Academy of Dover Charter School

The Academy of Dover Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Academy of Dover Charter School District, which is ranked 23 out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance is generally lower than state averages across multiple academic measures. Its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates range from 25.45% to 38.98% across grades 3-8, which are below the state averages of 38.49% to 43.82%. Similarly, the school's math proficiency rates range from 14.63% to 40.68% across grades 3, 4, 6, and 7, mostly lower than the state averages of 29.74% to 42.17%. The school's science proficiency rate for 5th grade is 11.9%, significantly lower than the state average of 29.09%, and its social studies proficiency rates across grades 4-7 range from 26.83% to 34.09%, generally lower than the state averages of 35.11% to 55.06%.

Additionally, the Academy of Dover Charter School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4%, which is higher than the state average. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,670, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 in the 2023-2024 school year. While the data does not provide the school's free/reduced lunch rate, the consistently lower academic performance and high chronic absenteeism suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning outcomes.