South Dover Elementary School
955 South State St Dover DE, 19901, Kent County Phone: 302-672-1690 Ranking:  (93 out of 134, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Capital School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 503 | 453 | 487 | 495 | 484 | 433 | 432 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 139 | 27.6% | 95 | 21.0% | 93 | 19.1% | 99 | 20.0% | 106 | 21.9% | 89 | 20.6% | 110 | 25.5% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 17.7% | 90 | 19.9% | 103 | 21.1% | 107 | 21.6% | 87 | 18.0% | 102 | 23.6% | 100 | 23.1% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 17.3% | 96 | 21.2% | 110 | 22.6% | 79 | 16.0% | 113 | 23.3% | 94 | 21.7% | 76 | 17.6% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 18.7% | 99 | 21.9% | 79 | 16.2% | 114 | 23.0% | 94 | 19.4% | 77 | 17.8% | 81 | 18.8% |
| Grade 4: | 94 | 18.7% | 73 | 16.1% | 102 | 20.9% | 96 | 19.4% | 84 | 17.4% | 71 | 16.4% | 65 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 254 | 50.5% | 228 | 50.3% | 244 | 50.1% | 237 | 47.9% | 245 | 50.6% | 225 | 52.0% | 222 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 249 | 49.5% | 225 | 49.7% | 243 | 49.9% | 258 | 52.1% | 231 | 47.7% | 200 | 46.2% | 206 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.6% | 18 | 3.7% | 17 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 9.7% | 39 | 8.6% | 35 | 7.2% | 51 | 10.3% | 39 | 8.1% | 39 | 9.0% | 46 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 333 | 66.2% | 307 | 67.8% | 327 | 67.1% | 318 | 64.2% | 334 | 69.0% | 279 | 64.4% | 276 | 63.9% |
| White: | 98 | 19.5% | 91 | 20.1% | 103 | 21.1% | 103 | 20.8% | 90 | 18.6% | 96 | 22.2% | 95 | 22.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 320 | 63.6% | 322 | 71.1% | 233 | 47.8% | 331 | 66.9% | 328 | 67.8% | 171 | 39.5% | 239 | 55.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 5.5% | 22 | 4.5% | 27 | 5.5% | 18 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.8% | 28 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.27 | 11.92 | 14.76 | 15.97 | 15.08 | 15.40 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 57.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.00% | 72.90% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 61.6% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.01% | 77.17% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 57.5% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.83% | 70.00% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 57.2% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.83% | 73.44% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 60.5% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 62% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.65% | 65.43% | 68.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Dover Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.