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East Dover Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

852 South Little Creek Road, Dover, DE 19901 · (302) 672-1500 · Part of Capital School District

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

Students
331
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about East Dover Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Delaware’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Dover kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–4East Dover Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 41.9%

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

852 South Little Creek Road, Dover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 174
Grade 266
Grade 374
Grade 461
Enrollment over time
327’20
349’21
330’22
338’23
331’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%Hispanic 25%White 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about East Dover Elementary School from Dover families.

Other schools in Capital School District

The district →

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.