Dover High School
100 Grace St
Dover NJ, 07801, Morris County
Phone: 973-989-2010
Ranking: 
(219 out of 346, bottom 37%)*
(219 out of 346, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Dover Town 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: | 72 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 75 | 70 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 832 | 824 | 859 | 868 | 874 | 881 | 864 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 211 | 25.4% | 219 | 26.6% | 236 | 27.5% | 242 | 27.9% | 260 | 29.7% | 280 | 31.8% | 279 | 32.3% |
| Grade 10: | 207 | 24.9% | 211 | 25.6% | 213 | 24.8% | 225 | 25.9% | 244 | 27.9% | 239 | 27.1% | 231 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 177 | 21.3% | 172 | 20.9% | 167 | 19.4% | 176 | 20.3% | 169 | 19.3% | 169 | 19.2% | 148 | 17.1% |
| Grade 12: | 185 | 22.2% | 172 | 20.9% | 194 | 22.6% | 193 | 22.2% | 186 | 21.3% | 175 | 19.9% | 189 | 21.9% |
| Ungraded: | 52 | 6.3% | 50 | 6.1% | 49 | 5.7% | 32 | 3.7% | 15 | 1.7% | 18 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 438 | 52.6% | 424 | 51.5% | 453 | 52.7% | 451 | 52.0% | 442 | 50.6% | 455 | 51.6% | 450 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 394 | 47.4% | 400 | 48.5% | 406 | 47.3% | 417 | 48.0% | 432 | 49.4% | 426 | 48.4% | 410 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 21 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.4% | 23 | 2.6% | 20 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 612 | 73.6% | 605 | 73.4% | 634 | 73.8% | 644 | 74.2% | 652 | 74.6% | 642 | 72.9% | 617 | 71.4% |
| Black: | 68 | 8.2% | 62 | 7.5% | 70 | 8.1% | 71 | 8.2% | 70 | 8.0% | 72 | 8.2% | 66 | 7.6% |
| White: | 131 | 15.7% | 139 | 16.9% | 136 | 15.8% | 131 | 15.1% | 129 | 14.8% | 144 | 16.3% | 161 | 18.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 424 | 51.0% | 379 | 46.0% | 453 | 52.7% | 442 | 50.9% | 377 | 43.1% | 357 | 40.5% | 321 | 37.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 14.5% | 134 | 16.3% | 101 | 11.8% | 113 | 13.0% | 140 | 16.0% | 149 | 16.9% | 142 | 16.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.54 | 11.17 | 11.43 | 12.67 | 11.65 | 10.80 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 70.9% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 66.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 71.9% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 83.5% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.1% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 81.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 82.3% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 52.3% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 53.2% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 67.5% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 61.6% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.6% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 69.4% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dover High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.