Dover Area High School
46 West Canal St
Dover PA, 17315, York County
Phone: 717-292-8066
Ranking: (337 out of 626, bottom 46%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Dover Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 67 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 70 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,009 | 1,058 | 1,020 | 1,038 | 1,077 | 1,027 | 1,006 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 248 | 24.6% | 280 | 26.5% | 282 | 27.6% | 263 | 25.3% | 286 | 26.6% | 277 | 27.0% | 264 | 26.2% |
Grade 10: | 259 | 25.7% | 271 | 25.6% | 251 | 24.6% | 275 | 26.5% | 269 | 25.0% | 245 | 23.9% | 280 | 27.8% |
Grade 11: | 256 | 25.4% | 244 | 23.1% | 254 | 24.9% | 263 | 25.3% | 244 | 22.7% | 263 | 25.6% | 247 | 24.6% |
Grade 12: | 246 | 24.4% | 263 | 24.9% | 233 | 22.8% | 236 | 22.7% | 278 | 25.8% | 241 | 23.5% | 215 | 21.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 509 | 50.4% | 525 | 49.6% | 497 | 48.7% | 530 | 51.1% | 551 | 51.2% | 547 | 53.3% | 514 | 51.1% |
Female: | 500 | 49.6% | 533 | 50.4% | 523 | 51.3% | 508 | 48.9% | 513 | 47.6% | 468 | 45.6% | 488 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 42 | 4.2% | 37 | 3.5% | 26 | 2.5% | 40 | 3.9% | 33 | 3.1% | 25 | 2.4% | 28 | 2.8% |
Black: | 58 | 5.7% | 70 | 6.6% | 76 | 7.5% | 70 | 6.7% | 74 | 6.9% | 63 | 6.1% | 52 | 5.2% |
White: | 897 | 88.9% | 935 | 88.4% | 906 | 88.8% | 913 | 88.0% | 954 | 88.6% | 925 | 90.1% | 914 | 90.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 23.5% | 253 | 23.9% | 155 | 15.2% | 170 | 16.4% | 167 | 15.5% | 123 | 12.0% | 133 | 13.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 6.7% | 101 | 9.5% | 96 | 9.4% | 113 | 10.9% | 108 | 10.0% | 86 | 8.4% | 76 | 7.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.12 | 15.91 | 15.11 | 14.49 | 15.03 | 13.90 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.6% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 51.6% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 54.7% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56.1% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 60.7% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68.9% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.1% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.5% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 52.6% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 57.1% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 61.9% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.6% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 70.9% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.5% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64.9% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 65.9% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 45.7% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 34.6% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 26.3% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 31.3% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 36.1% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 66.8% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.1% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.7% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.1% | 82.9% |
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* Dover Area High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.