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Dover Middle School

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Dover Middle School ranks 37 th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 73% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Dover Middle School is a large public school serving about 941 students in grades 5–8 in Dover, New Hampshire, a Seacoast community with a broad mix of families and nearby schools ranging from small rural campuses to larger regional schools. The school ranked 37th out of 138 New Hampshire middle schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 73rd percentile and earning four stars. This is a major improvement from 77th place and the 42nd percentile the previous year. Although the Dover School District has a lower overall district ranking, the school’s individual results show stronger recent performance.

Academic results are above the state average in all three tested subjects: 48% of students were proficient in math, 61% in reading, and 48% in science. Reading is the school’s strongest subject, while science stands out for being 10 percentage points above the state average. Math remains the main opportunity for continued growth, even after a notable increase from 35% proficiency in 2023–2024 to 48% in 2025–2026. Compared with nearby schools, Dover Middle School trails top performers such as Oyster River Middle School, Portsmouth Middle School, and Rye Junior High School, but it ranks ahead of Barrington Middle School, Epping Middle School, Rochester Middle School, and Somersworth Middle School.

The school’s recent progress extends across student groups, including a particularly strong special education effectiveness ranking: 11th of 48 schools statewide, in the 77th percentile. Results are also relatively consistent across grades, though Grade 6 reading and Grade 7 math are useful areas to watch. With a 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio—the highest among the nearby comparison schools—and an enrollment close to 1,000 students, Dover Middle School operates on a larger scale than many of its highest-performing neighbors. Its above-average results and sharp gains are therefore encouraging, while additional support for math, targeted interventions, and maintaining recent momentum could help narrow the remaining gap with the region’s top schools.

941

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,443

Per pupil spending ?

24.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16 Daley Dr.
Dover, NH 03820-0302

(603) 516-7200

District: Dover School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Hampshire median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

New Hampshire avg46%

37^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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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	65.1	37 of 138	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	43.0	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	79 of 130	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	74 of 134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	85 of 130	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	55 of 125	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	65 of 128	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	50 of 131	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.8	45 of 125	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.1	34 of 134	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	68.2	31 of 107	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	56.4	58 of 132	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	54 of 131	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	35 of 131	73.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	30 of 128	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	64.1	44 of 127	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.6	42 of 127	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.5	50 of 129	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	32 of 125	74.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	23 of 126	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	10.9	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.6	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	23 of 113	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	41.1	67 of 112	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	55 of 110	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	60 of 114	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	80 of 115	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	48 of 113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	51 of 114	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	51 of 116	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	22.9	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	43 of 121	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	70 of 116	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	68 of 113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	70 of 117	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	43 of 116	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	52 of 113	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	39 of 114	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.5	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	31.8	43 of 51	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	26 of 48	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	35 of 52	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	38 of 47	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.2	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	20 of 48	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	30 of 136	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	46.8	70 of 131	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	72 of 128	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	67 of 132	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	50 of 123	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	63 of 126	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	49 of 129	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)42nd percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+6 vs state

Mathematics48%+4 vs state

Science48%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Dover Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Daley Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-7200	941	70	13.4	24.7%	745 (79.2%)	9 (1.0%)	43 (4.6%)	59 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.9%)	65.1	37^th of 138 public middle schools	73.2%		43	77^th of 132 public middle schools	41.7%	40	48.0	48.0	45.0	50.0	48.0	63.0	57.0	64.0	60.0	61.0	44.0	52.0	48.0	$13,443
Oyster River Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2155	585	59	9.9	10.4%	493 (84.3%)	7 (1.2%)	20 (3.4%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	87.9	11^th of 138 public middle schools	92.0%		91.1	8^th of 132 public middle schools	93.9%	3	61.0	60.0	80.0	75.0	69.0	68.0	59.0	83.0	74.0	71.0	55.0	62.0	59.0	$19,012
Somersworth Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2126	286	30	9.6	38.5%	208 (72.7%)	9 (3.1%)	16 (5.6%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	21.3	114^th of 138 public middle schools	17.4%		23.7	103^rd of 132 public middle schools	22.0%	11		14.0	21.0	22.0	19.0		32.0	52.0	49.0	45.0		27.0	27.0	$18,872
Barrington Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Haley Dr	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 664-2127	398	33	12.0	10.8%	368 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	54.3	57^th of 138 public middle schools	58.7%		52.5	60^th of 132 public middle schools	54.5%	3	54.0	43.0	43.0	49.0	48.0	72.0	49.0	64.0	58.0	61.0	53.0	36.0	46.0	$16,629
Newmarket Junior-Senior High (Elem)	Public	6-8	213 S Main St	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	225	22	10.4	17.3%	184 (81.8%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.4%)	78.1	26^th of 138 public middle schools	81.2%		70.3	33^rd of 132 public middle schools	75.0%	7		53.0	64.0	55.0	58.0		72.0	65.0	65.0	67.0		53.0	53.0
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-4090	803	60	13.3	35.7%	689 (85.8%)	11 (1.4%)	36 (4.5%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.6%)	19.7	116^th of 138 public middle schools	15.9%		14.6	117^th of 132 public middle schools	11.4%	1		23.0	28.0	21.0	24.0		42.0	48.0	34.0	41.0		23.0	23.0	$15,684
Portsmouth Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Parrott Ave.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-5781	486	47	10.3	17.3%	363 (74.7%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.1%)	37 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.1%)	86.8	13^th of 138 public middle schools	90.6%		85.5	14^th of 132 public middle schools	89.4%	1		65.0	66.0	55.0	62.0		77.0	79.0	76.0	77.0		52.0	52.0	$19,555
Rye Junior High School	Public	5-8	501 Washington Rd.	Rye	03870	Rockingham County	Rye School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 964-5591	175	20	8.7	1.7%	163 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	83.1	17^th of 138 public middle schools	87.7%		85.7	13^th of 132 public middle schools	90.2%	4	67.0	83.0	73.0	70.0	73.0	88.0	77.0	75.0	65.0	75.0	67.0	35.0	48.0
Epping Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Prescott Rd.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 679-2544	194	19	10.4	21.1%	182 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	39.1	87^th of 138 public middle schools	37.0%		46.9	70^th of 132 public middle schools	47.0%	17		26.0	44.0	26.0	33.0		42.0	68.0	50.0	54.0		34.0	34.0	$19,216
Cooperative Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Academic Way	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	Exeter Region Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 775-8700	945	99	9.5	9.2%	848 (89.7%)	9 (1.0%)	30 (3.2%)	27 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.8%)	71.3	31^st of 138 public middle schools	77.5%		72.3	27^th of 132 public middle schools	79.5%	4		60.0	56.0	50.0	56.0		70.0	71.0	54.0	65.0		41.0	41.0	$17,941

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Dover Middle School?

Students at Dover Middle School are 79% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Dover Middle School in?

Dover School District

How many students attend Dover Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 941 students attended Dover Middle School.

Is Dover Middle School a good school?

Dover Middle School ranks 37^th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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