Dover Elementary School

Summary:

Dover Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Dover Union Free School District in Dover Plains, New York. With 296 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dover Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math well below the state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.67% of 3rd graders, 25.71% of 4th graders, and 19.48% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as West Road/D'Aquannis Intermediate School in the Arlington Central School District and Beekman School in the same district, Dover Elementary School's performance is consistently lower. Additionally, the school's ranking among New York elementary schools has steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting that the challenges have been persistent and may be worsening over time.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 9 School St
       Dover Plains, NY  12522


(845) 877-5730

District: Dover Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2191st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,374 Help


Students who attend Dover Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Dover Middle School
High:    Dover High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  296

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.4%
Hispanic:
38.5%
African American:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dover Elementary School ranks worse than 89.6% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.77. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55.4%), Hispanic (38.5%), African American (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dover Elementary School is 11.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dover Elementary School is $17,374.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dover Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dover Elementary School 2191st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Dover Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Dover Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dover Union Free School District 633rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dover Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 49.83 1356th 2206 38.5%
2007 51.77 1302nd 2219 41.3%
2008 48.60 1390th 2227 37.6%
2009 47.03 1478th 2257 34.5%
2010 37.78 1590th 2263 29.7%
2011 33.15 1679th 2286 26.6%
2012 30.72 1755th 2320 24.4%
2013 25.54 1840th 2325 20.9%
2014 43.22 1353rd 2345 42.3%
2015 48.46 1200th 2352 49.0%
2016 48.23 1230th 2366 48.0%
2017 30.87 1697th 2386 28.9%
2018 30.82 1728th 2395 27.8%
2019 39.26 1445th 2413 40.1%
2021 28.75 1643rd 2201 25.4%
2022 19.92 2050th 2434 15.8%
2023 20.07 2034th 2439 16.6%
2024 15.77 2191st 2445 10.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.10 129th 202 36.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.82 388th 938 58.6%
2019 42.79 415th 860 51.7%
2021 34.14 309th 454 31.9%
2022 15.37 1022nd 1027 0.5%
2023 16.88 983rd 1001 1.8%
2024 23.58 971st 1066 8.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.30 1727th 1941 11.0%
2019 34.52 1170th 1859 37.1%
2021 36.21 663rd 1044 36.5%
2022 25.14 1745th 2031 14.1%
2023 23.54 1720th 2016 14.7%
2024 17.91 2030th 2110 3.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.22 1693rd 2045 17.2%
2019 39.52 1205th 2032 40.7%
2021 27.95 1317th 1678 21.5%
2022 20.32 1860th 2099 11.4%
2023 21.67 1743rd 2041 14.6%
2024 16.86 1910th 2078 8.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.32 1683rd 2338 28.0%
2019 42.79 1341st 2357 43.1%
2021 31.78 1417th 1955 27.5%
2022 22.35 1976th 2401 17.7%
2023 20.85 2020th 2403 15.9%
2024 16.49 2179th 2413 9.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.48 1710th 2340 26.9%
2019 37.61 1478th 2358 37.3%
2021 24.48 1583rd 1961 19.3%
2022 19.92 2055th 2400 14.4%
2023 21.18 1986th 2400 17.3%
2024 18.36 2117th 2411 12.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.40 1005th 1392 27.8%
2019 43.27 707th 1315 46.2%
2022 16.86 1385th 1503 7.9%
2023 14.21 1341st 1429 6.2%
2024 15.85 1417th 1531 7.4%
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Rank History for White students at Dover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.12 1176th 1408 16.5%
2019 35.18 923rd 1338 31.0%
2021 24.71 996th 1224 18.6%
2022 17.32 1239th 1399 11.4%
2023 19.79 1135th 1337 15.1%
2024 12.51 1285th 1392 7.7%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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.

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Enrollment information for Dover Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 306 8 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1990 303 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 312
1991 317 11 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 330
1992 363 9 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 376
1993 369 8 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1994 370 12 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 389
1995 400 19 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1996 400 19 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1997 380 15 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1998 399 25 5 9 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1999 405 18 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2000 425 23 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 460
2001 408 18 10 29 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2002 354 19 6 34 2 n/a n/a 0 415
2003 354 19 6 34 2 n/a n/a 0 415
2004 341 15 8 28 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2005 312 15 11 26 1 n/a n/a 0 365
2006 300 14 10 29 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2007 271 17 9 42 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2008 276 21 9 36 0 n/a n/a 0 342
2009 279 21 8 39 1 n/a n/a 2 350
2010 266 28 5 38 1 n/a n/a 3 341
2011 276 30 6 45 2 0 0 0 359
2012 257 26 7 47 1 0 3 0 341
2013 250 20 8 54 1 0 5 0 338
2014 230 21 8 57 0 0 8 0 324
2015 212 17 10 51 0 0 10 0 300
2016 206 12 8 56 0 0 11 0 293
2017 214 6 7 78 0 0 17 0 322
2018 194 8 6 98 0 0 14 0 320
2019 203 7 3 107 0 0 15 0 335
2020 167 1 2 101 0 0 14 0 285
2021 174 5 0 98 0 0 12 0 289
2022 155 6 2 102 0 0 9 0 274
2023 164 8 3 114 0 0 7 0 296

