📍 29 Cross Street, Dover, Norfolk County, 02030
Chickering is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dover, Norfolk County. The school has 502 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dover school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chickering enrolls 502 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 13% Asian and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 364 | 73% |
| Asian | 66 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chickering is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-40, state senate district 30, state house district 169.
Chickering is one of 1 schools in Dover, based in Dover, Massachusetts. The district serves 492 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 502 students, Chickering is close to the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large