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Dennis B O'brien Elementary School
16 Mineral Spring Dr
Dover NJ, 07801, Morris County
Phone: 973-361-7330
Ranking: 
(906 out of 1,847, top 49%)*
(906 out of 1,847, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Rockaway Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 295 | 299 | 305 | 254 | 339 | 329 | 328 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 29 | 9.8% | 41 | 13.7% | 32 | 10.5% | 23 | 9.1% | 38 | 11.2% | 44 | 13.4% | 43 | 13.1% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 18.3% | 37 | 12.4% | 36 | 11.8% | 37 | 14.6% | 47 | 13.9% | 53 | 16.1% | 38 | 11.6% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 14.6% | 41 | 13.7% | 42 | 13.8% | 45 | 17.7% | 52 | 15.3% | 41 | 12.5% | 50 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 36 | 12.2% | 44 | 14.7% | 53 | 17.4% | 54 | 21.3% | 43 | 12.7% | 53 | 16.1% | 63 | 19.2% |
| Grade 4: | 45 | 15.3% | 52 | 17.4% | 54 | 17.7% | 47 | 18.5% | 55 | 16.2% | 63 | 19.1% | 35 | 10.7% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 18.3% | 47 | 15.7% | 48 | 15.7% | 48 | 18.9% | 63 | 18.6% | 38 | 11.6% | 59 | 18.0% |
| Ungraded: | 29 | 9.8% | 37 | 12.4% | 40 | 13.1% | NA | NA | 41 | 12.1% | 37 | 11.2% | 40 | 12.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 176 | 59.7% | 162 | 54.2% | 154 | 50.5% | 125 | 49.2% | 177 | 52.2% | 178 | 54.1% | 168 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 119 | 40.3% | 137 | 45.8% | 151 | 49.5% | 129 | 50.8% | 162 | 47.8% | 151 | 45.9% | 156 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 31 | 10.5% | 28 | 9.4% | 34 | 11.1% | 37 | 14.6% | 37 | 10.9% | 37 | 11.2% | 45 | 13.7% |
| Hispanic: | 64 | 21.7% | 51 | 17.1% | 57 | 18.7% | 39 | 15.4% | 47 | 13.9% | 47 | 14.3% | 46 | 14.0% |
| Black: | 16 | 5.4% | 17 | 5.7% | 16 | 5.2% | 7 | 2.8% | 16 | 4.7% | 24 | 7.3% | 22 | 6.7% |
| White: | 178 | 60.3% | 197 | 65.9% | 197 | 64.6% | 171 | 67.3% | 239 | 70.5% | 219 | 66.6% | 214 | 65.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 11.5% | 20 | 6.7% | 22 | 7.2% | 14 | 5.5% | 17 | 5.0% | 15 | 4.6% | 20 | 6.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.7% | 13 | 4.3% | 7 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.8% | 18 | 5.5% | 10 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.57 | 11.50 | 10.32 | 12.45 | 15.41 | 6.40 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 85.9% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 88.9% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 91.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 90.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 91.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 73.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 73.9% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 73.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 77.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 77.7% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 88.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 88.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 93.1% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 93.4% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 96.9% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 83.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 84.4% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 83.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 84.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 87.1% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 85.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 89.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 88.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 85.1% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 87.3% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 88.7% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 79.2% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 74.2% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 75.8% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 75.8% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 74.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 86.5% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 84.1% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 94.4% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 93.4% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 91.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 96.5% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 86.0% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 87.5% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 82.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 85.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.0% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.8% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 92.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 91.7% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 92.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 96.7% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 98.4% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.7% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 97.1% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 95.2% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.4% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 71.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 80.6% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 76.7% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 72.6% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 76.6% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 80.2% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 93.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 85.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 91.4% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 89.2% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 88.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.5% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 91.0% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dennis B O'brien Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.