South Dover Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades K-4 Dover, Delaware·19901
Score
4.8/100
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#89
Among 93 Delaware elementary schools
#5
In Capital School District
#8
In Dover
Top 96%
In Delaware

Score 4.8/100: better than 4% of Delaware elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Delaware, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Delaware schools.

English language arts
19%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 43%, better than 7% of them
368 students tested
Math
10%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 3% of them
368 students tested
Science
10%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 32%, better than 1% of them
99 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 published results by grade and test

As published by Delaware Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment17.7130
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment17.6136
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment22.6102
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment19.0368
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment11.6129
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment11.6138
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment5.0101
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment9.8368
ScienceGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)10.199
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)10.199
Social studiesGrade 4Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)22.9131
Social studiesGrade 5Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)29.399
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)25.6230

School profile

Grades
K-4
Students
606
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
606
Typical elementary school: 450
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Kent County

Contact

Address
955 South State Street
Dover, DE 19901

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Delaware. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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South Dover Elementary School at a glance

South Dover Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dover, Delaware, serving grades K-4. It is part of Capital School District. It has about 606 students (a typical Delaware elementary school has 450).

In 2025-26 state tests, 19% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 10% in math (similar schools: 40%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware elementary schools, it scores 4.8 out of 100: better than 4% of them, ranking #89 of 93. Its English language arts result fell by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.