Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330264000091
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street
78 Horne St., Dover, NH 03820 · (603) 516-6756 · Strafford County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
91 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
62.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
-77 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.1:1
% White
75%
was 78%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
9%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street is an expansive K-5 school in Dover, New Hampshire, run under Dover School District. The school caters to 412 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 65% larger than typical.
Dover School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,498 students. Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.3%, the actual is 59.8%, a residual of +10.6 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Strafford County indicate median household income runs about $88,570, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street is one of 39 public schools in Strafford County (combined enrollment of about 13,978 students).
The closest other public school is Woodman Park School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 489 students in 2018 compared to 412 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Garrison SchoolElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Garrison SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Seacoast Charter SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Woodman Park School1.5 mi · 421
- Seacoast Charter School2.0 mi · 287
- Idlehurst Elementary School2.1 mi · 341
- Dover Middle School2.3 mi · 941
- Dover Senior High School2.4 mi · 1,371
- Maple Wood Elementary School2.9 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetWhat is the total enrollment at Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street?
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street serve?
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street have?
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street?
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street reports a student body of 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street public or private?
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dover School District.
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