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Chickering

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

29 Cross Street, Dover, MA 02030 · (508) 785-0480 · Part of Dover School District

Dover’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
492
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Chickering

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Dover kids: Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5ChickeringYou are here
6–8Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School471 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency78%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

29 Cross Street, Dover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten60
Grade 165
Grade 284
Grade 391
Grade 470
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
475’20
489’21
502’22
497’23
492’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Asian 13%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chickering from Dover families.

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Dover’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.