Holy Cross School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 331 students
South Dover Elementary School
955 South State Street, Dover, DE 19901
Grades
K–4
Elementary
Students
577
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Capital School District
Kent County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 107 Delaware elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Delaware elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About South Dover Elementary School
South Dover Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dover, Delaware, serving grades K–4. It is part of Capital School District. The school is located in a small city in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 577 students were enrolled, with about 18.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Delaware elementary school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 107 Delaware elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 577 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Capital School District
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 100019000055
Schools near South Dover Elementary School
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Dover First Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 44 students
Dover First Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 45 students
East Dover Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 331 students
Booker T. Washington Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 314 students
Campus Community School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 409 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.