Summary:
The Dover Middle School is the only middle school in the Dover School District, serving students in grades 5–8 at 16 Daley Drive in Dover, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 941 students, has a 13.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and serves a community where about 24.65% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.
The school’s latest results show broad improvement and performance above New Hampshire averages. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 61% in reading, 48% in mathematics, and 48% in science. Those results were higher than state averages by 6, 4, and 10 percentage points, respectively. Reading is the strongest subject overall, with proficiency ranging from 57% to 64% across grades. Science is the school’s strongest relative area, especially in eighth grade, where proficiency reached 52% compared with 37% statewide. Mathematics improved the most, rising 10 percentage points from 2024–2025 to 48%, although seventh-grade mathematics was comparatively weaker at 45%.
Families may find the school’s recent trajectory especially encouraging. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, reading increased by 5 points and science by 6 points, alongside the substantial mathematics gain. The school’s reported statewide ranking improved from 77th of 132 schools to 37th of 138, while its rating rose from two stars to four stars. Eighth grade stands out as the strongest-performing grade relative to the state, exceeding state proficiency by 10 points in mathematics, 9 points in reading, and 15 points in science. Overall, the data portrays a large middle school with improving outcomes, dependable reading performance, and particularly strong science and eighth-grade results; continued attention to mathematics, especially in seventh grade, would be useful.
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