Is Dover Elementary a good school?

Dover Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Dover Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 530 students attended Dover Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dover Elementary?

Students at Dover Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Dover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Helms Middle High : Richmond High

Dover Elementary

Summary:

Dover Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Pablo, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 530 students. The school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, which is ranked 1129 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dover Elementary has consistently struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 48.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the 38.2% to 50.6% rates at nearby schools. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than district and state averages, with only 15.05% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 8.33% in Mathematics, compared to 32.53% and 23.33% in the district, respectively. Dover Elementary's student group rankings are particularly low, especially for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools.

Despite being located in the same district as several higher-performing schools, such as Ford Elementary and Verde Elementary, Dover Elementary's consistently low performance suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed. The high rates of free and reduced lunch, ranging from 48.48% to 89.63%, indicate that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be contributing to its academic struggles.

Detail:

Public K-6

1870 19th St.
San Pablo, CA 94806-4400

(510) 231-1420

District: West Contra Costa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5678^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,802

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Helms Middle
High:	Richmond High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 530

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

Asian:

4.3%

African American:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dover Elementary ranks worse than 96.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 28^th among 37 ranked elementary schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.07. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dover Elementary is $5,802. 30 elementary schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dover Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dover Elementary 5678^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dover Elementary in the ranking list.)

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West Contra Costa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks West Contra Costa Unified 1129^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dover Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	8.74	4728^th	4809	1.7%
2005	7.80	4742^nd	4822	1.7%
2006	7.14	4740^th	4818	1.6%
2007	16.09	4567^th	5113	10.7%
2008	23.49	4081^st	5113	20.2%
2009	26.89	3914^th	5193	24.6%
2010	17.93	4712^th	5314	11.3%
2011	13.49	5035^th	5377	6.4%
2012	17.26	4830^th	5390	10.4%
2013	28.98	4134^th	5530	25.2%
2015	21.92	4435^th	5611	21.0%
2016	17.99	4799^th	5614	14.5%
2017	10.05	5488^th	5692	3.6%
2018	8.36	5514^th	5662	2.6%
2019	11.73	5472^nd	5789	5.5%
2022	11.52	5634^th	5883	4.2%
2023	11.28	5631^st	5874	4.1%
2024	10.07	5678^th	5862	3.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.11	3141^st	3246	3.2%
2019	24.73	2887^th	3275	11.8%
2022	25.72	2896^th	3311	12.5%
2023	25.57	2841^st	3250	12.6%
2024	28.83	2622^nd	3160	17.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.20	4903^rd	5084	3.6%
2019	16.13	4777^th	5173	7.7%
2022	13.67	5039^th	5264	4.3%
2023	15.17	5033^rd	5374	6.3%
2024	12.78	5284^th	5511	4.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Dover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.57	5334^th	5413	1.5%
2019	10.42	5290^th	5492	3.7%
2022	12.15	5417^th	5635	3.9%
2023	13.12	5314^th	5617	5.4%
2024	10.88	5428^th	5605	3.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.32	2102^nd	2128	1.2%
2019	18.17	2440^th	2585	5.6%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Dover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.59	5235^th	5431	3.6%
2019	14.33	5100^th	5510	7.4%
2022	12.55	5413^th	5663	4.4%
2023	11.13	5452^nd	5650	3.5%
2024	11.00	5427^th	5636	3.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.43	4712^th	4830	2.4%
2019	13.70	4722^nd	4963	4.9%
2022	13.27	4890^th	5084	3.8%
2023	13.34	4894^th	5098	4.0%
2024	10.70	4978^th	5102	2.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Dover Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	137	101	102	232	5	n/a	n/a	0	577
1989	124	86	140	273	3	n/a	n/a	0	626
1990	120	92	184	309	3	n/a	n/a	0	708
1991	100	80	192	364	5	n/a	n/a	0	741
1992	85	81	210	405	6	n/a	n/a	0	787
1993	73	79	188	419	4	n/a	n/a	0	763
1994	52	91	183	367	2	n/a	n/a	0	695
1995	51	109	142	410	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1996	51	109	142	410	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1997	58	112	136	427	0	n/a	n/a	0	733
1998	48	127	114	397	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
1999	38	108	119	436	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
2000	29	97	112	482	0	n/a	n/a	0	720
2001	28	87	90	534	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
2002	25	65	64	537	0	n/a	n/a	19	710
2003	25	65	64	537	0	n/a	n/a	19	710
2004	18	40	60	544	0	n/a	n/a	1	663
2005	15	31	55	556	0	n/a	n/a	5	662
2006	15	28	42	540	0	n/a	n/a	3	628
2007	14	26	37	514	0	n/a	n/a	5	596
2008	15	27	32	504	1	n/a	n/a	0	579
2009	9	23	29	495	1	4	6	0	567
2010	15	29	46	587	1	4	1	0	683
2011	9	16	24	620	1	3	104	0	777
2012	15	38	45	605	0	3	0	0	706
2013	19	34	48	664	0	4	4	0	773
2014	11	41	38	679	0	3	0	0	772
2015	11	33	35	683	1	3	1	0	767
2016	8	35	30	659	1	2	5	0	740
2017	8	28	28	626	1	2	5	0	698
2018	18	32	22	604	1	2	2	0	681
2019	17	20	26	585	1	4	4	0	657
2020	16	21	26	585	1	3	3	0	655
2021	12	14	21	530	1	4	6	0	588
2022	10	9	19	473	0	5	9	1	526
2023	7	14	23	472	0	5	9	0	530

