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If you could change one rule at Academy Street Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340393004214
Academy Street Elementary School
14 ACADEMY STREET, DOVER, NJ 07801 · (973) 989-2030 · Morris County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
424 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Dover Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
20.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
14.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.7% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.7% | 14.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy Street Elementary School
Academy Street Elementary School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Street Elementary School this school | 509 | 83.3% | 17.5% |
| Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 559 | 83.7% | 22.8% |
| Albio Sires Elementary School WEST NEW YORK | 518 | 88.2% | 34.1% |
| Harry L Bain WEST NEW YORK | 599 | 86.0% | 33.6% |
| Carroll Robbins Elementary School TRENTON | 459 | 85.2% | 12.8% |
| SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark | 516 | 87.0% | 20.1% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #1,160 of 1,290 | #76 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #1,229 of 1,319 ▼ 40 | #77 of 77 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #1,219 of 1,319 ▼ 68 | #77 of 77 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #387 of 1,562 | #9 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #950 of 1,390 | #77 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,338 of 1,392 | #87 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #160 of 1,481 | #1 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #451 of 798 | #20 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 509 | 41.4 | 12.3:1 | 83% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 40.4 | 13.6:1 | 58% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 36.9 | 14.4:1 | 74% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 75% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 80% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 73% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 75% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 50% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 33 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (562 to 509); teachers up 12% (37 to 41.4).
About Academy Street Elementary School
Academy Street Elementary School is an elementary school located in DOVER, New Jersey, in Morris County. The latest federal count shows 509 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 26% higher.
Academy Street Elementary School is part of a district of 5 schools: Dover Public School District, with 3,208 students.
Academy Street Elementary School's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 4% White and 3% Black. Census figures show Morris County is about 16% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.3:1, with 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Academy Street Elementary School is 83%. The average for public schools in Morris County is 19%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Academy Street Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 20.6% for a school in New Jersey with Academy Street Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Academy Street Elementary School posts 17.5%.
Census estimates describe Morris County this way: the median household income is $137,326, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. In all, Morris County has 156 public schools and roughly 72,239 students.
The next-closest public school is Fernbrook School, about 0.9 miles away. Academy Street Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 33.6% on proficiency, and Academy Street Elementary School is below that at 17.5%.
NCES assigns Academy Street Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 498 in 2020-21, 509 in 2024-25.
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover Public School District
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- North Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 481 students
- East Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in DOVER
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- North Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 481 students
- East Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Birchwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Dennis B O'Brien Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other Academy Street Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Academy Street Elementary. Academy Street Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- ACADEMY STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBAYPORT, NY · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Fernbrook School0.9 mi · 474
- Dover Middle School1.0 mi · 481
- East Dover Elementary School1.0 mi · 411
- North Dover Elementary School1.1 mi · 640
- Dover High School1.3 mi · 1,167
- Marie V. Duffy Elementary School1.4 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Academy Street Elementary SchoolHow large is Academy Street Elementary School?
Academy Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Academy Street Elementary School serve?
Academy Street Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academy Street Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academy Street Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Academy Street Elementary School?
Academy Street Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Academy Street Elementary School public or private?
Academy Street Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dover Public School District.
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