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Middle Schools in Dover Public School District

At a glance

DistrictDover Public School District539^th of 609 New Jersey districtsFull district overview →

School

481

Students

Top rankedDover Middle School496^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools

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Summary:

The Dover Public School District in New Jersey has only one middle school, Dover Middle School, which serves grades 7-8. The school's performance, based on key metrics, suggests it is struggling academically compared to state averages in New Jersey.

Dover Middle School has an enrollment of 483 students and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 496 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's test scores are significantly below state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with only 44.3% of 7th-graders and 43.6% of 8th-graders proficient or better in ELA, and just 26.8% of 7th-graders and 16.5% of 8th-graders proficient or better in Mathematics. However, the school's Algebra I proficiency rates are much higher than the state average, at 84.1% for both the end-of-course exam and 8th-grade students.

Other notable statistics about Dover Middle School include a 14.9% chronic absenteeism rate, a high poverty rate with 53.21% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and a student-teacher ratio of 11 to 1. The school's performance and ranking have declined in recent years, suggesting the need for improvement in providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)		NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dover Middle School	Public	7-8	302 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2040	481	44	10.9	66.5%	26 (5.4%)	22 (4.6%)	426 (88.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.8	496^th of 752 public middle schools	34.0%		35.8	458^th of 743 public middle schools	38.4%	38	6.8	44.3	43.6	26.8	16.5	84.1	84.1	$6,203	$489	$5,714

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rockaway Township School District	0.81 mi	6	205^th
Morris County Vocational School District	0.96 mi	5	157^th
Morris Hills Regional School District	0.96 mi	2	174^th
Wharton Borough School District	1.53 mi	2	394^th
Randolph Township School District	1.82 mi	6	189^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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