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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
471
Middle
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER-SHERBORN·NCES 250429000575
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School
155 Farm Street, Dover, MA 02030 · (508) 785-0635 · Norfolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 6 | 163 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 36% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School→Dover-Sherborn Regional High
Based on grade levels within Dover-Sherborn. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
72.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -11.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 71 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 72.0% |
| 2020-21 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
| 2018-19 | 78.0% | 77.0% |
| 2017-18 | 84.0% | 77.0% |
| 2016-17 | 86.0% | 83.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #21 of 304 ▼ 1 | #4 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #27 of 304 ▼ 5 | #6 of 33 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #108 of 299 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #188 of 310 | #22 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #34 of 296 | #4 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #159 of 296 | #23 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #112 of 204 | #10 of 20 |
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
471
-40 (-8%) vs 2020
+118% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 471 | 49.7 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 45.4 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 47.2 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 47 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 48.7 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 49 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 51 | 10.8:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | N/A | N/A | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 216 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (527 to 471); teachers up 2% (48.7 to 49.7).
About Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School is a middle-grades school in Dover, Massachusetts, and it is part of Dover-Sherborn. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 471 students.
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School is in Dover-Sherborn, a district with 1,081 students across 2 schools.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School combined. The school is also 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 70% White share among all Norfolk County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The count of teachers at Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School is 49.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Massachusetts is 11.5:1, higher than at this school.
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Massachusetts public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Across Norfolk County, median household income is about $130,739, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School is among the 198 public schools in Norfolk County.
Dover-Sherborn Regional High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 511 to 471 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.9:1 to 9.5:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- ChickeringElementary · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Dover-Sherborn Regional High0.1 mi · 610
- Memorial School1.8 mi · 412
- Dale Street2.0 mi · 384
- Thomas Blake Middle2.7 mi · 574
- Medfield Senior High2.8 mi · 704
- Pine Hill2.9 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle SchoolHow many students attend Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School?
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School serve?
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School.
How diverse is Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School?
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School in?
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School is part of Dover-Sherborn.
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