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Dover Senior High School

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Dover Senior High School ranks 27 th of 89 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 89 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 70% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Dover Senior High School is a public, grades 9–12 school serving 1,371 students in the coastal New Hampshire community of Dover and the Dover School District. The school ranks 27th out of 89 New Hampshire high schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the state’s 70th percentile and making it a strong-performing large high school.

Dover’s most notable recent development is its improvement: it rose from 48th statewide the previous year to 27th, while math proficiency increased from 26% to 34%, reading from 64% to 67%, and science from 33% to 36%. Reading is the school’s clearest strength, with proficiency 12 percentage points above the state average and a steady rise over four years. Math remains the largest academic opportunity because results are 10 points below the state average, although Dover’s SAT math performance is slightly above the state result. Science is near the state average but has fluctuated more than reading.

Parents may also find Dover’s completion outcomes encouraging: the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 91.4%, above the state average, while the dropout rate was just 0.3%. Among nearby larger schools, Dover trails higher-ranked Portsmouth High School, Oyster River High School, and Exeter High School, especially in math and science, but it performs well ahead of Spaulding High School and Somersworth High School. Overall, Dover appears to be an improving school with strong literacy and student-retention outcomes, while sustained progress in math and science will be important.

1,371

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,825

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Alumni Dr.
Dover, NH 03820-4365

(603) 516-6900

District: Dover School District

Feeder schools for Dover Senior High School:

Elementary:	Barrington Elementary School
	Early Childhood Learning Center
Middle:	Barrington Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.5%

Asian:

6.1%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the New Hampshire average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Hampshire median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg50%

New Hampshire avg46%

27^th of 89

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 166Dover School District among New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	27 of 89	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	42.4	48 of 86	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	29 of 87	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	48 of 85	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	42 of 84	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	32 of 71	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	41 of 81	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.4	31 of 82	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.9	50 of 84	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.0	32 of 77	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.4	47 of 85	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.0	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.9	65 of 83	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.0	40 of 81	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	28.1	66 of 79	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.6	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.0	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.9	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	26 of 80	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.1	56 of 80	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	24 of 81	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	40.0	47 of 78	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	43 of 79	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	33 of 63	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.7	42 of 60	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2024	36.1	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	37 of 78	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	29 of 82	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	34 of 78	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	43 of 78	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	24 of 60	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	15 of 61	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	14 of 61	77.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2023	19.8	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.9	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	26 of 88	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	41.7	48 of 86	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	28 of 87	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	43 of 83	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	48 of 85	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	28 of 67	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	26 of 66	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	31 of 64	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading67%+12 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Students are given the tools to succeed, but it is up to them whether they use them. Dover High students are successful in a variety of areas--winter colorguard, band, lacrosse, ice hockey, college acceptances-- and they are all given the same opportunities to succeed. Teachers do their best with only one exception that I can think of and students are expected to do their best as well. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	NH SAS Mathematics (2026)	NH SAS Reading (2026)	NH SAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Dover Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 Alumni Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6900	1,371	108	12.6	23.1%	1,118 (81.5%)	24 (1.8%)	64 (4.7%)	83 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.8%)	58.1	27^th of 89 public high schools	69.7%		42.4	48^th of 86 public high schools	44.2%	21	34.0	67.0	34.0	67.0	36.0	36.0	$14,825
Oyster River High School	Public	9-12	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	825	67	12.3	7.4%	714 (86.5%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.7%)	39 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	88.5	11^th of 89 public high schools	87.6%		91.2	5^th of 86 public high schools	94.2%	6	51.0	82.0	51.0	82.0	53.0	53.0	$19,567
Somersworth High School	Public	9-12	11 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 692-2431	399	35	11.4	28.6%	298 (74.7%)	11 (2.8%)	19 (4.8%)	39 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	19.3	77^th of 89 public high schools	13.5%		19.6	73^rd of 86 public high schools	15.1%	4	19.0	44.0	19.0	44.0	23.0	23.0	$20,583
Newmarket Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	213 S Main St	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	274	28	9.8	19.3%	223 (81.4%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.2%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)	76.5	19^th of 89 public high schools	78.7%		79.8	16^th of 86 public high schools	81.4%	3	46.0	66.0	46.0	66.0	51.0	51.0	$17,720
Portsmouth High School	Public	9-12	50 Andrew Jarvis Dr.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-7100	1,017	89	11.4	11.0%	822 (80.8%)	7 (0.7%)	59 (5.8%)	49 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.7%)	92.1	7^th of 89 public high schools	92.1%		90.6	6^th of 86 public high schools	93.0%	1	51.0	82.0	51.0	82.0	61.0	61.0	$19,004
Spaulding High School	Public	9-12	130 Wakefield St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-0757	1,298	98	13.2	27.3%	1,125 (86.7%)	17 (1.3%)	52 (4.0%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.9%)	38.6	51^st of 89 public high schools	42.7%		19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%	23	21.0	59.0	21.0	59.0	33.0	33.0	$16,308
Bud Carlson Academy	Public	9-12	150 Wakefield Street Suite 8	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-3678	96	5	19.2	39.6%	85 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	4.9	89^th of 89 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0	36.0	0.0	36.0
Exeter High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Hawk Dr	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Exeter Region Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 775-8400	1,348	111	12.1	7.2%	1,209 (89.7%)	23 (1.7%)	40 (3.0%)	42 (3.1%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.6%)	81.4	14^th of 89 public high schools	84.3%		85.3	10^th of 86 public high schools	88.4%	4	45.0	70.0	45.0	70.0	55.0	55.0	$19,185
Epping High School	Public	9-12	21 Academy St.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 679-5472	213	23	9.2	16.0%	195 (91.5%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	45.2	40^th of 89 public high schools	55.1%		50.9	35^th of 86 public high schools	59.3%	5	29.0	69.0	29.0	69.0	19.0	19.0	$21,864
Virtual Learning Academy (H)	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	19 Hampton Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Virtual Learning Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(603) 778-2500	386	66	5.8	11.9%	333 (86.3%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	78.6	17^th of 89 public high schools	80.9%		81.7	13^th of 86 public high schools	84.9%	4	27.0	80.0	27.0	80.0	70.0	70.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Senior High School

What district is Dover Senior High School in?

Dover School District

What schools feed into Dover Senior High School?

Dover Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barrington Elementary School
Elementary : Early Childhood Learning Center
Middle : Barrington Middle School

How many students attend Dover Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,371 students attended Dover Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Dover Senior High School?

Students at Dover Senior High School are 82% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Dover Senior High School a good school?

Dover Senior High School ranks 27^th of 89 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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