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Dover Middle School

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Dover Middle School ranks 496 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 34% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Dover Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Dover Public School District in Dover, New Jersey. With 483 students, the school is ranked 496 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dover Middle School faces several challenges that are impacting its academic performance and student outcomes. The school consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for NJSLA/PARCC assessments, with only 44.3% of 7th graders proficient in ELA and 26.8% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 57% and 38.8%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is particularly low, with only 6.8% of 8th graders proficient, compared to 19% statewide. Additionally, Dover Middle School has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 8.3% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Dover Middle School to nearby middle schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming its peers. For example, Brooklawn Middle School, which is 5.56 miles away, consistently outperforms Dover Middle School in test scores, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher in both ELA and Math. The performance of specific student subgroups at Dover Middle School is also concerning, with the school's African American and Special Education students ranking in the bottom 25% of their respective subgroups statewide.

481

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,203

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 East McFarlan Street
Dover, NJ 07801

(973) 989-2040

District: Dover Public School District

Students who attend Dover Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dover High School

Feeder schools for Dover Middle School:

Elementary:	Academy Street Elementary School
	East Dover Elementary School
	North Dover Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

White:

5.4%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg41%

496^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

539^th of 609Dover Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	496 of 752	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	458 of 743	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	457 of 748	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	474 of 745	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	260 of 745	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	238 of 716	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.4	222 of 712	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.6	216 of 713	69.7%	★★★★☆
2015	58.8	269 of 713	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.0	375 of 717	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.3	398 of 704	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	410 of 677	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	428 of 684	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	412 of 677	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.0	469 of 664	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	460 of 640	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.6	477 of 631	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	487 of 615	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.0	469 of 599	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.5	463 of 588	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.9	437 of 574	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	140 of 359	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.4	312 of 361	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	179 of 343	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	165 of 320	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	166 of 288	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	189 of 270	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	83 of 227	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	49 of 202	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	516 of 728	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	447 of 717	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	425 of 720	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	450 of 726	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	229 of 703	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	257 of 680	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	336 of 608	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	297 of 589	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	242 of 587	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	281 of 591	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	75 of 524	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	55 of 504	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	330 of 613	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	255 of 584	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	161 of 568	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	111 of 549	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	25 of 541	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	24 of 522	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	464 of 726	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	456 of 719	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	452 of 718	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	457 of 730	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	258 of 697	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	221 of 675	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	370 of 507	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	331 of 510	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	228 of 505	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	281 of 535	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	131 of 492	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	181 of 471	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	148 of 502	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	39.2	324 of 510	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	339 of 512	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	92.0	20 of 504	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	60.9	182 of 497	63.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)71st percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I84%+39 vs state

English Language Arts44%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-9 vs state

Science7%-12 vs state

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 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
Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School	Public	6-8	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-1253	265	31	8.4	45.7%	53 (20.0%)	12 (4.5%)	184 (69.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	48.7	362^nd of 752 public middle schools	51.9%		44.7	382^nd of 743 public middle schools	48.6%	20		13.9				34.2	48.4	64.2				28.8	43.0	30.8		100.0	100.0			$11,173	$335	$10,838
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	299	32	9.4	32.4%	143 (47.8%)	12 (4.0%)	111 (37.1%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	64.3	239^th of 752 public middle schools	68.2%		70	192^nd of 743 public middle schools	74.2%	47	20.3	30.1		50.0	43.5	56.4	45.3	80.3		64.0	32.8	40.7	34.6	44.9		100.0	100.0			$8,950	$140	$8,810
Copeland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Lake Shore Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 627-2465	799	76	10.5	20.4%	431 (53.9%)	37 (4.6%)	233 (29.2%)	61 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.0%)	65.8	235^th of 752 public middle schools	68.8%		56.3	299^th of 743 public middle schools	59.8%	64		25.1				73.4	64.9	66.8				51.3	35.6	24.9	92.0	90.4	91.1	100.0	100.0	$15,388	$64	$15,324
Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	507 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-8700	959	88	10.8	14.7%	576 (60.1%)	44 (4.6%)	188 (19.6%)	121 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.8%)	72.8	174^th of 752 public middle schools	76.9%		72.7	176^th of 743 public middle schools	76.3%	2		26.0				74.5	66.0	71.7				58.9	59.3	17.3	100.0	71.3	73.6	95.8	95.8	$10,005	$53	$9,952
Valleyview Middle School	Public	6-8	320 Diamond Spring Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6535	571	55	10.4	6.0%	405 (70.9%)	10 (1.8%)	81 (14.2%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	81.3	115^th of 752 public middle schools	84.7%		82.4	101^st of 743 public middle schools	86.4%	14		30.4				71.5	84.9	87.3				45.6	61.9	39.3	100.0	94.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	$10,360	$32	$10,328
Lincoln/Roosevelt School	Public	5-6	34 North Hillside Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-4331	484	46	10.5	25.4%	286 (59.1%)	21 (4.3%)	139 (28.7%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)								(n/a)	26.6				41.0	48.9					37.4	36.3								$11,069		$11,069
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	7-8	47 Eyland Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-2973	531	53	9.9	21.3%	317 (59.7%)	26 (4.9%)	133 (25.0%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	55.8	304^th of 752 public middle schools	59.6%		60.9	269^th of 743 public middle schools	63.8%	35		18.9					62.1	66.0					40.7	12.6		75.9	76.2			$16,096		$16,096
Mount Arlington Public School	Public	3-8	235 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-4400	223	29	7.6	26.0%	96 (43.0%)	14 (6.3%)	88 (39.5%)	21 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	72.7	176^th of 752 public middle schools	76.6%		63.5	247^th of 743 public middle schools	66.8%	71	50.0	31.4	55.2	51.0	63.3	89.2	83.3	82.8	44.7	55.3	50.0	51.3	43.4			50.0	50.0			$3,206		$3,206
Frelinghuysen Middle School	Public	6-8	West Hanover Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2200	1,078	103	10.4	45.2%	439 (40.7%)	83 (7.7%)	493 (45.7%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	51.2	343^rd of 752 public middle schools	54.4%		50.1	341^st of 743 public middle schools	54.1%	2		21.0				62.0	54.8	67.1				38.2	23.7	6.2	100.0	74.8	81.7	97.8	97.8	$11,182	$194	$10,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Dover Middle School?

Students at Dover Middle School are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Dover Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dover Middle School usually go on to attend Dover High School

What district is Dover Middle School in?

Dover Public School District

How many students attend Dover Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Dover Middle School.

Is Dover Middle School a good school?

Dover Middle School ranks 496^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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