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dover Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	577	22.6	25.5	n/a
1989	626	25.0	25.0	n/a
1990	708	33.5	21.1	n/a
1991	741	30.3	24.4	n/a
1992	787	30.8	25.5	88.8
1993	763	30.0	25.4	93.8
1994	695	28.0	24.8	89.2
1995	712	27.5	25.9	94.9
1996	712	27.5	25.9	94.9
1997	733	32.4	22.6	91.3
1998	687	35.8	19.2	88.1
1999	702	35.0	20.1	89.9
2000	720	34.0	21.2	93.1
2001	739	40.4	18.3	95.9
2002	710	43.0	16.5	89.9
2003	710	43.0	16.5	89.9
2004	663	40.0	16.6	93.8
2005	662	38.4	17.2	100
2006	628	34.0	18.5	100
2007	596	32.0	18.6	100.3
2008	579	35.0	16.5	99.5
2009	567	31.0	16.7	99.1
2010	683	30.6	22.3	99.6
2011	777	n/a	n/a	85.5
2012	706	28.0	25.2	n/a
2013	773	27.0	28.6	99.6
2014	772	27.8	27.7	94.3
2015	767	29.0	26.4	96.9
2016	740	30.0	24.6	94.7
2017	698	28.8	24.2	91.1
2018	681	25.8	26.3	91.9
2019	657	24.8	26.4	95.7
2020	655	n/a	n/a	79.2
2021	588	23.8	24.7	89.6
2022	526	24.0	21.9	48.5
2023	530	24.0	22.0	58.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dover Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	577	22.6	25.5	n/a
1989	626	25.0	25.0	n/a
1990	708	33.5	21.1	n/a
1991	741	30.3	24.4	n/a
1992	787	30.8	25.5	88.8
1993	763	30.0	25.4	93.8
1994	695	28.0	24.8	89.2
1995	712	27.5	25.9	94.9
1996	712	27.5	25.9	94.9
1997	733	32.4	22.6	91.3
1998	687	35.8	19.2	88.1
1999	702	35.0	20.1	89.9
2000	720	34.0	21.2	93.1
2001	739	40.4	18.3	95.9
2002	710	43.0	16.5	89.9
2003	710	43.0	16.5	89.9
2004	663	40.0	16.6	93.8
2005	662	38.4	17.2	100
2006	628	34.0	18.5	100
2007	596	32.0	18.6	100.3
2008	579	35.0	16.5	99.5
2009	567	31.0	16.7	99.1
2010	683	30.6	22.3	99.6
2011	777	n/a	n/a	85.5
2012	706	28.0	25.2	n/a
2013	773	27.0	28.6	99.6
2014	772	27.8	27.7	94.3
2015	767	29.0	26.4	96.9
2016	740	30.0	24.6	94.7
2017	698	28.8	24.2	91.1
2018	681	25.8	26.3	91.9
2019	657	24.8	26.4	95.7
2020	655	n/a	n/a	79.2
2021	588	23.8	24.7	89.6
2022	526	24.0	21.9	48.5
2023	530	24.0	22.0	58.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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