Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001413
DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY
1200 GASTON FOSTER RD, ORLANDO, FL 32812 · (407) 249-6330 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
241 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 56.9% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 SHORES ELEMENTARY
DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY this school | 390 | 61.8% | 54.0% |
| BONNEVILLE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 375 | 62.4% | 51.3% |
| CONWAY ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 426 | 63.4% | 49.1% |
| LABELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LABELLE | 446 | 64.1% | 42.0% |
| REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 431 | 59.4% | 46.1% |
| LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 503 | 65.2% | 61.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 SHORES ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,132 of 2,136 | #83 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #1,308 of 2,149 ▼ 236 | #92 of 159 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,184 of 2,149 ▲ 112 | #90 of 159 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #1,794 of 2,267 | #143 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #953 of 2,077 | #80 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #1,126 of 2,108 | #97 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #834 of 2,188 | #52 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #521 of 621 | #22 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
390
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 62% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 67% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 61% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 59% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 66% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 99% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 73% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 759 | 46 | 16.5:1 | 62% (467) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 37 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY.
About DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY
Located in ORLANDO, Florida, DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school. The school reports 390 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
The 272 schools of ORANGE, including DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY, enroll 207,778 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY, at 62%. The remaining students are 23% White, 12% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Orange County is about 34% Hispanic. DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY and a ratio of 15.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 62% of enrollment. That rate is above the 39% average among public schools in Orange County.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.0%, compared with a predicted 50.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that the median household income is $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY is PASSPORT CHARTER, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY is 1st among 6 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 384 in 2020-21, 390 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
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- PASSPORT CHARTER0.4 mi · 181
- BETA0.7 mi · 50
- UCP DOWNTOWN CHARTER0.7 mi · 188
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY CHARTER1.0 mi · 299
- ACCELERATION EAST1.1 mi · 212
- ENGELWOOD ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARYHow large is DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY?
DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY serve?
DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY?
At DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 23% White, 62% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY?
DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
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