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B−

Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

16 Mineral Spring Drive, Dover, NJ 07801 · (973) 361-7330 · Part of Rockaway Township School District

Rockaway Township’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
298
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Rockaway Township kids: Copeland Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Dennis B O'Brien Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Copeland Middle Schoolin Rockaway

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

16 Mineral Spring Drive, Dover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 142
Grade 260
Grade 340
Grade 435
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
310’20
294’21
275’22
295’23
298’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Hispanic 31%Asian 14%Black 11%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School from Rockaway Township families.

Other schools in Rockaway Township School District

The district →
Birchwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dover
C
314 students10:1
Stony Brook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B
365 students9:1
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wharton
B
346 students10:1
Katharine D Malone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B+
303 students10:1
Copeland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockaway
B
799 students11:1

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; Rockaway Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.