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East Dover Elementary School
302 East Mcfarlan St
Dover NJ, 07801, Morris County
Phone: 973-989-2055
Ranking: 
(1,090 out of 1,847, bottom 41%)*
(1,090 out of 1,847, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
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: | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 34 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 472 | 465 | 424 | 439 | 521 | 513 | 539 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 54 | 11.4% | 62 | 13.3% | 69 | 16.3% | 60 | 13.7% | 53 | 10.2% | 57 | 11.1% | 63 | 11.7% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 16.9% | 73 | 15.7% | 58 | 13.7% | 56 | 12.8% | 58 | 11.1% | 73 | 14.2% | 71 | 13.2% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 13.8% | 60 | 12.9% | 46 | 10.8% | 50 | 11.4% | 63 | 12.1% | 66 | 12.9% | 53 | 9.8% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 13.1% | 45 | 9.7% | 51 | 12.0% | 64 | 14.6% | 66 | 12.7% | 50 | 9.7% | 58 | 10.8% |
| Grade 4: | 45 | 9.5% | 50 | 10.8% | 61 | 14.4% | 65 | 14.8% | 46 | 8.8% | 52 | 10.1% | 56 | 10.4% |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 16.9% | 76 | 16.3% | 76 | 17.9% | 66 | 15.0% | 52 | 10.0% | 50 | 9.7% | 45 | 8.3% |
| Grade 6: | 74 | 15.7% | 85 | 18.3% | 63 | 14.9% | 78 | 17.8% | 183 | 35.1% | 165 | 32.2% | 193 | 35.8% |
| Ungraded: | 12 | 2.5% | 14 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 52.3% | 249 | 53.5% | 221 | 52.1% | 219 | 49.9% | 275 | 52.8% | 276 | 53.8% | 298 | 55.3% |
| Female: | 225 | 47.7% | 216 | 46.5% | 203 | 47.9% | 220 | 50.1% | 246 | 47.2% | 237 | 46.2% | 237 | 44.0% |
| 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: | 10 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 412 | 87.3% | 408 | 87.7% | 380 | 89.6% | 387 | 88.2% | 461 | 88.5% | 447 | 87.1% | 452 | 83.9% |
| Black: | 25 | 5.3% | 24 | 5.2% | 19 | 4.5% | 22 | 5.0% | 31 | 6.0% | 31 | 6.0% | 36 | 6.7% |
| White: | 25 | 5.3% | 27 | 5.8% | 20 | 4.7% | 22 | 5.0% | 24 | 4.6% | 30 | 5.8% | 41 | 7.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 324 | 68.6% | 317 | 68.2% | 278 | 65.6% | 295 | 67.2% | 335 | 64.3% | 304 | 59.3% | 273 | 50.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 8.7% | 73 | 15.7% | 66 | 15.6% | 57 | 13.0% | 85 | 16.3% | 98 | 19.1% | 104 | 19.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.70 | 15.25 | 14.42 | 16.26 | 14.08 | 12.80 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 78.9% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 79.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 77.4% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 87.3% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 68.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 60.3% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 70.4% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 82.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 76.0% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 88.5% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 86.4% | 82.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 80.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 86.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 84.1% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 86.7% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 95.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 85.8% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 70.7% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 75.7% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 70.3% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 69.2% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.9% | 71.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 52% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 61.3% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 74.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 73.9% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 66.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 71.3% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 75.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 76.1% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 72.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 74.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 77.5% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 89.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 91.1% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 83.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 87.7% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 69.2% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 70.9% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 78.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 98.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 95.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 93.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 96.5% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 85.6% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 53.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 63.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 57.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 54.5% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 63.4% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 62.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 84.4% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 78.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 91.1% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 90.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 87.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 62.9% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 53.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 59.0% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 58.3% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 67.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 69.4% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 63.9% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 60.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 87.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 89.3% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* East Dover Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.