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Enrollment
492
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER·NCES 250426000573
Chickering
29 Cross Street, Dover, MA 02030 · (508) 785-0480 · Norfolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -2.0pp since 2016
Math
72.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 78.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
| 2018-19 | 85.0% | 86.0% |
| 2017-18 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 2016-17 | 71.0% | 75.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chickering ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #67 of 920 ▼ 20 | #18 of 104 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #75 of 920 ▲ 36 | #23 of 104 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #282 of 901 | #31 of 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #253 of 1,086 | #25 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #252 of 938 | #20 of 110 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #591 of 938 | #85 of 110 |
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
492
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
+103% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 492 | 44.6 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 44.5 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 44.9 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 39 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 41.8 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 35 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 3% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | N/A | N/A | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chickering.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (492 to 492); teachers up 7% (41.8 to 44.6).
About Chickering
Chickering, located in Dover, Massachusetts, is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 492 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 29% higher.
Chickering is administered by Dover.
White students make up a majority at Chickering, at 73%. The remaining students are 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. For comparison, Norfolk County is about 70% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 11.0:1 comes from the school's 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Norfolk County census figures show that the median household income is $130,739, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Norfolk County is home to 198 public schools and about 101,300 public school students.
The school nearest to Chickering is High Rock School, at a distance of about 2.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Federal data place Chickering in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 more students in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.2:1 to 11.0:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Norfolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover
- Dover-Sherborn Regional HighHigh · 610 students
- Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
Nearby schools
- High Rock School2.1 mi · 441
- Newman Elementary2.3 mi · 696
- Pollard Middle2.9 mi · 867
- Memorial3.0 mi · 455
- Hunnewell3.2 mi · 294
- Needham High3.2 mi · 1,633
Frequently asked questions
About ChickeringWhat is the total enrollment at Chickering?
Chickering enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chickering serve?
Chickering serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Chickering?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Chickering.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chickering?
At Chickering, the student body is approximately 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Chickering public or private?
Chickering is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dover.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.