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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Dover Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
941
Middle
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330264000089
Dover Middle School
16 Daley Dr., Dover, NH 03820 · (603) 516-7200 · Strafford County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL941 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
232 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 231 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 212 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 236 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 28% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33% · 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 Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dover School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
38.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 →
Where Dover Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #40 of 85 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #49 of 85 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #37 of 85 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 941 | #3 of 101 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #68 of 74 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #20 of 74 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #43 of 90 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #9 of 57 | #1 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
941
-145 (-13%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 941 | 70 | 13.4:1 | 25% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 972 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 25% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 1,018 | 74 | 13.8:1 | 28% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 1,086 | 76 | 14.3:1 | 29% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 1,207 | 72.5 | 16.6:1 | 25% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 1,156 | 70 | 16.5:1 | 30% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 1,084 | 65 | 16.7:1 | 28% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 1,053 | 66 | 15.9:1 | 24% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 31 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
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 large middle-grades school in Dover, New Hampshire, (ZIP code 03820). Classes run from 5 through 8, and the school has 941 students. The average for middle schools in New Hampshire is about 379 students, so this school is 148% bigger than average.
Dover Middle School is part of Dover School District, where 5 schools serve 3,498 students.
At Dover Middle School, White students make up 79% of the student body. Other reported shares: 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 88% White among all Strafford County residents. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Dover Middle School is 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire. About 25% of students, or 232, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Strafford County average 26%.
Compared with New Hampshire schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Dover Middle School's results are 1.6 points below predicted: 46.0% against 47.6%.
Within Strafford County, the median household income is $88,570, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Dover Middle School, Strafford County has 38 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Dover Senior High School, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Dover Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Dover Middle School the locale Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Dover Middle School's enrollment declined 13%, to 941.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover School District
- Dover Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · 412 students
- Garrison SchoolElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · 412 students
- Garrison SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Seacoast Charter SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Dover Senior High School0.1 mi · 1,371
- Woodman Park School0.7 mi · 421
- Garrison School1.2 mi · 353
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street2.3 mi · 412
- Oyster River Preschool Education Program3.0 mi · 30
- Oyster River High School3.0 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Dover Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dover Middle School?
Dover Middle School enrolls approximately 941 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Dover Middle School serve?
Dover Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dover Middle School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Dover Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dover Middle School?
At Dover Middle School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Dover Middle School?
Dover Middle School is overseen by Dover School District in Strafford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.