Impact of COVID-19 on Dover High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 21st of 40 High schools | Ranks 26th of 39 High schools | 14.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Dover High School) | 38.5 | 34.8 | 3.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Capital School District) | 37.8 | 34.8 | 3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Dover High School) | 17.9 | 15 | 2.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Capital School District) | 17.8 | 15 | 2.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Delaware) | 28.3 | 22.9 | 5.4% |
11th Grade Essay (Dover High School) | 46 | 33.4 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Essay (Capital School District) | 45.4 | 33.4 | 11.9% |
11th Grade Essay (Delaware) | 42.9 | 41.5 | 1.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1774 | 1771 | 0.2% |
African American | 954 | 956 | 0.2% |
American Indian | 18 | 14 | 22.2% |
Asian | 67 | 54 | 19.4% |
Hispanic | 185 | 279 | 50.8% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 9 | 125% |
White | 510 | 373 | 26.9% |
Two or More Races | 36 | 86 | 138.9% |