Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02030

Summary:

The 02030 zip code area is home to three exceptional public schools: Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, Chickering Elementary School, and Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School. These schools, which serve the communities of Dover-Sherborn and Dover, have consistently ranked among the top-performing schools in Massachusetts.

The standout school in this data set is the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, which has earned a statewide ranking of 1st out of 349 high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This exceptional performance is reflected in the school's high graduation rate of 99.4%, its 0.0% dropout rate, and its students' exceptional academic achievement, with over 90% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the MCAS Next Generation assessments.

The other schools in the data set, Chickering Elementary School and Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with over 70% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the MCAS Next Generation assessments. These schools benefit from high per-student spending, low student-teacher ratios, and a commitment to providing a high-quality education for their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Chickering	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Cross Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 785-0480	492	45	11.0		361 (73.4%)	10 (2.0%)	27 (5.5%)	63 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	92	50^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.5%		91.4	56^th of 916 public elementary schools	93.9%	6	73.6	71.0	62.6					68.7	79.4	66.7	68.7					71.9	77.8			77.8			$22,896
Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Public	9-12	9 Junction Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	No	(508) 785-1730	610	62	9.8		417 (68.4%)	17 (2.8%)	42 (6.9%)	91 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	97.9	1^st of 349 public high schools	99.7%		95.7	8^th of 348 public high schools	97.7%	7							93.4								89.1				87.1		82.7		$24,941
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Farm Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 785-0635	471	50	9.4		340 (72.2%)	22 (4.7%)	14 (3.0%)	61 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	94	27^th of 484 public middle schools	94.4%		95.2	18^th of 493 public middle schools	96.3%	9				62.5	75.7	74.7		70.7				71.1	75.7	70.6		72.3		71.6		71.6		69.1	$26,484

Cities Near Zip Code 02030

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dover	1.4 mi	3	6^th
Medfield	3.07 mi	5	15^th
Westwood	3.14 mi	7	12^th
Natick	3.17 mi	7	55^th
Needham	3.54 mi	8	14^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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