Academy Street Elementary School

Summary:

Academy Street Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dover, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 532. The school is part of the Dover Public School District, which is ranked 500 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academy Street Elementary School stands out for its high percentage of Hispanic students, making up 92.11% of the student body, significantly higher than the surrounding schools in the Dover Public School District. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking of 998 out of 1,342 schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Its performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is also below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.4% in 2018-2019 to 10.1% in 2021-2022, higher than the other Dover Public School District elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lakeview Elementary School in the Denville Township K-8 School District, Academy Street Elementary School generally performs worse academically, has higher chronic absenteeism rates, and serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, with 74.25% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the surrounding schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 14 Academy Street
       Dover, NJ  07801-4906


(973) 989-2030

District: Dover Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
998th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $4,572 Help


Students who attend Academy Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Dover Middle School
High:    Dover High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  532

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.1%
White:
3.9%
African American:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Academy Street Elementary School ranks worse than 74.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Dover Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.36. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.1%), White (3.9%), African American (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Dover Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Academy Street Elementary School is 14.4, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Dover Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Academy Street Elementary School employs 36.9 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Academy Street Elementary School is $4,572. 1 elementary schools in the Dover Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Academy Street Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Academy Street Elementary School 998th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Academy Street Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Dover Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dover Public School District 500th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Academy Street Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Academy Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 33.39 886th 1204 26.4%
2004 41.44 911th 1298 29.8%
2005 40.44 940th 1303 27.9%
2006 52.65 804th 1314 38.8%
2007 44.35 934th 1329 29.7%
2008 62.88 621st 1338 53.6%
2009 68.62 501st 1346 62.8%
2010 69.74 459th 1354 66.1%
2011 58.58 711th 1360 47.7%
2012 63.96 614th 1363 55.0%
2013 65.89 588th 1367 57.0%
2014 60.05 657th 1363 51.8%
2015 54.15 651st 1357 52.0%
2016 48.22 747th 1346 44.5%
2017 49.53 730th 1352 46.0%
2018 48.82 730th 1353 46.0%
2019 51.15 707th 1360 48.0%
2021 23.75 954th 1317 27.6%
2022 34.02 881st 1345 34.5%
2023 26.36 998th 1342 25.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Academy Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.90 55th 463 88.1%
2021 56.57 104th 411 74.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Academy Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.16 644th 1001 35.7%
2019 50.96 419th 1007 58.4%
2021 49.10 369th 868 57.5%
2022 54.10 357th 949 62.4%
2023 33.58 575th 958 40.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.44 153rd 942 83.8%
2019 77.29 123rd 948 87.0%
2021 49.31 360th 839 57.1%
2022 61.63 256th 863 70.3%
2023 53.53 352nd 910 61.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Academy Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.08 554th 1333 58.4%
2019 57.30 596th 1331 55.2%
2021 23.83 967th 1290 25.0%
2022 36.63 823rd 1326 37.9%
2023 30.43 915th 1318 30.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Academy Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.40 823rd 1334 38.3%
2019 46.46 741st 1335 44.5%
2021 27.15 887th 1297 31.6%
2022 32.91 872nd 1324 34.1%
2023 25.13 981st 1315 25.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Academy Street Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.49 188th 870 78.4%
2019 70.69 205th 899 77.2%
2021 46.22 419th 896 53.2%
2022 50.72 393rd 953 58.8%
2023 52.87 406th 982 58.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Academy Street Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 155 63 13 330 1 n/a n/a 0 562
1989 139 57 12 315 1 n/a n/a 0 524
1990 123 58 10 377 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1991 143 64 8 370 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1992 159 72 9 372 0 n/a n/a 0 612
1993 155 70 6 373 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1994 147 65 7 366 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1995 156 83 7 434 1 n/a n/a 0 681
1996 156 83 7 434 1 n/a n/a 0 681
1998 110 83 7 337 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1999 112 82 8 377 0 n/a n/a 0 579
2000 106 67 8 494 1 n/a n/a 0 676
2001 92 56 13 488 0 n/a n/a 0 649
2002 61 53 11 470 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2003 61 53 11 470 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2004 61 51 12 485 0 n/a n/a 0 609
2005 48 55 10 460 0 n/a n/a 0 573
2006 49 40 9 453 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2007 39 25 6 411 0 n/a n/a 0 481
2008 39 25 3 384 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2009 39 22 9 391 0 1 0 0 462
2010 31 29 10 404 0 0 0 0 474
2011 30 30 8 443 0 0 0 0 511
2012 32 32 9 468 0 0 0 0 541
2013 29 22 11 506 0 0 0 0 568
2014 29 29 10 493 0 0 0 0 561
2015 18 34 8 548 0 0 0 0 608
2016 17 22 6 515 0 0 0 0 560
2017 20 19 4 511 0 0 0 0 554
2018 23 18 4 516 0 0 1 0 562
2019 17 13 7 506 0 0 4 0 547
2020 14 10 6 483 0 0 3 0 516
2021 11 5 5 474 1 0 2 0 498
2022 15 8 3 442 0 0 2 0 470
2023 21 16 4 490 0 0 1 0 532

