Chickering

29 Cross Street, Dover MA, 2030 | Dover School District | 508-785-0480
  • grades PK-5
  • students 492
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 86% 66% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Dover
  • Ranked #0 of 2413 in Massachusetts
Proficiency Averages
85%Dover
52%Massachusetts

Chickering is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Dover School District" in Dover, MA. There are a total of 492 students and 42 teachers at Chickering, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Chickering has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 86.0%, which is 66% higher than the Massachusetts average.

Chickering location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students492
Teachers42
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Chickering, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All87%
385-89%
485-89%
585-89%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All85%
385-89%
485-89%
585-89%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Chickering race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMassachusettsNational
White 79.5% 84.7% 65.2% 51.1%
Black 3.1% 2.5% 8.7% 15.9%
Asian 8.4% 7.0% 6.2% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.3% 2.5% 16.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.3% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1%

Dover demographics profile

StatisticDoverMassachusettsNational
Population2,5186,949,503328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)59489491
Median age44.239.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)74%53%55%
Speak English85%77%79%
Speak Spanish3%9%13%

Education level achieved in Dover

IndexDoverMassachusettsNational
Completed 8th grade99.2%88.3%84.3%
Completed high school99.2%87.2%83.0%
Completed some college92.7%65.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree85.6%49.0%38.5%
Completed bachelors82.2%41.2%30.3%
Completed masters50.5%18.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree20.7%5.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate5.8%2.6%1.3%
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Source: The Chickering data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.