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Schools in Dorchester

Dorchester’s public schools

Maurice River Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorchester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Spent per student
$25.1K
▼ 12% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
369 students on the public path
In brief

Dorchester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dorchester’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Maurice River Township School places highest (better than 28%); Maurice River Township School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dorchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Maurice River Township Schoolin Port ElizabethC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Maurice River Township School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Maurice River Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 369 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,150NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 48.6% · 249 students tested
Math20%
State average 35.5% · 248 students tested

Dorchester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Dorchester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dorchester—Maurice River Township
CommercialD−Commercial Township
Maurice RiverDMaurice River Township

Every school in Dorchester

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dorchesterin other towns
Maurice River Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port Elizabeth
C
369 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Dorchester’s schools

Are Dorchester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dorchester. Maurice River Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorchester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dorchester in?

Maurice River Township School District.

Where do Dorchester kids go to high school?

Maurice River Township School.

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What Dorchester families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.