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North Dover Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

North Dover Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 612 students in grades PK-6 in Dover, New Jersey, which is part of the Dover Public School District. Unfortunately, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments, particularly in mathematics.

North Dover Elementary faces several challenges, including a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (57.19%) and a large population of English Language Learners, both of which rank in the bottom quarter of the state. The school also struggles to support its female, male, Hispanic, and special education student populations, all of which perform poorly compared to their peers statewide. Additionally, North Dover has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.1% to 16.6%, which likely contribute to the school's academic struggles.

While the other elementary schools in the Dover Public School District also perform poorly, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Lincoln Elementary in Rockaway and Fernbrook School in Randolph, demonstrate significantly stronger academic performance. Addressing the challenges at North Dover Elementary, including chronic absenteeism and supporting the diverse needs of its student population, should be a top priority for the district and school leadership.

640

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,024

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Highland Avenue
Dover, NJ 07801

(973) 989-2020

District: Dover Public School District

Students who attend North Dover Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dover Middle School
High:	Dover High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

African American:

2.2%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg46%

1,179^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	14.7	1179 of 1347	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1082 of 1338	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1073 of 1342	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	995 of 1345	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	967 of 1317	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	733 of 1360	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	713 of 1353	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	746 of 1352	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.2	723 of 1346	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.0	654 of 1357	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	627 of 1363	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.8	476 of 1367	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.4	350 of 1363	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	63.2	627 of 1360	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	657 of 1354	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	766 of 1346	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	1115 of 1338	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	1097 of 1329	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.4	1093 of 1314	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	1039 of 1303	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	57.9	688 of 1298	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	34.7	878 of 1204	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	429 of 597	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	484 of 559	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	396 of 499	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	359 of 489	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	383 of 411	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	342 of 463	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	297 of 434	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1147 of 1326	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1011 of 1317	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1026 of 1318	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	969 of 1326	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1018 of 1290	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	721 of 1331	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	865 of 1333	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	693 of 1032	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	670 of 989	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	628 of 982	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	481 of 953	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	404 of 896	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	192 of 899	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	198 of 870	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	926 of 1023	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	581 of 939	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	513 of 910	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	329 of 863	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	478 of 839	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.4	102 of 948	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	146 of 942	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1103 of 1318	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1044 of 1313	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1011 of 1315	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	940 of 1324	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	881 of 1297	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	674 of 1335	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	565 of 1334	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	786 of 1023	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.1	295 of 989	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	439 of 949	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	548 of 868	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+70 vs state

Mathematics54%+9 vs state

English Language Arts24%-28 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Dover Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of North Dover Elementary School?

Students at North Dover Elementary School are 94% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

What district is North Dover Elementary School in?

Dover Public School District

What schools do graduates of North Dover Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Dover Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dover Middle School
High : Dover High School

Is North Dover Elementary School a good school?

North Dover Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend North Dover Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended North Dover Elementary School.

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