Editor’s Note: The author’s daughter is a student at South Elementary School who may be affected by the redistricting plan.
As many as one-in-five elementary students would switch schools at the start of the 2026-27 school year under preliminary redistricting proposals the Andover School Committee reviewed Thursday.
The plan would impact students in grades K-8 as the district looks to take advantage of additional space at the new West Elementary School. Currently, there are about 590 students assigned to the 191,028 square-foot West El, while Bancroft and High Plain Elementary Schools are close to capacity…