Photo: Photolitherland Chris Litherland · CC BY 3.0Dover’s public schools outscore 76% of Arkansas districts
On the state math tests, 49% of Dover’s students scored proficient, above the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dover, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.
From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dover’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 130 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dover’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,101 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 5 the district’s path is Dover Middle School, then Dover High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Dover’s grade
A−: better than 76% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are above the Arkansas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dover, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Dover
Dover Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 455 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Dover
Dover High School
Grades 9–12 · 375 students · 4:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Dover
Dover High School
Grades 9–12 · 375 students · 4:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Dover
Dover High School
Grades 9–12 · 375 students · 4:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Dover
Dover High School
Grades 9–12 · 375 students · 4:1 students per teacher
Dover’s public schools are run by Dover School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Dover vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Dover’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dover | A− | Dover |
Every school in Dover
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Dover’s schools
Are Dover’s schools good?
By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dover children attend outscore 76% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dover in?
Dover School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,205 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dover kids go to high school?
Dover High School, with 375 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Dover’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Dover School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Dover spend per student?
$13,101 in Dover School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dover families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dover → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.