Dorchester’s public schools score below 80% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Dorchester’s kids attend trail 80% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
How Dorchester compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dorchester.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Dorchester vs. its neighbors
Dorchester’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New Jersey districts.
Every school in Dorchester
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Parents talk
What Dorchester families are saying about school.
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Colleges near Dorchester
There’s no college in Dorchester, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus in Vineland, 12.7 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Dorchester. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.