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Dover High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

One Dover High Drive, Dover, DE 19904 · (302) 241-2400 · Part of Capital School District

Dover’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Delaware school districts

Directions
Students
1,812
Students per teacher
21:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Dover High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Dover High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 41.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

One Dover High Drive, Dover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9570
Grade 10438
Grade 11404
Grade 12400
Enrollment over time
1,768’20
1,748’21
1,771’22
1,867’23
1,812’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%White 19%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%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 High School from Dover families.

Other schools in Capital School District

The district →
Kent County Community School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Dover
274 students21:1
Capital Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dover
145 students
South Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
C−
577 students19:1
Towne Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
D
341 students17:1
North Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
C−
333 students20:1
East Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dover
D
331 students16:1

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’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.