to Bryce Barkdull of Andover Central High School Jaguars, who set a new pole vault state meet record of 17-2 in capturing the 5A state title May 22.
Congratulations to Todd Flory and Lacey Woods, our district's nominees for 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year!
Swimmers from Andover High School captured two state event titles May 18 as they traveled to the 5-1A state meet in Topeka
Shanda Seibel, assistant principal at Andover Central Middle School, will lead Prairie Creek beginning in 2024-25.
Andover High School and Andover Central High School again have fared well in this year’s U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools rankings
Carey Chesire, eighth-grader at Andover Middle School, won the 2024 Kansas Press Association Sunflower State Spelling Bee in Salina.
The scholarship provides up to $100,000 to cover tuition, room and board, books, supplies and other costs at Wichita State University, Kansas State University, Fort Hays State University or Emporia State University.
The culinary management team from Andover Central High School won its fourth straight state championship at the ProStart Kansas competition Wednesday, March 20, in Wichita.
The Andover Board of Education has hired Jake Sims to be the next principal at Sunflower Elementary School
Congratulations to our three state 5A champion wrestlers from Andover High School!
The Andover Board of Education heard recommendations for new instructional materials for elementary English language arts at the Feb. 12 meeting. After thoroughly reviewing several curriculum resources, the curriculum review committees recommended the adoption of UFLI Foundations for K-1 and Core Knowledge Language Arts by Amplify for K-5.
Congratulations to the Andover High School boys swim and dive team for winning the 5-1A state championship for the second year in a row.
Congratulations to Katelyn Barnes, senior at Andover Central High School, who has been named a National Merit Finalist by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Addison Smith and Olivia Voegeli earned top honors in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
The report recommended "that the AEA accept the $750 base increase and that the district not attempt to subsequently renegotiate any other issues that have been tentatively agreed to.”
Fifteen Andover musicians have been selected to participate in Kansas Music Educators Association state instrumental ensembles. The bands and orchestra will perform Feb. 22-24 at the KMEA In-Service Workshop in Wichita.
We are now accepting applications for Early Learning Services for the 2024-25 school year! Our programs often fill quickly, and spots are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
These students were selected by audition and will perform in February at the Kansas Music Educators Association's In-Service Workshop.
Nov. 14 was an exciting day for Andover Public Schools! Board members from The Foundation for Andover Schools, accompanied by high school cheerleaders, surprised teachers, counselors and principals with 2023-24 educator grants. In all, more than $49,000 was distributed for 26 projects.
Desirae Moreno, cheer coach at Andover Central High School, has been named Midwest Sectional Coach of the Year for Section 5 by the National Federation of High Schools Coaches Association.
Lacey Woods has been named the 2023 Kansas ProStart Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations to the Andover High School girls tennis team on its third straight 5A state championship Oct. 14 in Salina.
Congratulations to Andrea Lehning, special education teacher at Andover Central High School, who was given the Character Champion Award at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.
Andover schools claimed the top spots in the the Wichita metro area for the high school, middle school and elementary school categories.
Semifinalists represent approximately the top 1 percent of seniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT exam during their junior year.
The seal recognizes students who have attained proficiency in English and one or more other world languages by the time they graduate.
Kiara O'Dea of AHS and Brianna Oglesby of Prairie Creek Elementary are the district's nominees for the state award for top second-year teachers.
The quality education offered in Andover is once again reflected in this year’s U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools rankings.
Basketball great Jackie Stiles was in Andover Aug. 6-7 to kick off the school year with students and staff
Three Andover Public Schools track and field athletes captured state titles Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Kansas State Track and Field Championships in Wichita
Congratulations to AHS sophomore Annie Nguyen and senior Nabaa Al-Amood, who each won state championships at the 5A State Speech and Drama Championships.
Andover High School swimmers won two event titles en route to a third place finish at the 5-1A State Swimming and Diving Championships May 20 in Topeka.
The Andover Board of Education has announced its 2022-23 Outstanding Service Award recipients.
These awards go to outstanding educators, staff members, volunteers and community partners that make Andover Public Schools and special place to learn and work. Recipients were honored during a ceremony and reception May 1.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In our latest Andover Airwaves podcast, Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant, talks with students about mental health and why it is important to them.
