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Dover High School

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Dover High School ranks 28 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

28^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 32% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Dover High School is a public high school serving 1,867 students in grades 9-12 in Dover, Delaware. The school is part of the Capital School District, which is ranked 24 out of 32 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Dover High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 15th and 28th out of Delaware high schools, with a current ranking of 28th and a 2-star rating.

Academically, Dover High School's performance is generally below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 47.41%. Similarly, only 10.64% were proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 18.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 87.7% to 90.6% over the past few years, but its dropout rate has fluctuated, ranging from 2.5% to 7.0%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Dover High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 32.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Odessa High School in the Appoquinimink School District, Dover High School generally performs worse academically. Odessa High School consistently outperforms Dover High School in standardized test scores, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and other subject areas. The differences in performance between student subgroups at Dover High School suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of underperforming subgroups.

1,812

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,334

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One Dover High Drive
Dover, DE 19904

(302) 241-2400

District: Capital School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.4%

White:

18.8%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (21% vs 30% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 17% Delaware)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg20%

Delaware avg30%

28^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 32Capital School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	26 of 39	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	17 of 39	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.0	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.0	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.9	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	13 of 27	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	15 of 33	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2022	46.8	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.5	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.3	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	32 of 40	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	22 of 41	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	19 of 33	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.6	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	18 of 36	50.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)29th percentile~ school

African American (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-19 vs state

Essay28%-4 vs state

Social Studies22%-6 vs state

Science16%-11 vs state

Mathematics11%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Dover High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)			SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Essay (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Dover High School	Public	9-12	One Dover High Drive	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 241-2400	1,812	88	20.5		340 (18.8%)	1,022 (56.4%)	295 (16.3%)	32 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	10 (0.6%)	103 (5.7%)	29.5	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		27.9	28^th of 41 public high schools	31.7%		24.2	13.1			21.6	28.9	10.6	28.3				$18,334
Early College School at Del State	Public, Charter	7-12	1570 North DuPont Highway	Dover	19901	Kent County	Early College High School at Del State	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 857-3510	583	24	24.2		45 (7.7%)	463 (79.4%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	48.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%		56.1	18^th of 41 public high schools	56.1%			18.9	56.3	19.3	21.4	47.1	10.0	46.4	35.8	21.8	21.3
Caesar Rodney High School	Public	9-12	239 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 697-2161	2,254	128	17.6		984 (43.7%)	733 (32.5%)	259 (11.5%)	97 (4.3%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	172 (7.6%)	65.9	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%		56.3	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%	6	41.0	28.4			27.8	57.6	22.0	37.3				$16,021
Positive Outcomes Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	3337 South DuPont Highway	Camden	19934	Kent County	Positive Outcomes Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-8805	119	13	9.1		58 (48.7%)	50 (42.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)
POLYTECH High School	Public	9-12	823 Walnut Shade Road	Woodside	19901	Kent County	POLYTECH School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3255	1,228	80	15.3		666 (54.2%)	305 (24.8%)	129 (10.5%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (8.2%)	58	15^th of 41 public high schools	63.4%		60	13^th of 41 public high schools	68.3%	2	72.4	18.0			29.2	56.8	17.0	37.6				$21,677
First State Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	355 West Duck Creek Road	Clayton	19938	Kent County	First State Military Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 223-2150	433	24	18.0		214 (49.4%)	142 (32.8%)	51 (11.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	38.1	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%		33.4	24^th of 41 public high schools	41.5%	1		21.1			21.9	45.5	9.1	23.3
Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	500 Duck Creek Parkway	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-8581	1,777	100	17.7		861 (48.5%)	634 (35.7%)	183 (10.3%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.1%)	46.1	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%		39.8	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%			21.6			18.8	48.3	12.3	35.7				$16,865
Lake Forest High School	Public	9-12	5407 Killens Pond Road	Felton	19943	Kent County	Lake Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 284-9291	951	51	18.6		537 (56.5%)	241 (25.3%)	83 (8.7%)	18 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)	44	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%		33.5	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%	2		23.2			24.8	40.8	16.6	24.9				$17,976
Milford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1019 North Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Kent County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 422-1610	1,271	65	19.5		523 (41.1%)	349 (27.5%)	332 (26.1%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	25.3	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%		24.6	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%		14.3				22.1	40.7	5.5	19.4				$16,426
Odessa High School	Public	9-12	570 Tony Marchio Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 842-2625	1,254	83	15.0		599 (47.8%)	450 (35.9%)	98 (7.8%)	42 (3.3%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	77.8	5^th of 41 public high schools	87.8%		77.9	6^th of 41 public high schools	85.4%	1	40.3	26.7			45.4	64.2	25.2	40.8				$17,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover High School

What district is Dover High School in?

Capital School District

How many students attend Dover High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,812 students attended Dover High School.

What is the racial makeup of Dover High School?

Students at Dover High School are 56% African American, 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Dover High School a good school?

Dover High School ranks 28^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Dover High School?

Dover High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Booker T. Washington Elementary School
Elementary : East Dover Elementary School
Elementary : Fairview Elementary School
Elementary : Hartly Elementary School
Elementary : North Dover Elementary School
Elementary : South Dover Elementary School
Elementary : Towne Point Elementary School
Middle : William Henry Middle School

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