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Dover Elementary

Q: Is Dover Elementary a good school?

Dover Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Dover Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dover Elementary?

Students at Dover Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Dover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Fairfield High

Public Grades K-5

5617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dover Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 463 students in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California.

The school faces significant challenges, with only about 19% of students proficient in English and 12% in math, which is dramatically lower than nearby schools like K. I. Jones Elementary (60% in English) and the Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun. A high rate of chronic absenteeism, at 32.5%, is a major concern and is strongly correlated with lower academic performance across the district. While per-student spending is similar to other schools, outcomes vary widely, suggesting factors beyond funding, such as school practices and climate, play a critical role.

Despite these struggles, the school shows relative strengths in supporting English Language Learner and Special Education students. For improvement, Dover could look to models within its own district, such as Sullivan Language Immersion Academy, which serves a similar student population but achieves better academic results with much lower absenteeism. Addressing attendance and implementing targeted instructional strategies, especially in upper-grade math and science where proficiency drops sharply, appear to be essential starting points.

463

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,960

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 East Alaska Ave.
Fairfield, CA 94533-2222

(707) 435-3794

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually attend:

High:

Fairfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

African American:

15.1%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg34%

California avg41%

5,617^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified

942^nd of 1,543Fairfield-Suisun Unified among California districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	5617 of 5857	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5584 of 5869	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	5834 of 5859	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	5870 of 5883	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	5628 of 5789	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	472 of 569	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	553 of 593	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	659 of 661	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	663 of 663	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	522 of 747	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	560 of 700	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	2021 of 2227	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	2518 of 2585	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	1884 of 3162	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	2960 of 3245	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3200 of 3311	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	2946 of 3275	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	2928 of 3246	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	5321 of 5597	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5425 of 5612	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	5589 of 5609	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	5627 of 5635	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	5343 of 5492	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	5372 of 5413	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	4913 of 5107	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	4746 of 5107	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	5023 of 5087	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	5082 of 5084	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	4803 of 4963	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	4777 of 4830	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	5296 of 5460	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5292 of 5517	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	5330 of 5363	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	5256 of 5264	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5042 of 5173	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	4990 of 5084	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	5403 of 5628	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5250 of 5643	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	5601 of 5638	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	5649 of 5663	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5365 of 5510	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	5193 of 5431	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1866 of 2847	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	2137 of 2635	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2229 of 2420	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	8.0	2692 of 2740	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	2395 of 2715	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	599 of 637	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	504 of 643	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	501 of 600	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	1500 of 1531	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1469 of 1491	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1272 of 1540	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1019 of 1442	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1353 of 1364	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	7.1	2493 of 2509	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2265 of 2380	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2169 of 2262	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	9.5	2314 of 2359	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1952 of 2213	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1963 of 2072	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	9.2	2405 of 2458	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	2044 of 2369	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1913 of 2230	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.1	2432 of 2527	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	2009 of 2407	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1909 of 2273	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	1.2	1554 of 1555	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1520 of 1602	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)17th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2022)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2022)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2022)1st percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dover Elementary	Public	K-5	301 East Alaska Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-3794	463	20	23.1	81.4%	24 (5.2%)	70 (15.1%)	267 (57.7%)	44 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	51 (11.0%)	10.3	5617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		11.5	5584^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	33									5.7		5.7	22.5	20.0	14.3				19.1	11.0	22.2	0.0				11.6	98.2			98.2		98.2	$15,960	$1,666	$14,294
Cleo Gordon Elementary	Public	K-5	1950 Dover Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4125	464	19	24.4	90.5%	29 (6.3%)	83 (17.9%)	288 (62.1%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.8%)	13.9	5354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.5	5522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	168									16.2		16.2	29.3	22.2	23.1				24.9	13.2	9.4	11.8				11.4	95.5			96.6	96.6		$15,958	$1,564	$14,394
Sullivan Language Immersion Academy	Public	K-5	2195 Union Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 366-0685	455	19	23.9	73.0%	14 (3.1%)	13 (2.9%)	412 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	19.6	4864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		28.4	4080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.5%	784	14.8	14.8	25.9	25.9	25.9	25.9	13.0	13.0	11.3		11.3	27.0	29.1	13.2				23.4	28.6	29.1	18.9				25.7							$15,640	$1,483	$14,157
Anna Kyle Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Kidder Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4105	603	24	25.6	93.0%	15 (2.5%)	62 (10.3%)	468 (77.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	30 (5.0%)	6.8	5790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.2	5800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	10									1.3		1.3	14.3	11.8	18.2				14.4	12.9	7.0	6.5				8.9	96.0	97.6		96.8	96.8	97.6	$15,932	$1,653	$14,279
Laurel Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Gulf Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4291	648	26	25.0	65.0%	61 (9.4%)	107 (16.5%)	238 (36.7%)	134 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	95 (14.7%)	32.3	3778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		30.9	3869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	91									17.3		17.3	28.2	49.0	31.7				36.1	35.5	37.5	17.5				31.1	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3		$16,049	$1,197	$14,852
Weir Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	1975 Pennsylvania Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 399-3300	699	25	27.8	91.0%	31 (4.4%)	121 (17.3%)	431 (61.7%)	51 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	50 (7.2%)	12.8	5432^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		15	5304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	128									11.3	16.9	14.3	12.2	19.7	22.9	30.0	33.3	50.6	28.7	14.9	18.2	12.9	11.0	17.4	28.9	17.3							$15,442	$1,655	$13,787
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Fieldcrest Ave.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 399-9566	526	19	28.4	57.0%	68 (12.9%)	86 (16.3%)	206 (39.2%)	90 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	71 (13.5%)	37.9	3353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		46.9	2743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	610									20.7		20.7	35.9	43.2	41.4				39.8	35.0	38.6	27.6				34.5	98.5				98.5		$16,063	$1,121	$14,942
Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun	Public, Virtual	K-8	1100 Harry Price Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 438-6973	175	7	25.0	60.6%	16 (9.1%)	27 (15.4%)	84 (48.0%)	19 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	24 (13.7%)	52.6	2455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%		48.8	2624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.3%	169									40.0	68.4	57.1	30.8	22.2	48.0	71.4	82.4	72.5	58.2	30.8	23.5	40.0	57.1	58.8	79.0	53.4							$16,809	$1,267	$15,542
K. I. Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Winston Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4195	760	29	26.2	47.2%	156 (20.5%)	60 (7.9%)	274 (36.1%)	138 (18.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	123 (16.2%)	74.9	1375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		81.5	1089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	286									52.4		52.4	51.8	58.7	69.6				60.2	47.8	56.3	52.4				52.3	98.1						$14,892	$1,127	$13,765
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	830 First St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4165	591	25	23.6	85.4%	45 (7.6%)	63 (10.7%)	416 (70.4%)	46 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	9.7	5646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.8	5640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	6									4.4		4.4	17.0	20.4	20.5				19.2	9.0	12.6	13.8				11.7	95.6				96.5		$16,075	$1,646	$14,429

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Fairfield High

Is Dover Elementary a good school?

Dover Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dover Elementary?

Students at Dover Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Dover Elementary in?

Fairfield-Suisun Unified

How many students attend Dover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Dover Elementary.

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