Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER AREA SD·NCES 420768007448
Dover Area Elementary School
109 E Canal St, Dover, PA 17315 · (717) 292-8068 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
353 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Dover Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
65.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 64.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Area Elementary School
Dover Area Elementary School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Area Elementary School this school | 356 | 99.2% | 65.9% |
| Leib Elementary School Dover | 372 | 99.2% | 60.7% |
| Wallenpaupack North Prim School Hawley | 418 | 99.3% | N/A |
| North Salem Elementary School Dover | 384 | 94.5% | 66.2% |
| Riverside Elementary School West Taylor | 352 | 98.6% | N/A |
| Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School Altoona | 349 | 99.1% | 41.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #420 of 1,396 | #16 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #375 of 1,511 ▼ 16 | #15 of 62 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #517 of 1,511 ▲ 31 | #21 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,033 of 1,638 | #38 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #818 of 1,528 | #29 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #748 of 1,531 | #33 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #370 of 1,600 | #5 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #175 of 1,045 | #3 of 42 |
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
356
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 99% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 24.8 | 14.6:1 | 50% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 31% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 29.3 | 16.2:1 | 42% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 37% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dover Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (474 to 356); teachers down 8% (29.3 to 27).
About Dover Area Elementary School
Dover Area Elementary School is a small elementary school in Dover, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 356 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Dover Area Elementary School is one of the 6 schools that make up Dover Area SD (3,149 students in total).
At Dover Area Elementary School, White students make up 75% of the student body. Next come 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Dover Area Elementary School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 at Dover Area Elementary School, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 99% of enrollment. Public schools in York County average 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Dover Area Elementary School is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Dover Area Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.9%, against a prediction of 35.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for York County show that the median household income is $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Dover Area Elementary School is one of 111 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Dover Area Middle School, is about 0.6 miles from Dover Area Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Dover Area Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Dover Area Elementary School's enrollment dropped 6%, to 356.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover Area SD
- Dover Area High SchoolHigh · 979 students
- Dover Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Leib Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Weigelstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover Area High SchoolHigh · 979 students
- Dover Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Leib Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Weigelstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Dover Area Middle School0.6 mi · 735
- Dover Area High School0.9 mi · 979
- North Salem Elementary School1.2 mi · 384
- Weigelstown Elementary School1.7 mi · 323
- Leib Elementary School2.4 mi · 372
- Wallace Elementary School3.4 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Dover Area Elementary SchoolHow large is Dover Area Elementary School?
Dover Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dover Area Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dover Area Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Dover Area Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Dover Area Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dover Area Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dover Area Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Dover Area Elementary School?
Dover Area Elementary School is overseen by Dover Area SD in York County.
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