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Dover High School

Public Grades 9-12

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Dover High School is a public high school located in Dover, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,176 students. The school is part of the Dover Public School District, which is ranked 539 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dover High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking of 359 out of 434 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state average, with only 32.7% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.3% and 91.3% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 1.0% to 4.3% in recent years. Additionally, Dover High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.7% to 17.7% in the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing Dover High School to nearby schools, it is clear that the school is underperforming compared to its neighbors. For instance, Parsippany Hills High School, located just 5.98 miles away, ranks 80th out of 434 New Jersey high schools and has significantly higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Similarly, Morris Knolls High School, just 2.83 miles away, outperforms Dover High School across multiple metrics. Despite the school's relatively low performance, Dover High School's per-student spending of $6,019 in the 2018-2019 school year is lower than the state average, suggesting that the school may be underfunded compared to higher-performing schools in the area.

1,167

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,019

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Grace Street
Dover, NJ 07801-2697

(973) 989-2010

District: Dover Public School District

Feeder schools for Dover High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

4.5%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg49%

359^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 17% (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	19.8	359 of 434	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	341 of 429	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	333 of 422	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	266 of 415	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	240 of 405	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	220 of 416	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	251 of 415	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	196 of 411	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.1	187 of 409	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.8	206 of 406	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.2	279 of 411	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.4	159 of 396	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	112 of 388	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	60.5	191 of 378	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	265 of 371	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	272 of 370	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.7	249 of 359	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.7	256 of 361	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.7	288 of 357	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	289 of 351	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	304 of 348	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.6	277 of 343	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	161 of 283	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	65 of 282	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	70 of 256	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	48 of 254	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	16 of 266	94.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	65.2	47 of 191	75.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	184 of 215	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	163 of 191	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	139 of 161	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	63 of 137	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	52 of 101	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	77 of 138	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	80 of 146	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	362 of 426	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	345 of 420	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	334 of 416	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	292 of 414	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	272 of 402	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	242 of 408	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	262 of 403	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	318 of 406	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	300 of 403	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	255 of 385	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	169 of 382	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	197 of 374	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	124 of 364	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	169 of 368	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	282 of 377	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	244 of 358	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	171 of 344	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	96 of 324	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	53 of 326	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	81 of 347	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	108 of 345	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	340 of 426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	323 of 419	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	299 of 414	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	204 of 410	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	208 of 402	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	184 of 407	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	253 of 405	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	251 of 359	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	253 of 361	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	258 of 339	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	208 of 344	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	109 of 333	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	104 of 349	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	34.2	221 of 355	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	188 of 347	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	295 of 345	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	289 of 335	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.8	32 of 335	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	29.0	232 of 336	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	217 of 339	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.2	20 of 340	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2024)75th percentile+55 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry43%-13 vs state

Mathematics36%-22 vs state

English Language Arts33%-17 vs state

Science14%-17 vs state

Algebra I6%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dover High School	Public	9-12	100 Grace Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2010	1,167	92	12.6	59.3%	53 (4.5%)	39 (3.3%)	1,042 (89.3%)	27 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	19.8	359^th of 434 public high schools	17.3%		23.1	341^st of 429 public high schools	20.5%	18	64.0	35.8	14.4	32.7	5.3	8.7	5.7	42.9	42.9			$6,019	$478	$5,541
Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2301	181				15 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	153 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	85	30^th of 434 public high schools	93.1%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	10				100.0						100.0	100.0	$12,298	$28	$12,270
Morris Hills High School	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 664-2301	1,140	117	9.7	31.4%	379 (33.2%)	43 (3.8%)	556 (48.8%)	119 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.1%)	66.7	108^th of 434 public high schools	75.1%		65.9	120^th of 429 public high schools	72.0%	12		68.9	40.5	70.0	36.4	8.7	33.7	87.1	87.1	100.0	100.0	$13,656	$364	$13,292
Academy for Performing Arts	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	144				101 (70.1%)	2 (1.4%)	27 (18.8%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	75.5	67^th of 434 public high schools	84.6%		75.9	74^th of 429 public high schools	82.8%	7		87.1	20.0	88.9	65.0		65.0	83.3	83.3			$10,631		$10,631
Morris Knolls High School	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	1,450	132	10.9	15.0%	874 (60.3%)	53 (3.7%)	343 (23.7%)	110 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.4%)	63.5	128^th of 434 public high schools	70.5%		74.8	79^th of 429 public high schools	81.6%	49		80.1	30.6	66.6	33.2	0.0	30.3	70.7	70.7	100.0	100.0	$14,021	$223	$13,798
Randolph High School	Public	9-12	511 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 361-2400	1,275	117	10.8	13.4%	763 (59.8%)	53 (4.2%)	267 (20.9%)	162 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	23 (1.8%)	57.3	161^st of 434 public high schools	62.9%		56.4	164^th of 429 public high schools	61.8%	3		79.4	39.6	69.4	3.9		3.7	40.4	40.4	96.8	96.8	$11,061	$12	$11,049
Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	885	75	11.7	8.4%	388 (43.8%)	14 (1.6%)	140 (15.8%)	293 (33.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	79.7	53^rd of 434 public high schools	87.8%		89	19^th of 429 public high schools	95.6%	34			70.3	88.1	51.1		51.1	66.1	66.1	90.7	90.7	$13,307	$971	$12,336
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital	Public	9-12	Main Building	Greystone Park	07950	Morris County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 538-4298	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Athletic Training and Physical Therapy	Public	9-12	1 Bryant Drive	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	62			8.1%	42 (67.7%)	3 (4.8%)	7 (11.3%)	6 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	39.2	271^st of 434 public high schools	37.6%					(n/a)			69.2	63.2				50.0	50.0
Roxbury High School	Public	9-12	One Bryant Drive	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-1200	1,179	116	10.1	23.2%	681 (57.8%)	55 (4.7%)	331 (28.1%)	67 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.6%)	52.3	186^th of 434 public high schools	57.1%		50.8	198^th of 429 public high schools	53.8%	12	82.8	61.5	30.8	53.2	19.0		18.8	68.9	67.4			$16,112		$16,112

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover High School

Is Dover High School a good school?

Dover High School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Dover High School in?

Dover Public School District

What schools feed into Dover High School?

Dover High School is fed by the following schools:

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

What is the racial makeup of Dover High School?

Students at Dover High School are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Dover High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,167 students attended Dover High School.

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