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North Dover Elementary School

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North Dover Elementary School ranks 72 nd of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

North Dover Elementary School in Dover, DE, is a K-4 school within the Capital School District, serving 333 students in a mid-sized elementary setting. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks 72nd out of 106 elementary schools in Delaware, placing it in the middle-to-lower tier statewide.

Despite its overall ranking, North Dover shows some notable strengths. It is one of the top-performing traditional public elementary schools within its own district, consistently outperforming nearby South Dover Elementary School, East Dover Elementary School, and Booker T. Washington Elementary School. The school also demonstrates a clear upward trend in academic performance as students advance through the grades—proficiency in English Language Arts jumps from 24% in 3rd grade to nearly 40% in 5th grade, and math scores exceed the district average at every grade level. Most impressively, 5th graders achieve a 58.8% proficiency rate in Social Studies, nearly matching the state average and far exceeding the district's 45%.

However, the school faces significant challenges. Chronic absenteeism remains a persistent issue at 23.7%, well above the state average of 17.1%. The school has also experienced a sharp decline from its former peak—in 2015-2016, it was ranked 16th in the state with a 4-star rating, but has since fallen to the 28th-53rd percentile range over the past five years. The contrast with W. B. Simpson Elementary School, a 5-star school just 4.1 miles away in the Caesar Rodney School District, is stark—W. B. Simpson's 5th-grade ELA proficiency is 74% compared to North Dover's 40%. Notably, North Dover spends more per student ($14,186) than W. B. Simpson ($10,252), suggesting that funding alone doesn't explain the performance gap. For parents, this school offers strong upper-grade instruction and effective support for certain student groups, but attendance and consistency remain areas to watch.

333

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,734

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

855 College Road
Dover, DE 19904-2234

(302) 672-1500

District: Capital School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.2%

White:

23.7%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg26%

Delaware avg42%

72^nd of 106

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 49 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Capital School District

24^th of 34Capital 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
2026	32.0	72 of 106	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	78 of 109	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	59 of 103	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	49 of 104	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	22 of 105	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	40 of 85	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.8	24 of 86	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	16 of 86	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	24 of 108	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	20 of 91	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	59.1	41 of 91	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	27 of 69	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	36 of 68	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.4	9 of 62	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	14 of 60	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	8 of 72	88.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	80 of 98	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	34 of 89	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	40 of 90	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.1	12 of 99	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	45 of 75	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	40 of 66	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	34 of 62	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.3	9 of 92	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	65 of 98	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.5	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	71 of 97	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	71 of 89	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	63 of 90	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	38 of 99	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	72.3	21 of 82	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)61st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies39%-12 vs state

English Language Arts32%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%-8 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)	DeSSA Social Studies (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	Total
North Dover Elementary School	Public	1-5	855 College Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	333	17	19.5	51.3%	79 (23.7%)	167 (50.2%)	52 (15.6%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	32	72^nd of 106 public elementary schools	32.1%		26.2	78^th of 109 public elementary schools	28.4%	6	30.2	26.5	58.8				24.2	32.9	39.6				33.9	31.0	28.3				$20,734
Fairview Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	700 Walker Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	287	22	13.0	58.9%	58 (20.2%)	145 (50.5%)	47 (16.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)								(n/a)																			$20,508
Academy Of Dover Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	104 Saulsbury Road	Dover	19904	Kent County	Academy of Dover Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 674-0684	443	29	15.2	98.9%	42 (9.5%)	305 (68.8%)	74 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	22.5	82^nd of 106 public elementary schools	22.6%		29.2	74^th of 109 public elementary schools	32.1%	8	18.4	35.2	37.5	22.5	35.9	11.6	19.7	38.2	30.6	25.0	23.1	30.2	22.7	34.6				14.0
Campus Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	350 Pear Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Campus Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 736-0403	409	20	20.4	46.0%	73 (17.8%)	267 (65.3%)	23 (5.6%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	42.8	59^th of 106 public elementary schools	44.3%		36.9	63^rd of 109 public elementary schools	42.2%	4	13.0	22.9	38.6	53.2	35.9	22.0	65.0	32.7	32.6	57.1	27.5	45.5	67.5	22.5	10.9	44.9	27.5	38.6
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	901 Forest Street	Dover	19904	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1900	314	31	10.1	55.3%	57 (18.2%)	195 (62.1%)	27 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	22.9	81^st of 106 public elementary schools	23.6%		35.2	67^th of 109 public elementary schools	38.5%	14	20.3	24.7	38.7				25.7	29.3	31.1				21.1	41.3	24.0				$34,688
Towne Point Elementary School	Public	1-5	629 Buckson Drive	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1590	341	21	16.6	68.1%	40 (11.7%)	212 (62.2%)	57 (16.7%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	17.7	85^th of 106 public elementary schools	19.8%		22.7	82^nd of 109 public elementary schools	24.8%	3	10.3	30.4					29.8	22.0	27.3				27.4	25.4	13.2				$21,995
South Dover Elementary School	Public	1-5	955 South State Street	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1980	577	31	18.8	61.5%	69 (12.0%)	353 (61.2%)	93 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	7.7	100^th of 106 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.5	97^th of 109 public elementary schools	11.0%	3	10.1	22.9	29.3				17.7	17.7	22.6				11.6	11.6	5.0				$18,906
East Dover Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	852 South Little Creek Road	Dover	19901	Kent County	Capital School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 672-1500	331	21	15.7	65.4%	37 (11.2%)	173 (52.3%)	83 (25.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)																			$24,086
W. Reily Brown Elementary School	Public	1-5	360 Webbs Lane	Dover	19904	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-2101	506	37	13.6	58.7%	158 (31.2%)	222 (43.9%)	66 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	38.9	63^rd of 106 public elementary schools	40.6%		34.4	68^th of 109 public elementary schools	37.6%	5	22.8	38.1	58.0				41.1	33.7	36.6				46.2	25.5	29.7				$18,320
W. B. Simpson Elementary School	Public	1-5	5 Old North Road	Camden	19934	Kent County	Caesar Rodney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 697-3207	465	31	15.0	38.4%	273 (58.7%)	91 (19.6%)	37 (8.0%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	91.1	8^th of 106 public elementary schools	92.5%		86.6	12^th of 109 public elementary schools	89.0%	4	58.8	59.6	82.3				56.0	67.8	74.2				59.3	65.6	63.9				$17,266

Frequently Asked Questions about North Dover Elementary School

Is North Dover Elementary School a good school?

North Dover Elementary School ranks 72^nd of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Dover Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended North Dover Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Dover Elementary School?

Students at North Dover Elementary School are 50% African American, 24% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of North Dover Elementary School attend?

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

High : Dover High School

What district is North Dover Elementary School in?

Capital School District

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