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Schools in Dover Township

Dover Township’s public schools

Sheldon R-VIII School District and Nevada R-V School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dover Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 21% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Nevada R-V
Students per teacher
13.5
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
723 students on the public path
In brief

Dover Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dover Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Sheldon High places highest (better than 73%); Sheldon Elem. lowest (47%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dover Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sheldon Elem.in SheldonB−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sheldon R-VIII School District.

Two districts serve Dover Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sheldon R-VIII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 212 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,912MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Nevada R-V School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,777 students · 14.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,509MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sheldon R-VIII School District37%
State average 43.2% · 88 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sheldon R-VIII School District42%
State average 39.2% · 85 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Nevada R-V School District37%
State average 43.2% · 1259 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nevada R-V School District31%
State average 39.2% · 1234 students tested

Dover Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Dover Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dover Township—Sheldon R-VIII PK–12 · Nevada R-V PK–12
Montevallo—El Dorado Springs R-II PK–12 · Sheldon R-VIII PK–12
Doylesport—Lamar R-I
DrywoodC+Sheldon R-VIII PK–12 · Nevada R-V PK–12 · Bronaugh R-VII PK–12
Badger—Nevada R-V PK–12 · Northeast Vernon County R-I PK–12
Virgil—El Dorado Springs R-II PK–12 · Nevada R-V PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Nevada R-V with Dover Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dover Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dover Townshipin other towns
Sheldon Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sheldon
B−
123 students10:1Rate it →
Nevada Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Nevada
B−
511 students13:1Rate it →
Sheldon High
High · Grades 7–12 · Sheldon
B+
89 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Dover Township’s schools

Are Dover Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dover Township. Sheldon R-VIII School District and Nevada R-V School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dover Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dover Township in?

Sheldon R-VIII School District and Nevada R-V School District.

Where do Dover Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Nevada Middle and Sheldon High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.