Summary:
There is only one middle school located in the 07801 zip code - Dover Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Dover Public School District. The data indicates that Dover Middle School is a struggling school, with consistently low performance on statewide assessments, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.
Dover Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 44.3% of 7th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 57%, and in math, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 26.8% of 7th graders and 16.5% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year is also higher than the state average.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, which could be a positive factor, Dover Middle School's spending per student of $6,203 in the 2018-2019 school year was below the state average. This suggests that additional resources and support may be needed to improve student outcomes at the school. Further investigation into the factors contributing to the school's poor performance, such as teacher quality, curriculum, or school leadership, could provide valuable insights and inform strategies for improvement.
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