Enrollment
295
Middle
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360921004332
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
2368 RT 22, DOVER PLAINS, NY 12522 · (845) 877-5740 · Dutchess County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
187 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 6 | 98 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%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
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL→DOVER HIGH SCHOOL
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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 53.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New York 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 York'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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 295 | 63.4% | 49.6% |
| GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL GENEVA | 442 | 64.3% | 44.6% |
| SODUS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SODUS | 214 | 72.0% | 39.3% |
| HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HIGHLAND FALLS | 334 | 51.8% | 52.6% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 516 | 65.1% | 35.1% |
| CATSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL CATSKILL | 264 | 58.7% | 52.0% |
Matched among New York middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #437 of 766 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #490 of 768 ▼ 65 | #9 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #455 of 768 ▼ 143 | #10 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #569 of 796 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #135 of 683 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #239 of 688 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #327 of 773 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #356 of 524 | #8 of 13 |
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. 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
295
-42 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 295 | 32.4 | 9.1:1 | 63% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 33.6 | 8.8:1 | 71% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 38.2 | 7.9:1 | 68% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 37 | 9.1:1 | 61% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 55% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 47% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 35% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | 30% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL runs as a low-enrollment middle school in DOVER PLAINS, New York. The school's 295 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
District-wide, DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 4 schools and 1,317 students.
Roughly 51% of students at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. Other reported shares: 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Dutchess County's residents are about 69% White, 18 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 32.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.1:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Around 63% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Dutchess County.
A school with DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 51.7%. DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 49.6%, 2.0 points below that line.
Across Dutchess County, the median household income is $99,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Dutchess County is home to 76 public schools and about 36,885 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, DOVER HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.6% against a local average of 53.2%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment dropped 12%, to 295.
Discussions about DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
- WINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 255 students
Other schools in DOVER PLAINS
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 462 students
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
Other Dover Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Dover Middle. DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Dover Middle SchoolDover, NH · 941 students
- Dover Middle SchoolDover, OH · 616 students
- Dover Middle SchoolDOVER, NJ · 481 students
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLDOVER, AR · 375 students
Nearby schools
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 462
- WINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 255
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 305
- Kent Center School5.4 mi · 180
- PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL7.3 mi · 319
- PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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