Dover Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.6% |
| Met Standard | 9.5% |
| Below Standard | 87.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for Dover Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.6% of students exceeded standard while 9.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.7 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 4.9% exceeded — 2.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 8.2% |
| 4th | 72 | 5.6% | 6.9% | 12.5% |
| 5th | 66 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| 6th | 64 | 4.7% | 26.6% | 31.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 2.2% | 8.7% | 10.9% |
| 4th | 70 | 0.0% | 12.9% | 12.9% |
| 5th | 65 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 6th | 64 | 4.7% | 12.5% | 17.2% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 26.9