Best Public Schools in Cape May County, New Jersey & Rankings

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)				NJSLA Geometry (2024)		NJSLA Algebra II (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,190	126	9.4	12.8%	1,025 (86.1%)	18 (1.5%)	103 (8.7%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (1.8%)	65.5	100^th of 426 public high schools	76.5%		58.9	120^th of 422 public high schools	71.6%	20			48.4							78.4								30.9		30.8	54.9	54.9	82.6	82.6	$10,624		$10,624
Ocean City Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1901 Bay Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-5611	355	52	6.8	29.3%	269 (75.8%)	14 (3.9%)	64 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	56.1	303^rd of 743 public middle schools	59.2%		62.7	247^th of 748 public middle schools	67.0%	56	28.5	14.4			62.9	54.0	55.4	50.8	77.4			71.0	49.2	42.6	32.8	11.9	78.6			78.6					$9,932		$9,932
Ocean City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	550 West Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 399-3191	291	38	7.6	24.4%	209 (71.8%)	12 (4.1%)	57 (19.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	72.7	384^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.3%		81.1	255^th of 1342 public elementary schools	81.0%	129				51.5							67.7														$12,032	$923	$11,109
Stone Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 93rd St	Stone Harbor	08247	Cape May County	Stone Harbor School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 368-4413	78	10	8.0		72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	57.1	578^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.8%		47.4	702^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	47.7%	124				72.3	53.9						50.0	23.1													$19,958	$173	$19,785
Upper Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	50 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	448	37	12.1	14.1%	404 (90.2%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	67	457^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.8%		74.9	359^th of 1342 public elementary schools	73.2%	98	36.5			50.7	62.9	60.1					51.7	59.9	54.5												$8,254		$8,254
Upper Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	130 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	479	37	12.9	10.2%	434 (90.6%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)								(n/a)																									$9,172	$247	$8,925
Avalon Elementary School	Public	5-8	235 32nd Street	Avalon	08202	Cape May County	Avalon School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 967-7544	92	11	8.0		80 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	85.2	80^th of 743 public middle schools	89.2%		83	97^th of 748 public middle schools	87.0%	17	52.2	18.2				69.6	64.7	93.3	100.0				47.8	70.6	66.7										$27,633	$384	$27,249
Dennis Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	601 Hagan Road	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Dennis Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-2821	277	24	11.4	30.0%	261 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)																									$14,492	$1,464	$13,028
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools	Public	3-8	165 Academy Road	Dennisville	08214	Cape May County	Dennis Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-2821	362	25	14.5	27.6%	329 (90.9%)	9 (2.5%)	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	37.1	443^rd of 743 public middle schools	40.4%		44.7	391^st of 748 public middle schools	47.7%	52	25.4	7.7		31.0	32.0	26.9	24.5	47.6	52.3		29.3	24.0	40.3	11.3	42.6	13.3	90.0			90.0					$24,469	$647	$23,822
Cape May City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	921 Lafayette St	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Cape May City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-8485	158	25	6.2	1.9%	87 (55.1%)	20 (12.7%)	48 (30.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	50.1	664^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.4%		53.9	618^th of 1342 public elementary schools	53.9%	46	18.2			33.3	41.2	81.8	58.3				46.7	41.2	36.4	58.3											$20,849	$759	$20,090
Cape May County Technical High School	Public	9-12	188 Crest Haven Rd	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Cape May County Technical High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 380-0200	589	64	9.2	33.6%	452 (76.7%)	22 (3.7%)	88 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.1%)	28.5	282^nd of 426 public high schools	33.8%		22.4	322^nd of 422 public high schools	23.7%	40			22.3							32.4								19.0		19.0	69.2	69.2			$17,443	$656	$16,787
Cape May County High School	Public	9-12	148 Crest Haven Road	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Cape May County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 465-2720	87	13	6.6	25.3%	57 (65.5%)	7 (8.0%)	18 (20.7%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)																									$34,285		$34,285
Ocean Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	148 Crest Haven Road	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Cape May County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 465-2720	145	27	5.3	38.6%	86 (59.3%)	20 (13.8%)	31 (21.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)																									$25,732		$25,732
Sandman Consolidated School	Public	5-6	838 Seashore Rd	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 884-9410	334	32	10.3	47.3%	257 (76.9%)	17 (5.1%)	55 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	15.2					34.2	36.5						27.0	30.7											$12,054	$65	$11,989
Maud Abrams School	Public	3-4	714 Townbank Rd	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 884-9420	361	30	12.0	49.6%	278 (77.0%)	17 (4.7%)	56 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	22.5	1038^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.4%		28.8	963^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	28.2%	75				26.7	30.7						35.6	27.6													$12,149	$65	$12,084
David C. Douglass Memorial School	Public	PK-K	2600 Bayshore Rd	Villas	08251	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 884-9430	282	29	9.6	54.3%	199 (70.6%)	21 (7.4%)	56 (19.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)																									$15,764	$66	$15,698
