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Andover, Massachusetts, 5,448 students in 10 schools

Andover School District Snow Day Predictor

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Andover, measured against Andover's own big snow morning of 4.6 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Andover close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Andover.
The Andover playbook

How Andover calls a snow day

How families hear

By phone call, the district website, social media and local TV.

“Check the “District News” Section on the APS website at www.aps1.net for information regarding delayed openings or school cancelation announcements.”
Andover High School Student Handbook 2026-2027 (Emergency Closings)

5 built in snow days

On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “storm days”.

“Last day of classes is June 16, 2027 (no storm days), June 23, 2027 (with 5 storm days)”
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Making up a lost day

Added to the end of the year, last day moves from June 16 up to June 23.

“Last Day w/no storm days: Wednesday, June 16 Last Day w/5 storm days: Wednesday, June 23”
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The 2026 to 2027 calendar

  • First day September 2, 2026
  • Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 3
  • February break Feb 15 to Feb 19
  • Last day June 16, 2027
District calendar

Read from Andover’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is aps1.net.

Ten winters of school mornings

Andover’s snow record

45.7inches of snow a winter
4.8school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more
2.4with 4 in or more
4.6 ina big snow morning in Andover: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

More 4 inch school mornings than 70% of the 291 Massachusetts districts with a station record.

1.2Nov
7Dec
15.6Jan
15.7Feb
4.9Mar
Average snowfall by month, inches
  • Biggest day 21 in on February 24, 2026
  • Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 85.8 in
  • 6 in mornings 1 a winter
  • 1 in mornings 7.6 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station under a mile away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

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The Massachusetts rule

How Massachusetts counts a lost day

Massachusetts requires a 185 day calendar, at least 180 days actually held, and 900 hours for elementary or 990 hours for secondary students. Every day lost through March 31 is made up with full rescheduled days; after March 31, days are made up until 180 or the scheduled 185th day, whichever comes first.

The Massachusetts rules in the agency’s own words, and every Massachusetts district

Next door

Districts near Andover

DistrictSnow a winter4 in morningsBuilt in days
North Andover School DistrictNorth Andover37.5 in1.9
Lawrence School DistrictLawrence37.5 in1.95
Methuen School DistrictMethuen37.5 in1.95
North Reading School DistrictNorth Reading45 in2.8
Tewksbury School DistrictTewksbury44.2 in2.1
Wilmington School DistrictWilmington44.2 in2.1
The schools

10 schools

Every school in Andover follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

  • Andover High

Middle

  • Andover West Middle
  • Doherty Middle
  • Wood Hill Middle School

Elementary

  • West Elementary
  • High Plain Elementary
  • Bancroft Elementary
  • South Elementary
  • Henry C Sanborn Elementary

Other schools

  • Shawsheen School
Questions

Andover snow day questions

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