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North Dover Elementary School
51 Highland Ave
Dover NJ, 07801, Morris County
Phone: 973-989-2020
Ranking: 
(1,164 out of 1,847, bottom 37%)*
(1,164 out of 1,847, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 43 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 44 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 742 | 708 | 710 | 675 | 581 | 578 | 567 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 87 | 11.7% | 103 | 14.5% | 112 | 15.8% | 95 | 14.1% | 93 | 16.0% | 77 | 13.3% | 76 | 13.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 14.2% | 101 | 14.3% | 106 | 14.9% | 100 | 14.8% | 77 | 13.3% | 88 | 15.2% | 73 | 12.9% |
| Grade 1: | 101 | 13.6% | 103 | 14.5% | 101 | 14.2% | 95 | 14.1% | 87 | 15.0% | 91 | 15.7% | 98 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 111 | 15.0% | 108 | 15.3% | 81 | 11.4% | 102 | 15.1% | 86 | 14.8% | 92 | 15.9% | 91 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 13.2% | 77 | 10.9% | 101 | 14.2% | 81 | 12.0% | 83 | 14.3% | 89 | 15.4% | 62 | 10.9% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 12.1% | 97 | 13.7% | 75 | 10.6% | 63 | 9.3% | 81 | 13.9% | 50 | 8.7% | 64 | 11.3% |
| Grade 5: | 73 | 9.8% | 57 | 8.1% | 38 | 5.4% | 62 | 9.2% | 41 | 7.1% | 54 | 9.3% | 69 | 12.2% |
| Grade 6: | 54 | 7.3% | 31 | 4.4% | 59 | 8.3% | 47 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 23 | 3.1% | 31 | 4.4% | 37 | 5.2% | 30 | 4.4% | 33 | 5.7% | 37 | 6.4% | 34 | 6.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 369 | 49.7% | 356 | 50.3% | 357 | 50.3% | 350 | 51.9% | 289 | 49.7% | 309 | 53.5% | 303 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 373 | 50.3% | 352 | 49.7% | 353 | 49.7% | 325 | 48.1% | 292 | 50.3% | 269 | 46.5% | 260 | 45.9% |
| 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: | 24 | 3.2% | 20 | 2.8% | 21 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.2% | 21 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 630 | 84.9% | 588 | 83.1% | 596 | 83.9% | 573 | 84.9% | 485 | 83.5% | 484 | 83.7% | 485 | 85.5% |
| Black: | 49 | 6.6% | 48 | 6.8% | 45 | 6.3% | 38 | 5.6% | 28 | 4.8% | 39 | 6.7% | 32 | 5.6% |
| White: | 39 | 5.3% | 52 | 7.3% | 47 | 6.6% | 49 | 7.3% | 47 | 8.1% | 40 | 6.9% | 38 | 6.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 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: | 412 | 55.5% | 398 | 56.2% | 441 | 62.1% | 395 | 58.5% | 326 | 56.1% | 303 | 52.4% | 284 | 50.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 8.4% | 74 | 10.5% | 66 | 9.3% | 72 | 10.7% | 68 | 11.7% | 76 | 13.1% | 77 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.32 | 15.17 | 15.41 | 16.88 | 16.14 | 11.20 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 78.9% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 79.4% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 76.6% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 77.4% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 87.3% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 68.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 60.3% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 70.4% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 82.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 76.0% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 88.5% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 86.4% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 85.0% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 80.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 86.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 84.1% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 86.7% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 95.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 85.8% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 70.7% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.7% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 70.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 70.4% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 69.2% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 71.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 52% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 61.3% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 74.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 73.9% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 66.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 71.3% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 75.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 76.1% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 80.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 72.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 74.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 77.5% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 89.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 91.1% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 83.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 87.7% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 69.2% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 71.9% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 70.9% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 78.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 94.8% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 98.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 95.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 93.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 96.5% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 85.6% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 53.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 63.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 57.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.8% | 54.5% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 63.4% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 62.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 84.4% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 78.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 91.1% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 90.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 91.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 87.8% | 79.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 67.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 69.4% | 66.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 87.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.3% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* North Dover Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.