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Dover-Sherborn Regional High
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Dover-Sherborn Regional High
Dover-Sherborn Regional High is a cozy 9-12 campus in Dover, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Dover-Sherborn. The school caters to 610 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 21% smaller than typical.
Within Dover-Sherborn, which oversees 2 schools and 1,081 students, Dover-Sherborn Regional High is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Dover-Sherborn Regional High lists that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest is composed of 15% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Dover-Sherborn Regional High tighter than the state norm the norm.
Around the school, Norfolk County reports that median household income runs about $130,739, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Norfolk County's 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), Dover-Sherborn Regional High is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Dover-Sherborn Regional High's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 665 (now 610). Over the same period, the White share declined from 84% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.
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