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Academy Street Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Academy Street Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dover, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Dover Public School District, which is ranked 539 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Academy Street Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with only 4.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to 44.9% statewide and 11.7% in the district. The school's performance on science tests is also very low, with only 12.5% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 30.1% statewide and 13.2% in the district. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.85% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and a significant population of English Language Learner (ELL) students.

Compared to nearby schools, East Dover Elementary School and North Dover Elementary School perform slightly better, but still lag behind state averages. In contrast, schools in other nearby districts, such as Lakeview Elementary School in Denville Township and Center Grove School in Randolph Township, significantly outperform Academy Street Elementary School and the Dover Public School District as a whole.

509

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,572

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14 Academy Street
Dover, NJ 07801-4906

(973) 989-2030

District: Dover Public School District

Students who attend Academy Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dover Middle School
High:	Dover High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

White:

3.9%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg46%

1,239^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Dover Public School District

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	10.8	1239 of 1347	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1151 of 1338	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	998 of 1342	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	881 of 1345	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	954 of 1317	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	707 of 1360	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	730 of 1353	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.5	730 of 1352	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	747 of 1346	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.2	651 of 1357	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.1	657 of 1363	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.9	588 of 1367	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.0	614 of 1363	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	711 of 1360	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	69.7	459 of 1354	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.6	501 of 1346	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	621 of 1338	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.3	934 of 1329	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.7	804 of 1314	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.4	940 of 1303	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.4	911 of 1298	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.4	886 of 1204	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	515 of 597	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	460 of 559	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.6	104 of 411	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	55 of 463	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1203 of 1326	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1114 of 1317	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	915 of 1318	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	823 of 1326	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	967 of 1290	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	596 of 1331	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	554 of 1333	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	901 of 1032	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	755 of 989	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	406 of 982	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	393 of 953	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	419 of 896	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	205 of 899	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	188 of 870	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	892 of 1023	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	662 of 939	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.5	352 of 910	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	256 of 863	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.3	360 of 839	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	123 of 948	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	153 of 942	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1161 of 1318	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1108 of 1313	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	981 of 1315	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	872 of 1324	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	887 of 1297	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	741 of 1335	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	823 of 1334	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	752 of 1023	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	731 of 989	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	575 of 958	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	357 of 949	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	369 of 868	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	419 of 1007	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	644 of 1001	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-31 vs state

Mathematics14%-31 vs state

Science12%-18 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)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	509	41	12.2	83.3%	20 (3.9%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.8	1239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.6	1151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.0%	88	12.5	4.1	23.4	33.4	21.0	5.2	21.3	15.0	14.6	$4,572	$529	$4,043
Fernbrook School	Public	K-5	206 Quaker Church Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-0660	474	47	10.0	25.9%	199 (42.0%)	14 (3.0%)	170 (35.9%)	76 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	55	617^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.2%		57.3	574^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.1%	43	35.8	30.8	66.7	60.8		41.8	60.5	50.6		$11,152	$351	$10,801
East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	411	38	10.8	71.8%	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	388 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.3	889^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.0%		38	822^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	67	26.4	7.4	27.4	60.6	51.7	11.1	25.8	41.2	38.9	$4,452	$577	$3,875
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	640	61	10.5	75.0%	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	604 (94.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.7	1179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		19.6	1082^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.1%	97	1.4	20.0	37.8	5.7	32.1	29.3	32.5	1.4	21.7	$5,024	$492	$4,532
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-2506	434	49	8.8	54.8%	76 (17.5%)	8 (1.8%)	334 (77.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.3	838^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.7	773^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	65	18.8	42.2	52.7	47.1		40.7	41.6	33.3		$10,879	$284	$10,595
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	314	31	10.1	21.0%	156 (49.7%)	10 (3.2%)	106 (33.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	530^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		72.4	387^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.1%	143	45.0	42.1	71.4	61.0		52.6	54.7	35.0		$15,674	$107	$15,567
Canfield Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	42 Canfield Avenue	Mine Hill	07803	Morris County	Mine Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-0590	382	36	10.6	43.2%	94 (24.6%)	22 (5.8%)	232 (60.7%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	54.2	627^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.6	571^st of 1338 public elementary schools	57.3%	56	33.3	49.2	44.6	61.0	75.4	50.9	16.7	47.6	50.9	$14,201	$267	$13,934
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Mineral Spring Drive	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7330	298	32	9.3	25.5%	117 (39.3%)	34 (11.4%)	91 (30.5%)	41 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	59.5	546^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%		57.9	569^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	23	25.8	45.7	80.6	62.9		47.2	61.1	48.3		$16,882	$60	$16,822
Center Grove School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 School House Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7835	542	44	12.2	10.1%	316 (58.3%)	18 (3.3%)	113 (20.8%)	69 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	84.5	211^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.9	136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.8%	75	58.3	67.8	70.4	78.6		64.3	65.9	77.4		$12,140	$37	$12,103
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	37 Keller Avenue	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8602	272	22	12.5	27.9%	126 (46.3%)	10 (3.7%)	108 (39.7%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	31.4	936^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.5%		70.9	406^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	530		34.9				39.1				$8,637	$54	$8,583

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