Enrollment
375
Middle
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050543000439
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
135 COLLEGE STREET, DOVER, AR 72837 · (479) 331-4814 · Pope County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
241 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL→DOVER HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.6%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 39.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 375 | 64.3% | 45.1% |
| WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL JONESBORO | 414 | 59.7% | 37.2% |
| BERGMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL HARRISON | 331 | 59.2% | 47.4% |
| BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL BISMARCK | 338 | 69.5% | 43.7% |
| MENA MIDDLE SCHOOL MENA | 393 | 63.1% | 42.5% |
| HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL HARDY | 442 | 71.9% | 44.3% |
Matched among Arkansas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pope County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #63 of 207 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #83 of 208 ▼ 1 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #64 of 208 ▼ 20 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #130 of 217 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #87 of 188 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #173 of 188 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #110 of 210 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #45 of 114 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
375
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 375 | 27.2 | 13.8:1 | 64% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 29.5 | 12.9:1 | 63% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 32.5 | 11.5:1 | 61% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 68% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 38% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 29 | 11.5:1 | 61% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 59% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 41 | 10.8:1 | 45% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school based in DOVER, Arkansas. School enrollment was 375 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8.
DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 3 schools and 1,205 students.
At DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up 92% of the student body. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Pope County residents are about 84% White. The chance that two students picked at random at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Arkansas have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 64% of enrollment. That is close to the 64% average for public schools in Pope County.
After adjusting for student poverty, DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.1%; the prediction is 35.9%.
Federal survey data for Pope County show that median household income is about $57,344, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. A total of 25 public schools operate in Pope County, serving about 10,311 students.
The closest other public school is DOVER HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 400 in 2020-21 and 375 in 2024-25, a decrease of 25 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 455 students
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 375 students
Other schools in DOVER
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 455 students
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 375 students
Other Dover Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Dover Middle. DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Dover Middle SchoolDover, NH · 941 students
- Dover Middle SchoolDover, OH · 616 students
- Dover Middle SchoolDOVER, NJ · 481 students
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLDOVER PLAINS, NY · 295 students
Nearby schools
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 375
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 455
- CENTER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 397
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 399
- RUSSELLVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.8 mi · 808
- DWIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 05-08.
Is DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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