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Which teacher or staff member at Dover High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,167
High
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340393004212
Dover High School
100 GRACE STREET, DOVER, NJ 07801 · (973) 989-2010 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,167 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of New Jersey public high schools
- C-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
692 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 280 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 292 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 276 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 319 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%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
Feeds from
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
32.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
13.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 33 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 13.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 12.8% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Dover High School
Dover High School's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover High School this school | 1,167 | 59.3% | 20.4% |
| Barringer High School NEWARK | 1,894 | 59.7% | 2.8% |
| North Bergen High School N BERGEN | 2,328 | 66.1% | 18.9% |
| Eastside High School PATERSON | 2,073 | 58.3% | 3.2% |
| Cliffside Park High School CLIFFSIDE PARK | 1,314 | 70.2% | 27.9% |
| Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School HALEDON | 803 | 62.8% | 14.8% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Dover High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #316 of 397 | #23 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #303 of 400 ▲ 9 | #25 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #295 of 395 ▲ 35 | #25 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,167 | #130 of 442 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #222 of 388 | #21 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #377 of 389 | #23 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #112 of 405 | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.3% | #59 of 173 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,167
+138 (+13%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,167 | 92.2 | 12.7:1 | 59% (692) |
| 2023-24 | 1,176 | 90.2 | 13.0:1 | 51% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 1,159 | 87.2 | 13.3:1 | 53% (615) |
| 2020-21 | 1,029 | 82 | 12.6:1 | 70% (716) |
| 2017-18 | 1,012 | 76.6 | 13.2:1 | 73% (743) |
| 2015-16 | 937 | 73 | 12.8:1 | 72% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | 68 | 12.8:1 | 64% (555) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 74 | 10.5:1 | 42% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 61 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dover High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (1,012 to 1,167); teachers up 20% (76.6 to 92.2).
About Dover High School
Dover High School is a high school in DOVER, New Jersey, and it is part of Dover Public School District. It had 1,167 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
Dover Public School District is responsible for 5 schools, Dover High School included, with 3,208 students in all.
Hispanic students are 89% of those enrolled at Dover High School. The next largest groups are 5% White, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. In Morris County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Dover High School are from different groups.
A staff of 92.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.7:1. The 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. By family income, 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Morris County, the average eligibility rate is 19%.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Dover High School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Dover High School scores 20.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.7%.
The school is in Morris County, where median household income comes to about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Morris County counts 156 public schools with about 72,239 students.
Dover High School is about 0.2 miles from North Dover Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 20.4% is below the 36.0% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 13% over 4 years, reaching 1,167 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Dover High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- North Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Academy Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 481 students
- East Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in DOVER
- North Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Academy Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 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 Dover High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Dover High. Dover High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Dover High SchoolDover, DE · 1,812 students
- Dover High SchoolDover, OH · 823 students
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOLDOVER PLAINS, NY · 462 students
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOLDOVER, AR · 375 students
- Dover High SchoolDover, OK · 63 students
Nearby schools
- North Dover Elementary School0.2 mi · 640
- Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School0.8 mi · 265
- Marie V. Duffy Elementary School0.8 mi · 434
- Dover Middle School0.9 mi · 481
- East Dover Elementary School0.9 mi · 411
- Birchwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Dover High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dover High School?
Dover High School enrolls approximately 1,167 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dover High School serve?
Dover High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dover High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dover High School is approximately 12.7:1 (92 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dover High School?
Student demographics at Dover High School are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Dover High School public or private?
Dover High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dover Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.