Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360921000706
DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9 SCHOOL ST, DOVER PLAINS, NY 12522 · (845) 877-5730 · Dutchess County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
215 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 58%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 95 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 40% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 29.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 305 | 70.5% | 26.4% |
| WILLIAM H BARKLEY MICROSOCIETY AMSTERDAM | 285 | 72.6% | 29.3% |
| CARLYLE C RING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 373 | 72.4% | 32.2% |
| WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GENEVA | 421 | 72.9% | N/A |
| SODUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SODUS | 345 | 65.8% | 35.8% |
| CLINTON V BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 283 | 75.6% | 26.8% |
Matched among New York 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 DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #2,125 of 2,335 | #34 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #2,154 of 2,342 ▼ 108 | #33 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #2,120 of 2,343 ▼ 71 | #33 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #1,964 of 2,585 | #29 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #1,167 of 2,338 | #25 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #1,020 of 2,388 | #29 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #973 of 2,534 | #7 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #1,495 of 1,757 | #21 of 24 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
305
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 305 | 25.9 | 11.8:1 | 70% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 25.6 | 11.5:1 | 77% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 26.1 | 11.3:1 | 71% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 63% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 63% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 49% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 41% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 23% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in DOVER PLAINS, New York. The grade span is 3 through 5, and enrollment is 305 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 31% smaller than that.
The district, DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 1,317 students enrolled across 4 schools.
White students are the largest group at DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 49% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 46% Hispanic and 3% Black. Dutchess County's residents are about 69% White, 20 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
At DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Roughly 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 40% average for public schools in Dutchess County is 30 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is D. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New York, DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.4% compared with a predicted 49.1%.
Census estimates describe Dutchess County this way: median household income is about $99,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Dutchess County number 76 and enroll about 36,885.
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Local comparison: DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 26.4% versus a 64.3% average.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 289 in 2020-21 and 305 in 2024-25, a 6% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.8:1.
Community posts for DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dutchess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,220
Census ACS
Median income
$99,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,885 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 462 students
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 295 students
- WINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 255 students
Other schools in DOVER PLAINS
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 462 students
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 295 students
Other Dover Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Dover Elementary. DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Dover Elementary SchoolRICHARDSON, TX · 698 students
- DOVER ELEMENTARYDOVER, FL · 530 students
- Dover ElementaryDover, TN · 486 students
- Dover ElementaryFairfield, CA · 463 students
- Dover ElementarySan Pablo, CA · 458 students
Nearby schools
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOL3.7 mi · 462
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 295
- Kent Center School5.1 mi · 180
- MILLBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL6.3 mi · 168
- WINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 255
- MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 49% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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