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Schools in Dover Plains

Dover Plains’s public schools

Dover Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dover Plains. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.7K
▼ 11% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,317 students on the public path
In brief

Dover Plains’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dover Plains’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Dover High School places highest (better than 84%); Dover Middle School lowest (23%). 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 Plains, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Wingdale Elementary Schoolin WingdaleNo scores
3–5Dover Elementary SchoolDover Union Free School DistrictC−
6–8Dover Middle SchoolDover Union Free School DistrictC−
9–12Dover High SchoolDover Union Free School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dover Union Free School District.

The district

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

Dover Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,317 students · 10.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,721NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 48.9% · 581 students tested
Math32%
State average 46.5% · 630 students tested

Dover Plains vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Dover Plains’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dover Plains—Dover Union Free

Every school in Dover Plains

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

Also serving Dover Plainsin other towns
Wingdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Wingdale
255 students11:1Rate it →
Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C−
305 students12:1Rate it →
Dover Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
295 students9:1Rate it →
Dover High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
462 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Dover Plains’s schools

Are Dover Plains’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dover Plains. Dover Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dover Plains. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dover Plains in?

Dover Union Free School District.

Where do Dover Plains kids go to high school?

Dover High School.

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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.