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Dover Avenue Elementary School

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Dover Avenue Elementary School ranks 417 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Dover Avenue Elementary School is a grades 4–5 school with 392 students in the Dover City district in Dover, Ohio, a small city in Tuscarawas County. The district ranks 229th of 773 in Ohio (70th percentile, 4 stars), and in 2025–2026 the school ranked 417th of 1,560 schools statewide (73rd percentile, 4 stars). Because Dover City bands its elementary grades — South Elementary School serves PK–1 and East Elementary School serves grades 2–3 — Dover Avenue is the district's only provider for grades 4 and 5, so its state results in those grades mirror the district's.

Academics are strongest in math and in the upper-grade reading and science results. In 2025–2026, 82.6% of 5th graders were proficient in math — 23.5 points above the state average and second only to Dundee Elementary School among nearby reporting schools. Fifth-grade science was 76.8% (state 62.7%) and 5th-grade ELA 80.5% (state 70.4%). Fourth-grade math reached 79.4%, 12.1 points above the state, while 4th-grade ELA was 67.2% — above the state's 61.8% but behind Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School, West Elementary School and Dundee. Fifth-grade math has risen from 76.6% in 2022–2023, and 4th-grade ELA from 60.6% to 67.2%, though science slipped from 82.9% while staying well above state.

Chronic absenteeism has improved from 12.1% in 2021–2022 to 7.3% in 2025–2026 — nearly half the district's 12.0% rate and better than most nearby schools, though Dover's East Elementary School (5.0%), Dundee (5.7%) and Strasburg-Franklin (3.6%) are lower. Low-income students rank in the 93rd percentile statewide (5 stars), a standout result given a 53.07% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2023–2024, and special education students rank in the 76th percentile (4 stars); English language learners improved from the 47th to the 57th percentile. The school rebounded from a 2024–2025 dip (64th percentile, 3 stars), and its 19.6 student–teacher ratio is lower than Dover's South Elementary School (21.1) and East (21.3).

392

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,417

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

125 W 13th St
Dover, OH 44622-2614

(330) 364-7117

District: Dover City

Students who attend Dover Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dover Middle School
High:	Dover High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

24.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Ohio avg64%

417^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

229^th of 773Dover City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	417 of 1560	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	565 of 1558	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	489 of 1577	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	461 of 1596	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	526 of 1588	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.4	375 of 1610	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	328 of 1676	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	443 of 1636	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	247 of 1651	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	291 of 1678	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.0	220 of 1684	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	80.2	214 of 1687	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	95 of 1701	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	81.0	159 of 1709	90.7%	★★★★★
2011	84.7	68 of 1686	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.2	215 of 1662	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.1	140 of 1610	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.3	154 of 1582	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	74.1	394 of 1609	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	186 of 1504	87.6%	★★★★☆
2005	72.2	405 of 1501	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	89.0	35 of 1471	97.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	46.8	384 of 824	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	179 of 765	76.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	136 of 318	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	139 of 281	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	136 of 258	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	91 of 239	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	94 of 213	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	62 of 183	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	420 of 1452	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	502 of 1452	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	333 of 1466	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	351 of 1483	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	433 of 1488	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	306 of 1467	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	428 of 1502	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	474 of 1518	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	67.5	93 of 759	87.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	128 of 315	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	109 of 259	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	91 of 234	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	87 of 233	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	118 of 216	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	66 of 189	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	102 of 1467	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	225 of 1473	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	414 of 1484	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	395 of 1447	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	527 of 1419	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	306 of 1404	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	700 of 1465	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	520 of 1465	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	336 of 1467	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	546 of 1466	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	530 of 1485	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	519 of 1498	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	554 of 1518	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	411 of 1499	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	238 of 1535	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	348 of 1536	77.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	54 of 220	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	219 of 914	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	55.2	320 of 935	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	206 of 900	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	384 of 856	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	173 of 1181	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	446 of 1175	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	339 of 1190	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	331 of 1215	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	422 of 1242	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	298 of 1249	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	262 of 1271	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	399 of 1309	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)88th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+18 vs state

Science77%+14 vs state

English Language Arts74%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Dover Avenue Elementary School	Public	4-5	125 W 13th St	Dover	44622	Tuscarawas County	Dover City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-7117	392	20	19.6	37.8%	275 (70.2%)	2 (0.5%)	94 (24.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	75.7	417^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.3%		68.1	565^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.7%	148	76.8		79.4	82.6			67.2	80.5				$8,417
East Elementary School	Public	2-3	325 Betscher Ave	Dover	44622	Tuscarawas County	Dover City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-7114	405	19	21.3	33.6%	270 (66.7%)	3 (0.7%)	110 (27.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)								(n/a)		73.3				70.7						$8,271
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	280 E Shafer Ave	Dover	44622	Tuscarawas County	Dover City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-7111	422	20	21.1	37.4%	280 (66.4%)	3 (0.7%)	121 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)								(n/a)										92.9%	3%	$7,685
West Elementary School	Public	4	232 Tuscarawas Ave NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-0755	198	11	18.0	72.2%	144 (72.7%)	1 (0.5%)	50 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)			85.1				75.0					$10,396
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	470 Fair Ave NE	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-0715	236	12	19.6	59.3%	171 (72.5%)	1 (0.4%)	59 (25.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)										91.4%	4.8%	$10,365
York Elementary School	Public	K-1	938 Stonecreek Rd SW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-0770	209	11	19.0	74.2%	129 (61.7%)	1 (0.5%)	74 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)										91.2%	2.9%	$10,525
South Elementary School	Public	2-3	132 Providence Ave SW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-0725	429	23	18.6	55.0%	292 (68.1%)	4 (0.9%)	112 (26.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)								(n/a)		62.6				68.0						$8,763
Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 N Bodmer Ave	Strasburg	44680	Tuscarawas County	Strasburg-Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 878-6503	227	14	16.2	—	203 (89.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	70.5	525^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.3%		71.5	505^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.6%	20	72.2	70.0	87.8	69.4		62.5	75.6	77.8		75.7%	16.2%	$15,041
Tuscarawas Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2633 Tusky Valley Rd NE	Zoarville	44656	Tuscarawas County	Tuscarawas Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 859-2427	673	5	134.6	22.0%	652 (96.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	67.3	583^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	62.6%		73.1	469^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.9%	114	73.8	76.0	74.8	67.0	70.0	73.1	56.3	79.6	53.8	83.9%	16.1%	$9,547
Dundee Elementary School	Public	K-6	8072 School St	Dundee	44624	Tuscarawas County	Garaway Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 852-2022	155	7	22.1	—	149 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.7	166^th of 1560 public elementary schools	89.4%		88.8	78^th of 1558 public elementary schools	95.0%	88	100.0	88.0	90.5	84.6	77.3	80.0	71.4	84.6	77.3	41.2%	47.1%	$11,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Avenue Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Dover Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dover Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dover Middle School
High : Dover High School

How many students attend Dover Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Dover Avenue Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dover Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Dover Avenue Elementary School are 70% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Dover Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Dover Avenue Elementary School ranks 417^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Dover Avenue Elementary School in?

Dover City

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