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C+
Schools in Dover · River Valleys Unified School District 73, Windham Central Supervisory Union

Dover’s public schools score below 58% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Dover, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+K–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 0 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 0 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 3–12 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 24% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · River Valleys Unified School District 73
Students per teacher
10.2
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
80 students on the public path
In brief

Dover’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 96 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dover’s, its schools beat 60%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Dover’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,005 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dover’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Vermont school districts. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (96)Better than 60%
Towns in Windham County (22)Better than 41%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 410 test results and a graduating class of 39 could put Dover anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Dover’s students in the tested grades sat them (409 in math, 411 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Dover Elementary SchoolRiver Valleys Unified School District 73A

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Dover

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

River Valleys Unified School District 73Grades PK–6 · 2 schools · 128 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$19,005VT $25,064 · FY2024
Windham Central Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , Windham Central Supervisory Union44%
State average 44.4% · 411 students tested
Math · , Windham Central Supervisory Union33%
State average 33.1% · 409 students tested

Dover vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DoverC+River Valleys Unified School District 73 PK–6 · Windham Central Supervisory Union
NewfaneC+West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72A PK–5 · West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B 6–12 · Windham Central Supervisory Union
WilmingtonB−Twin Valley Unified PK–12 · Windham Southwest Supervisory Union
MarlboroC+Marlboro PK–8 · Windham Central Supervisory Union
Stratton—Stratton · Windham Central Supervisory Union
Wardsboro—River Valleys Unified School District 73 PK–6 · Windham Central Supervisory Union

4 of the 5 neighbors share Windham Central Supervisory Union with Dover for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dover

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

District schools in Doverby address
Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Dover
A
80 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dover’s schools

Are Dover’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dover children attend score below 58% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dover in?

River Valleys Unified School District 73, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 128 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Dover’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Windham Central Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Dover spend per student?

$19,005 in River Valleys Unified School District 73 (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Vermont. Stars are from neighbors.