Michelle Adler, Ed.D., has served as a social emotional learning instructional coach in Andover since 2020. She has worked ...
Congratulations to Rylie Nance, an eighth-grade yearbook staff member at Andover Middle School, who was named ...
Congratulations to Robin Anderson, math teacher at Andover Middle School, for being named a state finalist in the ...
The Andover High School boys basketball team earned its first state championship in March. The Trojans defeated Kapaun ...
Congratulations to Addi Smith, sophomore at Andover Central High School, who received two Gold Key Awards from the ...
Congratulations to the Andover Central High School team of Maddie Stowell, Jordan Fleske, Hayley Boatright and Nevaeh ...
Adam Maki, a junior at Andover High School, won the 138-pound weight class at the 5A state wrestling tournament ...
McKayla will be featured auditioning for the show on Sunday, Feb. 26. After moving to Andover this summer, McKayla ...
The Andover High School boys team won the 5-1A state championship, while the Andover Central High School team took runner-up.
Are you interested in becoming a student at the Andover Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS)? Want to find ...
These annual awards honor outstanding certified staff, classified staff, volunteers and community partners who make our schools ...
Check out the latest episode of Andover Airwaves! Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant, joins us to talk about ways...
Online registration for Andover Early Learning Services for the 2023-24 school year is now open. We have a variety of program offerings...
The contest's goal is to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality art programs. . . .
Andover will be well represented when the All-State Band, All-State Jazz Band and All-State Orchestra take the stage next month...
Twenty elementary students will represent Andover Public Schools in the Kansas Music Educators Association’s Elementary ...
Andover Public Schools was recently recertified as having achieved a rigorous checklist of heart safety protocols. . . .
Check out this transformation! Over winter break, the Andover Middle School cafeteria changed from rows of tables to a welcoming ...
Eighteen high school and 12 middle school students from Andover have been named to 2022-23 state honor choirs by the Kansas Music ...
The Andover Board of Education has approved the 2023-24 District Calendar. One significant change for this calendar is it includes a full week off at Thanksgiving for students...
Check out our latest podcast episode! Ashley and Cole Hurley both had successful careers in nursing and sheet metal, respectively...
Helping children with homework can be a challenge, but it doesn't have to be that way! Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant...
Saturday, Oct. 15 was a dominant day for Andover at the 5A State Tennis Tournament at the Andover Public Schools Tennis Complex! ...
The Andover Board of Education has selected Pierre Harter to fill the vacancy left when Melinda Fritze retired from the Board this summer...
Once again, Andover schools have ranked at or near the top of Niche.com's Best Public Schools in the Wichita area. Thank you to our educators ...
Sarah Koehn, theater teacher at Andover High School, and Amanda DuFrain, first-grade teacher at Wheatland Elementary School, have been ...
Looking to create positive, healthy habits for your children and family this new school year? Join Alysia Rich, family engagement consultant, on ...
The U.S. Department of Education has named Cottonwood Elementary School one of 297 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022...
Congratulations to our district's four semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program! They are among the top approximately 1 percent ...
We want to congratulate nine Andover students who earned the Seal of Biliteracy from the Kansas State Department of Education during the ...
Levi Wyrick, PE teacher at Andover Central Middle School, and Cassidy Meins, third-grade teacher at Wheatland Elementary, have been named ...
Congratulations to James Harris, Andover High School speech and debate teacher/coach, for being inducted into the Kansas Speech ...
Check out our latest episode of Andover Airwaves! Join us as we talk with former Prairie Creek Elementary Principal Shelley Jonas ...
This is design thinking at its best! Students at Andover CAPS - Center for Advanced Professional Studies start their semester in Boot Camp ...
We’re so excited that Prairie Creek Elementary School has reopened following the April 29 tornado. Thank you to Hutton, other ...
The Ark Valley/Chisholm Trail League schools are moving to cashless entry for all athletic events this year. Both Andover High School ...
With the retirement notice from Melinda Fritze, a vacancy in the at-large position currently exists on the Andover Public Schools Board of ...
Zach Bush, an Andover High School PE teacher and basketball coach, is spending this summer coaching the Aftershocks, a team ...