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Dover High School

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Dover High School ranks 533 rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 57% of New York high schools

Summary

Dover High School is a public high school located in Dover Plains, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 465 students. It is part of the Dover Union Free School District, which is ranked 692 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dover High School has shown inconsistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 527 to 698 out of over 1,200 New York high schools. The school's performance on Regents exams is mixed, with some subject areas performing above the state average, while others are below average. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 82.7% and 95.7% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the nearby high-performing schools like Spackenkill High School, Millbrook High School, and Pawling High School. Additionally, Dover High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 30.1% to 34.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Dover High School, ranging from 55.27% to 70.32%, may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $16,272 to $30,400, suggests that the district is investing resources in the school, but the outcomes do not yet reflect the level of investment. To address these challenges, Dover High School could benefit from a more comprehensive and data-driven approach to supporting its diverse student population, particularly for underperforming subgroups, and collaborating with the higher-performing nearby schools to adopt best practices.

462

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,433

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2368 Rt 22
Dover Plains, NY 12522

(845) 877-5750

District: Dover Union Free School District

Feeder schools for Dover High School:

Elementary:	Dover Elementary School
	Wingdale Elementary School
Middle:	Dover Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

40.7%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2014 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New York median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the New York average (12% vs 5%)

!Physics scores 16 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

New York avg66%

533^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

692^nd of 874Dover Union Free School District among New York 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 York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	533 of 1234	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	564 of 1242	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	674 of 1228	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	618 of 1190	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	676 of 1207	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	687 of 1210	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.3	560 of 1221	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.0	698 of 1255	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.4	527 of 1255	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.0	626 of 1237	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.5	479 of 1217	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	389 of 1198	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	486 of 1165	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	338 of 1117	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.1	413 of 1086	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	374 of 1027	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.5	417 of 1002	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.2	502 of 986	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.7	323 of 935	65.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	80.1	68 of 686	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	59.2	238 of 679	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	386 of 669	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	363 of 637	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	419 of 583	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	313 of 481	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	379 of 565	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	527 of 1206	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	585 of 1219	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	644 of 1197	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	652 of 1155	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	650 of 1193	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	657 of 1176	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	284 of 885	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	343 of 865	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	468 of 851	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	350 of 760	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	429 of 815	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	353 of 791	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	383 of 1179	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	397 of 1170	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	680 of 1155	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	558 of 1101	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	725 of 1179	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	658 of 1154	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	516 of 1201	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	498 of 1211	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	671 of 1191	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	551 of 1154	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	676 of 1190	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	673 of 1176	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	146 of 1149	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	371 of 1144	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	464 of 1130	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	335 of 1038	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	154 of 1132	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	418 of 1095	61.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	450 of 788	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	418 of 781	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	501 of 776	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	550 of 738	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	584 of 793	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	584 of 765	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)90th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II92%+17 vs state

Global History and Geography87%+11 vs state

U.S. History and Government81%+6 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts79%+4 vs state

Living Environment74%+17 vs state

Earth Science64%~ state avg

Geometry53%-7 vs state

Chemistry53%-12 vs state

Physics53%-16 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences49%-7 vs state

