📍 109 E Canal St, Dover, York County, 17315
Dover Area El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dover, York County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dover Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dover Area El Sch enrolls 361 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 275 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 361 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 167 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. 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.
Dover Area El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 196.
Dover Area El Sch is one of 6 schools in Dover Area SD, based in Dover, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,184 students district-wide and employs 227 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, Dover Area El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize