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Best Public Schools in Dover, TN


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4
Schools
1,527
Students
Top rankedStewart County Middle School160th of 583 Tennessee middle schools
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Biggest riser
Dover Elementary up 58 spots statewide this year
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Summary:

The city of Dover, Tennessee is home to three schools serving grades K-12: Stewart County High School, Dover Elementary, and Stewart County Middle School. These schools are part of the Stewart County school district, which is ranked 62 out of 139 districts in Tennessee.

Among the three schools, Stewart County Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong test scores, particularly in Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Dover Elementary also has solid performance, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts above the district and state averages, and a 3-star rating. In contrast, Stewart County High School lags behind in many subject areas compared to the state and district, suggesting room for improvement.

Across all three schools, the chronic absenteeism rate is a concern, with all schools reporting a rate of 18.9%, higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have similar student-teacher ratios of around 16-17 students per teacher, and spending per student ranges from $10,906 at the high school to $11,988 at the elementary school.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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