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East Dover Elementary School

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East Dover Elementary School ranks 889 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

East Dover Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Dover Public School District in Dover, New Jersey. The school has 443 students and is ranked 889 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Dover Public School District as a whole is ranked 539 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating.

East Dover Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of student academic achievement, attendance, and socioeconomic factors. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 7.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.0% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, East Dover Elementary School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.48% to 66.58%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the same district and surrounding districts, East Dover Elementary School generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. For example, North Dover Elementary School and Academy Street Elementary School, both in the Dover Public School District, have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than East Dover. Addressing the challenges faced by East Dover Elementary School will likely require a comprehensive approach that addresses both academic and non-academic barriers to student success.

411

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,452

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East McFarlan Street
Dover, NJ 07801

(973) 989-2055

District: Dover Public School District

Students who attend East Dover Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dover Middle School
High:	Dover High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

White:

2.7%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg46%

889^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	34.3	889 of 1347	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	822 of 1338	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	801 of 1342	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	861 of 1345	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	994 of 1317	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	582 of 1360	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	632 of 1353	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.2	689 of 1352	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.1	628 of 1346	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.4	663 of 1357	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.6	733 of 1363	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.9	602 of 1367	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.1	491 of 1363	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.1	410 of 1360	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.4	801 of 1354	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.7	902 of 1346	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.0	999 of 1338	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	1085 of 1329	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.0	912 of 1303	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.8	635 of 1298	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	81.5	191 of 1204	84.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	473 of 597	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	286 of 559	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	95.3	31 of 499	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	18.1	386 of 411	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	77.9	80 of 463	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	806 of 1326	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	758 of 1317	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	653 of 1318	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	812 of 1326	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	963 of 1290	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	678 of 1331	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	621 of 1333	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	443 of 1032	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	351 of 989	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	248 of 982	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	346 of 953	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	561 of 896	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.1	148 of 899	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	165 of 870	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	506 of 1023	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	280 of 939	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	200 of 910	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	288 of 863	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	346 of 839	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.4	64 of 948	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	125 of 942	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	908 of 1318	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	828 of 1313	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	831 of 1315	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	854 of 1324	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	965 of 1297	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.6	437 of 1335	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	604 of 1334	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	597 of 1023	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	636 of 989	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	775 of 958	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	819 of 949	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	706 of 868	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	583 of 1007	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-13 vs state

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

Science26%-4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	365	40	9.2	7.1%	241 (66.0%)	5 (1.4%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	81.5	267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.2%		79.7	285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.7%	18	47.7	68.4	61.9	66.1		85.7	73.0	66.7		$15,515	$21	$15,494
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	665 Mt Hope Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7450	346	36	9.7	27.5%	181 (52.3%)	3 (0.9%)	130 (37.6%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	63.1	501^st of 1347 public elementary schools	62.8%		72.6	386^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.2%	115	29.1	44.0	71.9	54.9		59.6	72.4	49.2		$16,158	$76	$16,082

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