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East Dover Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

300 East McFarlan Street, Dover, NJ 07801 · (973) 989-2055 · Part of Dover Town School District

Dover’s School Grade D better than 14% of New Jersey school districts

Students
411
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about East Dover Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Dover kids: Dover Middle School

On the path

Where Dover kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6East Dover Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Dover Middle School481 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

300 East McFarlan Street, Dover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten52
Grade 158
Grade 256
Grade 354
Grade 446
Grade 560
Grade 670
Enrollment over time
404’20
389’21
411’22
443’23
411’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%White 3%Black 3%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about East Dover Elementary School from Dover families.

Other schools in Dover Town School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Dover’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.