Dover Area El Sch

Set in Dover, Pennsylvania, Dover Area El Sch is a tight-knit elementary campus, part of Dover Area SD. It works with 356 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Dover Area SD (3,149 students total), Dover Area El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Dover Area El Sch shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dover Area El Sch logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of York County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dover Area El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.1%; Dover Area El Sch posts 65.9%, +30.8 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,829 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Dover Area El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Dover Area MS, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dover Area El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.3%.

Dover Area El Sch operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dover Area El Sch has fell 25%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 356 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 85% to 75%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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