Dover High School

100 Grace Street, Dover NJ, 7801 | Dover Town School District | 973-989-2010
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1012
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 43% 18% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Dover
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
55%Dover
52%New Jersey

Dover High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Dover Town School District" in Dover, NJ. There are a total of 1,012 students and 77 teachers at Dover High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Dover High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 42.5%, which is 18% lower than the New Jersey average.

Dover High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1012
Teachers77
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment136
Taking some courses103
Taking some courses (not tests)38
Passing some courses64
Passing no courses31

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Dover High School, there are a total of 136 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 103 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All28%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School28%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School57%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Dover High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 15.7% 8.7% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 8.4% 6.6% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 2.3% 2.3% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 73.6% 82.3% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.1%

Dover demographics profile

StatisticDoverNew JerseyNational
Population17,8668,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)6,6771,21591
Median age38.939.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%56%55%
Speak English31%69%79%
Speak Spanish66%16%13%

Education level achieved in Dover

IndexDoverNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade73.3%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school71.0%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college41.3%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree24.5%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors16.6%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters4.0%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Dover High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.