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Dover Senior High School

25 Alumni Dr., Dover, NH 03820 · (603) 516-6900 · Strafford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,371 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New Hampshire public high schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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 New Hampshire public high schools

Enrollment
1,371
High
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 496
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
317 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 936427%
Grade 1031223%
Grade 1135626%
Grade 1233925%
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33% · US 70%
White
1,11882%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 81% · US 43%
Hispanic
645%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
242%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
836%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
806%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
71852%
Female
65348%

School pathway

Feeds from
Dover Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Dover School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above Proficient
English Language Arts
64.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
26.0%
NH avg 43.0%

What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

Schools most like Dover Senior High School

Dover Senior High School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Dover Senior High School this school1,37123.1%41.0%
Spaulding High School
Rochester
1,29827.3%30.7%
Keene High School
Keene
1,28823.4%45.3%
Alvirne High School
Hudson
97616.0%43.0%
Salem High School
Salem
1,11614.9%44.3%
Kennett High School
North Conway
64227.1%36.0%
Matched among New Hampshire high 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 Senior High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New HampshireIn Strafford County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#44 of 78#3 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#41 of 74N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.0%#40 of 78#2 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,371#5 of 103#1 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.7:1#45 of 68N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
32.6%#16 of 68N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.1%#37 of 80#5 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.9%#5 of 9N/A
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,371
-156 (-10%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,106
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,371108.112.7:123% (317)
2023-241,418107.913.1:122% (317)
2022-231,505105.414.3:124% (359)
2020-211,52710514.5:120% (299)
2017-181,31910113.1:121% (272)
2015-161,33210312.9:127% (353)
2010-111,48711213.3:121% (312)
2000-011,5469616.1:113% (198)
1990-911,1068113.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dover Senior High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,319 to 1,371); teachers up 7% (101 to 108.1).

About Dover Senior High School

Located in Dover, New Hampshire, Dover Senior High School is a high-enrollment high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,371 students. High schools in New Hampshire have about 496 students on average; enrollment here is 176% higher.

In Dover School District, 5 schools enroll a combined 3,498 students.

Of every 100 students at Dover Senior High School, about 82 are White. After that, the student body is 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.

Dover Senior High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1, with 108.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New Hampshire, 11.2:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 23% at Dover Senior High School. Public schools in Strafford County average a similar 26%.

Dover Senior High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of New Hampshire public high schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dover Senior High School is 7.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.0% actual, 48.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Hampshire.

Strafford County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $88,570 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Strafford County number 39, with about 13,978 students.

Dover Senior High School's closest public school neighbor is Dover Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Dover Senior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Dover Senior High School is behind the 55.3% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.

Under the NCES locale system, Dover Senior High School is Suburb: Small.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 1,527 to 1,371. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.

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Strafford County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Dover Senior High School
District
Dover School District
Address
25 Alumni Dr., Dover, NH 03820
Phone
(603) 516-6900
County
Strafford County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,371
Teachers (FTE)
108
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
317 (23%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
330264000088
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dover Senior High School
How large is Dover Senior High School?
Dover Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,371 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dover Senior High School serve?
Dover Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Dover Senior High School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Dover Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Dover Senior High School?
Student demographics at Dover Senior High School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Dover Senior High School?
Dover Senior High School is overseen by Dover School District in Strafford County.
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