DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in DOVER, Arkansas, DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, overseen by DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 455 students across grades pre-K through 4.

DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 1,205 students overall.

On the student-mix side, DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 62% of students at DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 46.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Pope County shows median household earnings sit near $57,344, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Pope County (combined enrollment of about 10,311 students).

Nearest neighbor: DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 513 students in 2018 compared to 455 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 90% over that span.

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