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What's one thing Dover Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
481
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340393000005
Dover Middle School
302 EAST MCFARLAN STREET, DOVER, NJ 07801 · (973) 989-2040 · Morris County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
320 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Dover Middle School→Dover High School
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
44.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
-23 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 16.0:1
% White
5%
was 8%
% Hispanic
89%
was 83%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dover Middle School
Dover Middle School is a compact intermediate school in DOVER, New Jersey, overseen by Dover Public School District. The school teaches 481 students in grades 7 through 8.
Dover Public School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,208 students. Dover Middle School is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Dover Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Beyond that, the school records 5% White, 5% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.
On the resource side, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Morris County's rate of about 19%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dover Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.8%; this one delivers 34.0%.
Across the wider county, Morris County reports that median household income runs about $137,326, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which Dover Middle School is one.
East Dover Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dover Middle School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.3%.
Dover Middle School operates from a residential location.
Over the past 7-year window. Dover Middle School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 481). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 83% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Academy Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- East Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in DOVER
- Dover High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- North Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Academy Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- East Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Birchwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Dennis B O'Brien Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Nearby schools
- East Dover Elementary School0.0 mi · 411
- Birchwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 314
- North Dover Elementary School0.8 mi · 640
- Dover High School0.9 mi · 1,167
- Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering1.0 mi · 181
- Morris Hills High School1.0 mi · 1,140
Frequently asked questions
About Dover Middle SchoolHow many students attend Dover Middle School?
Dover Middle School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Dover Middle School serve?
Dover Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Dover Middle School have?
Dover Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Dover Middle School?
Student demographics at Dover Middle School are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Dover Middle School?
Dover Middle School is overseen by Dover Public School District in Morris County.
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