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Academy Street Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 562 32.0 17.5 n/a
1989 524 31.0 16.9 n/a
1990 568 33.0 17.2 37
1991 585 33.0 17.7 29.1
1992 612 36.0 17.0 39.7
1993 604 36.0 16.8 46.4
1994 585 36.0 16.3 42.2
1995 681 37.0 18.4 34.7
1996 681 37.0 18.4 34.7
1998 537 38.0 14.1 46
1999 579 35.0 16.5 48.9
2000 676 34.0 19.9 59.9
2001 649 36.0 18.0 49.8
2002 595 35.6 16.7 54.6
2003 595 35.6 16.7 54.6
2004 609 34.6 17.6 57.1
2005 573 35.6 16.1 n/a
2006 551 35.0 15.7 65.7
2007 481 27.0 17.8 66.7
2008 451 25.0 18.0 67.4
2009 462 32.8 12.0 72.9
2010 474 30.0 15.8 74.5
2011 511 33.0 15.4 75.3
2012 541 35.9 15.0 78.7
2013 568 31.0 18.3 76.4
2014 561 34.5 16.2 69.5
2015 608 33.0 18.4 76.2
2016 560 34.0 16.4 72.7
2017 554 33.2 16.6 81
2018 562 36.9 15.2 79.5
2019 547 33.5 16.2 75.9
2020 516 32.6 15.8 74.6
2021 498 38.2 13.0 74.7
2022 470 36.9 12.7 70.9
2023 532 36.9 14.4 74.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Academy Street Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 562 32.0 17.5 n/a
1989 524 31.0 16.9 n/a
1990 568 33.0 17.2 37
1991 585 33.0 17.7 29.1
1992 612 36.0 17.0 39.7
1993 604 36.0 16.8 46.4
1994 585 36.0 16.3 42.2
1995 681 37.0 18.4 34.7
1996 681 37.0 18.4 34.7
1998 537 38.0 14.1 46
1999 579 35.0 16.5 48.9
2000 676 34.0 19.9 59.9
2001 649 36.0 18.0 49.8
2002 595 35.6 16.7 54.6
2003 595 35.6 16.7 54.6
2004 609 34.6 17.6 57.1
2005 573 35.6 16.1 n/a
2006 551 35.0 15.7 65.7
2007 481 27.0 17.8 66.7
2008 451 25.0 18.0 67.4
2009 462 32.8 12.0 72.9
2010 474 30.0 15.8 74.5
2011 511 33.0 15.4 75.3
2012 541 35.9 15.0 78.7
2013 568 31.0 18.3 76.4
2014 561 34.5 16.2 69.5
2015 608 33.0 18.4 76.2
2016 560 34.0 16.4 72.7
2017 554 33.2 16.6 81
2018 562 36.9 15.2 79.5
2019 547 33.5 16.2 75.9
2020 516 32.6 15.8 74.6
2021 498 38.2 13.0 74.7
2022 470 36.9 12.7 70.9
2023 532 36.9 14.4 74.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Academy Street Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $529 (11.6%) $4,043 (88.4%) $4,572

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Academy Street Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 707th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 998th of 1342 Elementary schools
 22.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Academy Street Elementary School)31.214.3
 16.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dover Public School District)41.422.5
 18.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Academy Street Elementary School)57.131.6
 25.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dover Public School District)55.324.1
 31.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Academy Street Elementary School)5620.9
 35.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Dover Public School District)62.431.9
 30.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Academy Street Elementary School)58.732.8
 25.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dover Public School District)52.226.4
 25.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Academy Street Elementary School)59.141.2
 17.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Dover Public School District)60.335.1
 25.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Academy Street Elementary School)51.530.8
 20.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dover Public School District)48.727.1
 21.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Academy Street Elementary School)62.636.2
 26.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Dover Public School District)6642.1
 23.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Academy Street Elementary School)40.123.7
 16.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Dover Public School District)41.430.9
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students547532
 2.7%
African American1316
 23.1%
American Indian00
Asian74
 42.9%
Hispanic506490
 3.2%
Pacific Islander00
White1721
 23.5%
Two or More Races41
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.9%74.2%
 1.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Street Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 532 students attended Academy Street Elementary School.

Students at Academy Street Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American.

Academy Street Elementary School ranks 998th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Academy Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dover Middle School
High : Dover High School


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