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Cape May, NJ
Public School Ratings




Cape May Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lower Township Elementary School District details

Lower Township Elementary School District
905 Seashore Road
Cape May, NJ 08204

1,466 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Lower Township Elementary School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.9% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
44%
31%
50%
31%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Carl T. Mitnick School
905 Seashore Road
Cape May, NJ, 08204
01-02
David C. Douglass Memorial School
2600 Bayshore Rd
Villas, NJ, 08251
PK-KG
Maud Abrams School
714 Townbank Rd
Cape May, NJ, 08204
03-04
Sandman Consolidated School
838 Seashore Rd
Cape May, NJ, 08204
05-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.4% 40.1%
Black 5.4% 15.1%
Hispanic 15.4% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.4% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 38.5% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.9% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,140 $19,263,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,965 $4,347,000 12.1%
Staff $912 $1,337,000 3.7%
General Administration $449 $658,000 1.8%
School Administration $719 $1,054,000 2.9%
Operation $2,494 $3,656,000 10.2%
Transportation $1,017 $1,491,000 4.1%
Other $347 $508,000 1.4%
Total Support $8,902 $13,051,000 36.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,527 $3,704,000 10.3%
Total Expenditures $24,569 $36,018,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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