Academy Of Dover

What Academy Of Dover does

Academy of Dover is a free public charter school located at 104 Saulsbury Road in Dover, Delaware, serving students in grades K through 8. It operates as a non-profit, publicly funded educational institution that is privately managed, distinct from the traditional Dover-area public school district. The school markets a whole-child educational approach with small class sizes as its core differentiation versus traditional public schools, and it lists Ms. Mondaria Galloway as Head of School.

The school's operational model is enrollment-based rather than tuition-based: families apply through Delaware's centralized School Choice portal, with seats filled via lottery when demand exceeds capacity. Revenue is generated through state and local per-pupil funding allocations that follow enrolled students. The organization maintains a small administrative footprint (approximately 6 listed personnel) and operates from a single physical campus with no evidence of multi-site expansion or charter management organization (CMO) affiliation.

Academy of Dover's technology stack is limited to a standard organizational website (academyofdover.org) and participation in the state's centralized enrollment platform. There is no disclosed proprietary learning platform, no adaptive learning technology, and no data infrastructure indicative of edtech integration. The school maintains compliance coordinators to manage charter accountability requirements and reports active operating status with waiting lists indicating excess demand for available seats.

Name

Academy Of Dover

Legal name

Academy of Dover Charter School

Website

https://aodcharter.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Academy of Dover is a free public K-8 charter school in Dover, Delaware, serving families who select alternatives to traditional public schools through Delaware's School Choice portal, funded by per-pupil state allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Charter Schools (Single-Site) (EDAJACAB)

Keywords

• K-8 education
• Charter school education
• Public school services
• Elementary education
• Primary education

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Charter School Funding: Funded as a free public charter school through Delaware state funding mechanisms. Operates as a no-cost option for families, funded by public education allocations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Academy of Dover Charter School provides free public K-8 education to students in Dover, Delaware through a student-centered instructional model featuring small class sizes, personalized attention, and a whole-child approach that combines academic challenge with social-emotional development. The school operates as a publicly funded but independently managed charter school, admitting any Delaware-qualified child via an open enrollment plan with grade-level waiting lists and sibling preference.

Product overview

Academy of Dover is a single, unified educational service offering — a free public charter school serving students in grades K through 8. The school provides a student-centered educational process achieved through partnerships involving students, parents, and staff. The program features small class sizes, caring climate, high expectations, personalized attention, and student-centered instruction. No distinct product modules or separate offerings were identified; the school's educational program is presented as a cohesive service focused on developing the whole child through academic challenge, social encouragement, and fostering lifelong learners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-8 Charter School Education Program Free public charter school educational program for students in grades K through 8 in Dover, Delaware, featuring small class sizes, personalized attention, and a student-centered, whole-child instructional approach. Delivered through partnerships involving students, parents, and staff.
• AOD Sports Program Extracurricular athletics program available to Academy of Dover Charter School students as part of the broader K-8 educational experience.
• Student Support Services Student support services provided to Academy of Dover Charter School students as part of the school's wraparound educational offerings.
• Transportation Services Student transportation service offered to families of enrolled Academy of Dover Charter School students.
• Nutrition and Wellness Program Nutrition and wellness program for enrolled Academy of Dover Charter School students supporting health and well-being alongside academics.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Heritage Academies: National charter management organization operating tuition-free public charter schools across multiple U.S. states. Comparable as an incumbent in the K-8 charter operator category, though at significantly larger scale and in different geographies.
• Charter Schools USA: Large charter management organization operating numerous public charter schools across multiple states. Comparable as a broader charter operator, though materially larger and operating outside Delaware directly.

Others

• K12 Inc (Stride): Provider of online and blended learning programs, including virtual charter and K-12 instruction. Adjacent in the K-12 charter-adjacent education services category, though operating through a technology-delivered model rather than a single physical site.

Direct peers

• MOT Charter School: Multi-site Delaware public charter school covering elementary through high school grades. Comparable in being a Delaware charter competing for the same statewide pool of public school choice applicants, though larger and broader in scope.
• Campus Community School: A free public K-8 charter school located in Dover, Delaware. It is the closest geographic and programmatic peer to Academy of Dover — single-site, similar grade span, and serving the same Dover community under Delaware's charter framework.
• Odyssey Charter School: Delaware public charter school offering K-12 instruction. Operates under the same Delaware charter authorizing framework and competes for the same School Choice enrollment pipeline.
• KIPP Delaware: Part of the national KIPP charter network, operating public charter schools in Delaware. Comparable as a publicly funded, tuition-free K-8/12 charter competing for similar families within the Delaware School Choice ecosystem.
• Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences: Delaware public charter school serving elementary and secondary grades. Comparable as a single-authority, publicly funded Delaware charter competing in the same state choice ecosystem for K-8 families.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/academy-of-dover

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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