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Dover Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 483 students in Dover Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Dover Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
5 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
3,262 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
268 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dover Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#497 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
23%
Graduation Rate
80%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
91%
38%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
4%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,903 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,940. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,244 is less than the state median of $25,837. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$71 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$66 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,903
$26,940
Spending / Student
$20,244
$25,837
Best Dover Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Dover Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
302 East Mcfarlan Street
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 989-2040
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 989-2040
Gr: 7-8 | 483 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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