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South Dover Elementary School

Regular School · Dover, DE

South Dover Elementary School is a regular school school in Dover, Delaware, serving grades KG–04 with 577 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 04
Enrollment
577
Teachers (FTE)
30.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 353 61%
Hispanic/Latino 93 16%
White 69 12%
Two or more races 53 9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 1%
Asian 4 1%
Total enrollment 577 306M / 271F

English Language Learners: 67 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10-14% 28.8% 127
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 44.5% 137

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
22 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
195
33.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 577 100%

Contact & Location

955 South State Street

Dover, DE 19901

Phone: (302)672-1980

http://www.south.capital.k12.de.us/

District

Capital School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,572

District enrollment: 6,396

NCES ID

100019000055

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD