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Dover Air Force Base Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3100 Hawthorne Drive, Dover, DE 19901 · (302) 674-3284 · Part of Caesar Rodney School District

Dover Base Housing’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
98
Students per teacher
7:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Dover Air Force Base Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 44.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dover Base Housing kids: Caesar Rodney High School

On the path

Where Dover Base Housing kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Major George S. Welch Elementary Schoolin Dover
6–8Dover Air Force Base Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Caesar Rodney High Schoolin Camden

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 41.9%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Delaware’s 192 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3100 Hawthorne Drive, Dover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 633
Grade 745
Grade 820
Enrollment over time
177’20
95’21
125’22
132’23
98’24

Down 44.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Black 15%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dover Air Force Base Middle School from Dover Base Housing families.

Other schools in Caesar Rodney School District

The district →
John S. Charlton School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Camden
D
424 students9:1
J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades K · Magnolia
454 students19:1
Major George S. Welch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dover
A−
261 students9:1
David E. Robinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Wyoming
514 students17:1
W. Reily Brown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Dover
C+
506 students14:1
Allen Frear Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Camden
A−
504 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Delaware’s other public schools; Dover Base Housing’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.