South Elementary School
280 East Shafer Ave
Dover OH, 44622, Tuscarawas County
Phone: 330-364-7111
Ranking: 
(1,588 out of 2,572, bottom 38%)*
(1,588 out of 2,572, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dover City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 403 | 415 | 427 | 415 | 425 | 436 | 406 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 60 | 14.9% | 63 | 15.2% | 70 | 16.4% | 44 | 10.6% | 47 | 11.1% | 68 | 15.6% | 36 | 8.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 12.9% | 69 | 16.6% | 52 | 12.2% | 63 | 15.2% | 44 | 10.4% | 62 | 14.2% | 59 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 15.9% | 54 | 13.0% | 58 | 13.6% | 45 | 10.8% | 68 | 16.0% | 56 | 12.8% | 66 | 16.3% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 14.4% | 59 | 14.2% | 44 | 10.3% | 70 | 16.9% | 61 | 14.4% | 63 | 14.4% | 75 | 18.5% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 13.2% | 39 | 9.4% | 72 | 16.9% | 64 | 15.4% | 61 | 14.4% | 74 | 17.0% | 64 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 11.7% | 69 | 16.6% | 60 | 14.1% | 63 | 15.2% | 71 | 16.7% | 67 | 15.4% | 45 | 11.1% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 17.1% | 62 | 14.9% | 71 | 16.6% | 66 | 15.9% | 73 | 17.2% | 46 | 10.6% | 61 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 52.9% | 222 | 53.5% | 229 | 53.6% | 220 | 53.0% | 224 | 52.7% | 235 | 53.9% | 223 | 54.9% |
| Female: | 190 | 47.1% | 193 | 46.5% | 198 | 46.4% | 195 | 47.0% | 167 | 39.3% | 172 | 39.4% | 161 | 39.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 51 | 12.7% | 38 | 9.2% | 26 | 6.1% | 20 | 4.8% | 15 | 3.5% | 21 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 9 | 2.2% | 13 | 3.1% | 17 | 4.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% |
| White: | 335 | 83.1% | 358 | 86.3% | 375 | 87.8% | 365 | 88.0% | 374 | 88.0% | 384 | 88.1% | 366 | 90.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 21 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 148 | 36.7% | 141 | 34.0% | 146 | 34.2% | 143 | 34.5% | 143 | 33.6% | 103 | 23.6% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.7% | 26 | 6.3% | 32 | 7.5% | 13 | 3.1% | 31 | 7.3% | 34 | 7.8% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.32 | 19.93 | 20.92 | 18.90 | 19.70 | 21.20 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 76.1% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 84.7% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.8% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 86.7% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 91% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 87.5% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 86.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 89.5% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 88.4% | 78.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.6% | 78.2% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.4% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 80.8% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 83.5% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 89% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 88.5% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 85.9% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 90.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 88.6% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 92.1% | 81.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 77.6% | 65.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 70.9% | 65.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 85.2% | 76.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 80% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.1% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 81.7% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 86% | 76.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 84% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 92.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 87.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 83.6% | 70.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 86.2% | 76.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 82.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 81.5% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 90.1% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 89.2% | 82% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87% | 81% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.8% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 91.1% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 94.9% | 87.7% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 80.6% | 78.6% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.2% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 89.9% | 85.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84% | 82% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 92% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 75.6% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 66.5% | 61% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 77.1% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 73.6% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 82.3% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 86.1% | 66.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 86.3% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 87.9% | 68.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.1% | 76.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 85.4% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 77.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 84.7% | 72% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 82.3% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 86.6% | 74.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 87.3% | 76.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.5% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.7% | 68% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 73.6% | 66.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 84.7% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 88.2% | 69.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 86.1% | 71.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 90.7% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85.9% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.4% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 76.1% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 77.3% | 61.6% |
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* South Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.