📍 955 South State Street, Dover, Kent County, 19901
South Dover Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dover, Kent County. The school has 610 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Capital School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Dover Elementary School enrolls 610 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 347 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 17% |
| White | 89 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 11% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
South Dover Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 17, state house district 32.
South Dover Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Capital School District, based in Dover, Delaware. The district serves 6,491 students district-wide and employs 437 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 610 students, South Dover Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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