Summary:
ZIP code 73734 has two Dover schools: Dover Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8, and Dover High School, serving grades 9–12. Their 2025–2026 results show different strengths: Elementary is well above the state in math and science, while High is above the state in English Language Arts I but far below it in science. All Grades results cover different grade spans, so they are not a like-for-like school comparison. The most important takeaway is that performance varies sharply by subject, with High School’s science result the clearest concern.
Dover Elementary stands out in math, with 41% proficient compared with 25% statewide, and in science, with 36% versus 30%. Dover High’s strongest All Grades result is English Language Arts I: 35%, 9 percentage points above the state’s 26%; its U.S. History result is 38%, 3 points below the state. Science is the low point: 3% proficient, compared with 30% statewide. In grade 11, High is 3% in science versus 21% statewide, while its math result of 22% is 5 points above the state.
Elementary improved across its three reported subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: English Language Arts I rose 3 points, math 8, and science 16. High’s math rose 14 points, but its English Language Arts I fell 7 and science fell 9. SchoolDigger places High at the 51st percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 38th percentile the prior year but below its 63rd-percentile standing in 2023–2024. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 9.1 at Elementary and 8.7 at High; free/reduced lunch eligible was 61.5% and 61.9%, respectively. High also had an 89% graduation rate, compared with 78% statewide, while 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 4% at Elementary and 6% at High.
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