Dover Elementary, Fairfield CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dover Elementary

Dover Elementary serves a substantial share of students in one of the lower-income parts of Fairfield, a mixed-use city between San Francisco and Sacramento that blends government and industrial operations with residential neighborhoods. The school sits in a zone where a substantial share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is majority Hispanic with sizable Black and Asian populations and smaller numbers of other groups.

The school's recent state assessment results are notably weak across tested grades and subjects. In math, students showed low proficiency in grade three, modest proficiency in grade four, and no proficiency in grade five. In English language arts, proficiency ranged from low in grades three and five to modest in grade four. Science proficiency in grade five was minimal. When averaged across all tested subjects and grades, Dover's overall proficiency sits in the bottom quartile compared to districts in Solano County.

The school serves an enrollment of about that size for an elementary school, with roughly equal numbers across most grades and a larger kindergarten cohort. State testing data at this level may be limited to grades three through five, which is why no results appear for the primary grades. A parent wanting to understand early literacy and math support in kindergarten through grade two would need to speak directly with the school, as those years fall outside state assessment reporting.

Fairfield-Suisun Unified has undertaken major facilities investment and curriculum initiatives. Voters approved a bond in 2022 to modernize school buildings and complete new construction. The district also relocated and expanded its Spanish Dual Immersion Program to a dedicated academy at the Sullivan site starting in the 2022-23 school year, a program-of-choice option families seeking bilingual education can pursue. The district financed the construction ahead of bond proceeds by taking out a note, which resulted in property tax increases that began in 2024. For families considering Dover or other schools in the district, the trajectory of school facilities improvements is underway, though the immediate property-tax context shapes the local financial picture.

The housing market in the zip code is moderately priced relative to California state benchmarks, with a median home value below state average, though rents are in line with the region. Employment anchors in Fairfield include Travis Air Force Base, a major brewery, the Jelly Belly factory, NorthBay Healthcare, and the school district itself. The city is pursuing significant mixed-use growth with new residential master plans, a downtown revitalization, and transit-oriented development, so families considering this area may see the community changing over the coming years.

For families seeking a school with low state testing proficiency and interested in what the school offers in the way of support, interventions, or community partnerships to address those outcomes, a direct conversation with the school about its instructional approach and student support systems would be the next step. The data alone does not speak to those practices.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 31% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 34% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 30% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 35% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 38% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 43% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Science

Grade 56%

School 6% · District 28% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

This schoolFairfield-Suisun Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income44%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income18%Higher-income29%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income12%Higher-income27%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income9%Higher-income8%0 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income14%Higher-income25%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income8%Higher-income24%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income19%Higher-income36%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income0%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income2%Higher-income8%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income9%Higher-income11%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income0%Higher-income0%0 pp gap