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Dover Senior High School

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Dover Senior High School ranks 48 th of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 44% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Dover Senior High School is a public high school serving 1,418 students in grades 9-12 in Dover, New Hampshire. The school is part of the Dover School District, which is ranked 86 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dover Senior High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 29th to 48th out of New Hampshire high schools. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 2 and 3 stars out of 5, indicating average to above-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than female students. Nearby schools like Exeter High School and Oyster River High School consistently outperform Dover Senior High School in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and other key metrics.

Dover Senior High School has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.5% to 89.1% in recent years, and a low dropout rate between 0.5% and 3.4%. However, the school's test scores in mathematics, reading, and science are generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 26% to 64% across different subjects and grade levels. The school's performance on the SAT is also below the state average. These challenges may be related to the school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 19.19% to 23.85% in recent years, and its higher student-teacher ratio compared to nearby high schools.

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: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

New Hampshire avg46%

48^th of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 158Dover 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2024)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-28 vs school

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

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading64%+9 vs state

Science33%-5 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

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

Schools Near Dover Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	NH SAS Mathematics (2025)	NH SAS Reading (2025)	NH SAS Science (2025)		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	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	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%)	42.4	48^th of 86 public high schools	44.2%		62.1	29^th of 87 public high schools	66.7%	19	26.0	64.0	26.0	64.0	33.0	33.0	$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%)	91.2	5^th of 86 public high schools	94.2%		91.9	5^th of 87 public high schools	94.3%		55.0	86.0	55.0	86.0	55.0	55.0	$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%)	19.6	73^rd of 86 public high schools	15.1%		25.9	67^th of 87 public high schools	23.0%	6	17.0	45.0	17.0	45.0	30.0	30.0	$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%)	79.8	16^th of 86 public high schools	81.4%		65.4	25^th of 87 public high schools	71.3%	9	47.0	76.0	47.0	76.0	48.0	48.0	$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%)	90.6	6^th of 86 public high schools	93.0%		92.1	4^th of 87 public high schools	95.4%	2	52.0	80.0	52.0	80.0	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%)	19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%		25.8	68^th of 87 public high schools	21.8%	6	15.0	55.0	15.0	55.0	22.0	22.0	$16,308
Bud Carlson Academy	Public	9-12	Rochester School Department	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%)								(n/a)
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%)	85.3	10^th of 86 public high schools	88.4%		79.1	15^th of 87 public high schools	82.8%	5	50.0	80.0	50.0	80.0	51.0	51.0	$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%)	50.9	35^th of 86 public high schools	59.3%		25	69^th of 87 public high schools	20.7%	34	38.0	68.0	38.0	68.0	25.0	25.0	$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%)	81.7	13^th of 86 public high schools	84.9%		91	6^th of 87 public high schools	93.1%	7	38.0	78.0	38.0	78.0	60.0	60.0

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

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 48^th of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dover Senior High School?

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

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