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Woodman Park School

11 Towle Ave., Dover, NH 03820 · (603) 516-6700 · Strafford County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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 elementary schools

Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 249
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
188 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4711%
Kindergarten6515%
Grade 18219%
Grade 26816%
Grade 38219%
Grade 47718%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (77).

Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33% · US 70%
White
30472%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 81% · US 43%
Hispanic
307%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
123%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
235%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
5212%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
22854%
Female
19346%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Woodman Park School→Dover Middle School→Dover Senior High School
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
44.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
39.0%
NH avg 43.0%

What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Woodman Park School

Woodman Park School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodman Park School this school42144.7%41.5%
Maple Wood Elementary School
Somersworth
28543.5%28.6%
Penacook Elementary School
Penacook
32541.8%33.1%
Idlehurst Elementary School
Somersworth
34134.9%N/A
Pleasant Street School
Laconia
25543.1%41.8%
McClelland School
Rochester
31037.7%35.2%
Matched among New Hampshire elementary 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 Woodman Park School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New HampshireIn Strafford County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.5%#141 of 209#13 of 20
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#145 of 209#12 of 20
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#147 of 210#12 of 20
Enrollment
ranked largest first
421#38 of 300#1 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.0:1#123 of 179#9 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.4%#35 of 181#3 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.7%#36 of 240#2 of 22
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.8%#37 of 139#2 of 13
Ranked against other public elementary 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
421
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254213512.0:145% (188)
2023-244443612.3:145% (198)
2022-234363811.5:149% (213)
2020-214433811.7:145% (198)
2017-1852536.314.5:139% (207)
2015-165963915.3:148% (288)
2010-115753516.4:153% (302)
2000-014552915.7:146% (209)
1990-915473217.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodman Park School.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (525 to 421); teachers down 4% (36.3 to 35).

About Woodman Park School

In Dover, New Hampshire, part of Strafford County, Woodman Park School is an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 421 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 69% bigger than the 249-student average for elementary schools in New Hampshire.

Dover School District counts 3,498 students in its 5 schools, and Woodman Park School is one of them.

Federal enrollment data show Woodman Park School is 72% White. Other groups make up 12% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Strafford County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Woodman Park School are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodman Park School is 12.0:1, based on 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, 11.0:1, is lower. Woodman Park School counts 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 26% for public schools in Strafford County.

Woodman Park School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.

On BeatsExpectations, Woodman Park School is 6.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools.

The school's county is Strafford County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $88,570 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Strafford County number 39, with about 13,978 students.

Woodman Park School is about 0.7 miles from Dover Middle School, its nearest public school. Woodman Park School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Woodman Park School at 6th of 7.

For locale, NCES codes Woodman Park School as Suburb: Small.

Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 443 in 2020-21 to 421 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
Woodman Park School
District
Dover School District
Address
11 Towle Ave., Dover, NH 03820
Phone
(603) 516-6700
County
Strafford County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
421
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
188 (45%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
330264000094
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Woodman Park School
How many students attend Woodman Park School?
Woodman Park School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-04.
Is Woodman Park School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodman Park School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Woodman Park School have?
Woodman Park School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Woodman Park School?
Student demographics at Woodman Park School are roughly 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Woodman Park School public or private?
Woodman Park School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dover School District.
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