Summary:
The city of Dover, New Hampshire is home to 6 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Dover School District. While the district as a whole performs slightly below the state average, two elementary schools - Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street and Garrison School - stand out as top performers with consistently high test scores and relatively low rates of economically disadvantaged students.
The Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street and Garrison School are ranked 73 and 96 out of 234 elementary schools in New Hampshire, respectively, and both have a 3-star rating. These schools boast 56-63% proficiency in math and 54-58% proficiency in reading, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. In contrast, the Dover Senior High School and Dover Middle School score in the 30-50% range for proficiency, suggesting room for improvement at the higher grade levels.
The Dover School District as a whole has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 84 out of 163 districts in New Hampshire. While the student-teacher ratios are relatively low, ranging from 11.4 to 14.2 students per teacher, the racial makeup of the schools is not fully representative of the broader community, with a majority white student population. Addressing achievement gaps, resource allocation, and strategies to support student success at the middle and high school levels could be priorities for the district moving forward.
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