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Enrollment
471
Middle
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTLAKE CITY·NCES 390450601976
Dover Intermediate School
2240 Dover Center Rd, Westlake, OH 44145 · (440) 835-6325 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
109 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 5 | 237 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 234 | 50% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54% · 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 Westlake City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
80.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.1% | 80.3% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 84.5% |
| 2022-23 | 83.3% | 77.1% |
| 2021-22 | 81.3% | 72.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Intermediate School
Dover Intermediate School's state test result (84.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Intermediate School this school | 471 | 23.1% | 84.9% |
| Lee Burneson Middle School Westlake | 501 | 24.2% | 81.1% |
| Sylvania Mccord Junior High School Sylvania | 581 | 21.5% | 75.7% |
| School of Innovation Willoughby | 448 | 26.6% | 90.7% |
| Tower Heights Middle School Centerville | 571 | 20.0% | 77.8% |
| Kings Junior High School Kings Mills | 730 | 24.2% | 79.0% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #41 of 316 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #126 of 637 ▼ 52 | #16 of 41 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #50 of 637 ▼ 1 | #9 of 41 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #165 of 629 | #7 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #289 of 654 | #25 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #54 of 577 | #8 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #214 of 579 | #17 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #254 of 319 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #248 of 410 | #16 of 24 |
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
471
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 471 | 36.2 | 13.0:1 | 23% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 34.8 | 14.3:1 | 22% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 33.2 | 14.7:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 33.3 | 15.6:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 22% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 19% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 5% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dover Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (519 to 471); teachers up 9% (33.3 to 36.2).
About Dover Intermediate School
Dover Intermediate School sits in Westlake, Ohio, and is classified as a middle school. The school serves 471 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25.
Dover Intermediate School is one school in Westlake City, a system of 4 schools with 3,176 students.
At Dover Intermediate School, White students make up 76% of the student body. Next come 8% multiracial, 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The county population is about 58% White. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.0 students per teacher. That is 4.0 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 23% of students.
Dover Intermediate School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 84.9%, compared with a predicted 80.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Cuyahoga County show that the median household income is $64,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Dover Intermediate School is one of 352 public schools in the county.
Lee Burneson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Dover Intermediate School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dover Intermediate School at 2nd of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Dover Intermediate School as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 471, a 4% decrease from 492 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.4 to 13.0 over 4 years.
Discussions about Dover Intermediate School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westlake City
- Westlake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,215 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Lee Burneson Middle SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Other schools in Westlake
- Westlake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,215 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Lee Burneson Middle SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Westlake AcademyElementary · 49 students
Nearby schools
- Lee Burneson Middle School0.1 mi · 501
- Westlake High School0.5 mi · 989
- Westlake Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,215
- Westlake Academy0.9 mi · 49
- Pine Intermediate School1.9 mi · 512
- Normandy Elementary School2.0 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Dover Intermediate SchoolHow large is Dover Intermediate School?
Dover Intermediate School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Dover Intermediate School serve?
Dover Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Dover Intermediate School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Dover Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Dover Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Dover Intermediate School are roughly 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Dover Intermediate School in?
Dover Intermediate School is part of Westlake City.
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