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 323 20.9 15.4 n/a
1990 312 19.9 15.6 n/a
1991 330 21.9 15.0 n/a
1992 376 20.8 18.0 n/a
1993 381 19.8 19.2 n/a
1994 389 22.5 17.3 12.6
1995 424 23.5 18.0 14.6
1996 424 23.5 18.0 14.6
1997 404 22.0 18.4 13.6
1998 438 25.0 17.5 15.3
1999 437 23.0 19.0 14.9
2000 460 30.0 15.3 16.3
2001 465 26.0 17.9 23.4
2002 415 21.0 19.8 27.7
2003 415 21.0 19.8 27.7
2004 392 n/a n/a n/a
2005 365 21.0 17.4 30.7
2006 353 25.0 14.1 25.8
2007 339 24.8 13.7 27.1
2008 342 24.8 13.8 35.7
2009 350 25.8 13.6 38.8
2010 341 25.0 13.6 42.9
2011 359 26.9 13.3 40.7
2012 341 24.0 14.2 40.2
2013 338 25.0 13.5 41.1
2014 324 25.0 12.9 40.1
2015 300 24.0 12.5 46
2016 293 24.0 12.2 49.5
2017 322 26.0 12.3 56.5
2018 320 26.0 12.3 62.5
2019 335 28.0 11.9 61.8
2020 285 25.0 11.4 62.5
2021 289 21.6 13.3 62.6
2022 274 n/a n/a 66.4
2023 296 26.1 11.3 71.3

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 323 20.9 15.4 n/a
1990 312 19.9 15.6 n/a
1991 330 21.9 15.0 n/a
1992 376 20.8 18.0 n/a
1993 381 19.8 19.2 n/a
1994 389 22.5 17.3 12.6
1995 424 23.5 18.0 14.6
1996 424 23.5 18.0 14.6
1997 404 22.0 18.4 13.6
1998 438 25.0 17.5 15.3
1999 437 23.0 19.0 14.9
2000 460 30.0 15.3 16.3
2001 465 26.0 17.9 23.4
2002 415 21.0 19.8 27.7
2003 415 21.0 19.8 27.7
2004 392 n/a n/a n/a
2005 365 21.0 17.4 30.7
2006 353 25.0 14.1 25.8
2007 339 24.8 13.7 27.1
2008 342 24.8 13.8 35.7
2009 350 25.8 13.6 38.8
2010 341 25.0 13.6 42.9
2011 359 26.9 13.3 40.7
2012 341 24.0 14.2 40.2
2013 338 25.0 13.5 41.1
2014 324 25.0 12.9 40.1
2015 300 24.0 12.5 46
2016 293 24.0 12.2 49.5
2017 322 26.0 12.3 56.5
2018 320 26.0 12.3 62.5
2019 335 28.0 11.9 61.8
2020 285 25.0 11.4 62.5
2021 289 21.6 13.3 62.6
2022 274 n/a n/a 66.4
2023 296 26.1 11.3 71.3

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.

Immunization Rates

Dover Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201499.4%0.0%0.0%99.4%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.4%99.4%99.4%
201599.0%0.3%0.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
201699.7%0.4%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201798.2%0.3%0.0%99.7%99.4%99.4%99.4%98.2%99.4%99.4%
201898.1%0.6%0.3%99.4%99.7%99.7%99.7%98.1%99.7%99.4%
201997.3%0.0%0.0%98.2%98.5%98.5%98.5%97.9%98.2%97.3%
202098.6%0.0%99.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.7%99.3%99.3%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dover Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $962 (7.5%) $11,885 (92.5%) $12,847
2020 $891 (6.6%) $12,664 (93.4%) $13,555
2021 $826 (5.5%) $14,314 (94.5%) $15,140
2022 $2,287 (13.6%) $14,500 (86.4%) $16,787
2023 $2,455 (14.1%) $14,919 (85.9%) $17,374

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dover Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1445th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 2034th of 2439 Elementary schools
 23.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dover Elementary School)4528.2
 16.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dover Union Free School District)4528.2
 16.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Dover Elementary School)6036.5
 23.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Dover Union Free School District)6036.5
 23.5%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dover Elementary School)4120.7
 20.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Dover Union Free School District)4120.7
 20.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Dover Elementary School)4118.9
 22.1%
   4th Grade Math (Dover Union Free School District)4118.9
 22.1%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dover Elementary School)2533.7
 8.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Dover Union Free School District)2533.7
 8.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Dover Elementary School)4235.6
 6.4%
   5th Grade Math (Dover Union Free School District)4235.6
 6.4%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students335296
 11.6%
African American78
 14.3%
American Indian00
Asian33
Hispanic107114
 6.5%
Pacific Islander00
White203164
 19.2%
Two or More Races157
 53.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.8%71.3%
 9.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Elementary School

Students at Dover Elementary School are 55% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Dover Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.4% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 296 students attended Dover Elementary School.

Students who attend Dover Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dover Middle School
High : Dover High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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