Algebra I45%-11 vs state

Common Core Geometry38%+15 vs state

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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 (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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dover High School	Public	9-12	2368 Rt 22	Dover Plains	12522	Dutchess County	Dover Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 877-5750	462	43	10.8	59.5%	239 (51.7%)	9 (1.9%)	188 (40.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	58.2	533^rd of 1234 public high schools	56.8%		57.1	564^th of 1242 public high schools	54.6%	31	52.9	91.5	78.9	38.5	63.6	86.8	73.6	52.9	80.7	44.9		53.1	49.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$30,433	$296	$30,136
Pawling High School	Public	9-12	30 Wagner Rd	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 855-4620	360	31	11.4	28.3%	208 (57.8%)	14 (3.9%)	124 (34.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	76.9	202^nd of 1234 public high schools	83.6%		73.7	270^th of 1242 public high schools	78.3%	68	92.1	94.1	90.0		30.8	91.3	70.8	84.4	89.5	79.6	40.0	88.4	67.4	98.9	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$38,236	$419	$37,817
Millbrook High School	Public	9-12	70 Church St	Millbrook	12545	Dutchess County	Millbrook Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 677-2510	252	27	9.3	27.4%	173 (68.7%)	8 (3.2%)	58 (23.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	76.9	200^th of 1234 public high schools	83.8%		67.9	383^rd of 1242 public high schools	69.2%	183	75.9	86.8	98.5	14.3	70.9	88.7	81.4		91.2	68.0		85.1		99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	$42,896	$1,290	$41,606
Arlington High School	Public	9-12	1157 Rt 55	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4860	2,472	172	14.3	31.1%	1,409 (57.0%)	256 (10.4%)	590 (23.9%)	83 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	127 (5.1%)	68.3	364^th of 1234 public high schools	70.5%		68.3	371^st of 1242 public high schools	70.1%	7	66.7	93.1	85.8	66.7	50.9	87.7	43.8	90.5	83.7	59.9	73.7	90.1	59.0	99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.6	100.0	$31,071	$762	$30,308
Webutuck High School	Public	9-12	194 Haight Rd	Amenia	12501	Dutchess County	Northeast Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 373-4100	194	21	9.1	47.9%	102 (52.6%)	5 (2.6%)	81 (41.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	31.6	840^th of 1234 public high schools	31.9%		33.5	814^th of 1242 public high schools	34.5%	26	66.7	81.3	67.2		35.6	54.4	15.6		77.8	40.4	35.7	47.4		93.9	94.9	97.0	97.0	97.0	96.5	98.5	96.0	$39,972	$2,122	$37,850
John Jay Senior High School	Public	9-12	2012 Route 52	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6700	1,768	129	13.6	23.2%	1,194 (67.5%)	104 (5.9%)	365 (20.6%)	78 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (1.5%)	64.9	413^th of 1234 public high schools	66.5%		66.1	425^th of 1242 public high schools	65.8%	12	75.1	87.8	92.9	11.3	11.8	89.3	42.7	94.4	90.0	54.1	60.3	57.1	63.3	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$27,060	$252	$26,808
Brewster High School	Public	9-12	50 Foggintown Rd	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-5051	1,076	94	11.4	38.4%	437 (40.6%)	20 (1.9%)	558 (51.9%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	48.6	660^th of 1234 public high schools	46.5%		52.3	621^st of 1242 public high schools	50.0%	39	88.2	97.6	74.0		0.0	75.5	33.8	83.3	71.8	66.2	36.4	96.9	45.4	91.9	93.5	95.9	97.1	97.3	93.6	99.8	92.9	$34,083	$987	$33,096
Orchard View Alternative High School	Public	9-12	25 Corporate Dr	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5005	58	8	7.6	31.0%	38 (65.5%)	6 (10.3%)	12 (20.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	30.4	857^th of 1234 public high schools	30.6%		28.1	872^nd of 1242 public high schools	29.8%	15			73.1			72.7	22.2		83.3	9.1	33.3	0.0	26.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$49,003	$8,511	$40,493
Poughkeepsie High School	Public	9-12	70 Forbus St	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4850	1,151	99	11.6	80.5%	45 (3.9%)	487 (42.3%)	535 (46.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.8%)	11.6	1116^th of 1234 public high schools	9.6%		12.1	1109^th of 1242 public high schools	10.7%	7	42.4	55.6	46.2	13.0	44.4	51.4	32.9		46.0	12.8		4.2		86.1	86.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.2	87.1	87.2	$35,116	$2,134	$32,983
Spackenkill High School	Public	9-12	112 Spackenkill Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 463-7810	537	53	10.1	28.3%	253 (47.1%)	80 (14.9%)	105 (19.6%)	72 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	83.8	70^th of 1234 public high schools	94.3%		83.9	51^st of 1242 public high schools	95.9%	19	84.4	89.2	94.0	50.0	86.5	96.5	86.3	91.9	97.8	78.7		83.2		99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$33,961	$537	$33,424

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