Carl T. Mitnick School	Public	1-2	905 Seashore Road	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-9470	453	43	10.6	42.2%	365 (80.6%)	11 (2.4%)	67 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)																									$13,518	$1,187	$12,331
Middle Township Elementary #2	Public	3-5	101 West Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1828	532	48	11.0	53.6%	280 (52.6%)	95 (17.9%)	111 (20.9%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	25.9	998^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.4%		31.8	926^th of 1342 public elementary schools	31.0%	72	19.3			34.5	29.8	37.5					26.5	26.5	32.2												$11,229	$383	$10,846
Middle Township Elementary #1	Public	PK, KG-2	215 Eldredge Road	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 463-1900	660	64	10.2	56.7%	371 (56.2%)	87 (13.2%)	148 (22.4%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)								(n/a)																									$11,152	$473	$10,679
Margaret Mace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Atlantic Avenue	North Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	North Wildwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1454	165	29	5.6	41.8%	120 (72.7%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (12.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (13.3%)	44.4	738^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.8%		31.3	936^th of 1342 public elementary schools	30.3%	198	21.4	12.6		52.6	47.8	42.9	27.8	6.3	12.6		57.9	52.1	28.6	22.2	31.3	26.7									$26,141	$1,047	$25,094
West Cape May Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Moore Street	West Cape May	08204	Cape May County	West Cape May School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-4614	82	10	8.4	18.3%	62 (75.6%)	1 (1.2%)	16 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	77.9	307^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.1%		60.3	541^st of 1342 public elementary schools	59.7%	234	46.2			45.5	72.7	76.9					81.8	45.5	69.3												$14,370	$1,213	$13,157
Wildwood High School	Public	9-12	4300 Pacific Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-7922	255	25	10.3	57.6%	91 (35.7%)	24 (9.4%)	133 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	11.5	394^th of 426 public high schools	7.5%		24.2	310^th of 422 public high schools	26.5%	84			8.1							25.0								12.9		12.7					$20,579	$1,206	$19,373
Glenwood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Glenwood & New York Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1630	378	36	10.3	82.8%	50 (13.2%)	27 (7.1%)	280 (74.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	8.7	1260^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.1	1291^st of 1342 public elementary schools	3.8%	31	3.6			8.9	18.8	27.8					12.5	9.8	12.5												$16,834	$2,065	$14,769
Wildwood Middle School	Public	6-8	4300 Pacific Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-7922	159	16	9.9	82.4%	30 (18.9%)	10 (6.3%)	117 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	10.1	705^th of 743 public middle schools	5.1%		13.3	676^th of 748 public middle schools	9.6%	29		3.8					5.8	0.0	16.7					0.0	6.7	10.4									$19,878	$1,800	$18,078
Crest Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	9100 Pacific Ave	Wildwood Crest	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood Crest Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1522	220	34	6.4	28.6%	178 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	43.7	748^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.1%		43.3	761^st of 1342 public elementary schools	43.3%	13	20.0	20.8		36.3	40.0	40.0	43.5	5.3	58.3		68.1	50.0	40.0	30.4	26.4	0.0	85.7			85.7					$22,617	$419	$22,198
Woodbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Webster Street	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Woodbine School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-5174	257	31	8.3	79.0%	67 (26.1%)	51 (19.8%)	114 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.7%)	12.5	1195^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.7%		27.1	989^th of 1342 public elementary schools	26.3%	206	10.0	0.0		7.7	23.5	25.0	24.0	36.8	0.0		0.0	29.4	15.0	8.0	10.5	0.0									$15,342	$1,702	$13,640
Upper Township Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Perry Rd	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	442	44	10.1	13.8%	406 (91.9%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	65.7	226^th of 743 public middle schools	69.6%		68.2	202^nd of 748 public middle schools	73.0%	24		21.4					71.5	67.4	54.6					50.0	46.0	16.7									$8,169		$8,169
Cape May Regional School	Public	7-12	131 Crest Haven Rd	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 463-4870	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Middle Township Elementary #4	Public	6-8	300 E Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1834	547	44	12.4	49.9%	308 (56.3%)	98 (17.9%)	111 (20.3%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	32.9	482^nd of 743 public middle schools	35.1%		36	458^th of 748 public middle schools	38.8%	24		11.8					38.9	36.0	25.9					25.0	35.5	16.6	100.0			100.0					$11,804	$222	$11,582
Middle Township High School	Public	9-12	300 East Atlantic Avenue	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1852	825	66	12.5	40.5%	497 (60.2%)	146 (17.7%)	140 (17.0%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.7%)	25.4	308^th of 426 public high schools	27.7%		28.7	282^nd of 422 public high schools	33.2%	26			19.1							37.0								11.9		11.9	62.2	59.0			$14,240	$237	$14,003
Lower Cape May Regional High School	Public	9-12	687 Rt 9	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Cape May Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-3475	723	61	11.7	41.1%	546 (75.5%)	44 (6.1%)	120 (16.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	32.5	253^rd of 426 public high schools	40.6%		33.4	251^st of 422 public high schools	40.5%	2			24.2							47.1								18.8	0.0	16.2	51.9	50.0			$16,326	$317	$16,009
Richard M. Teitelman Middle School	Public	7-8	687 Rt 9	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Cape May Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-3475	404	41	9.8	44.1%	311 (77.0%)	18 (4.5%)	65 (16.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	43.3	394^th of 743 public middle schools	47.0%		38.2	430^th of 748 public middle schools	42.5%	36		14.2						46.3	40.1						30.4	25.6	97.5			97.5					$14,823	$511	$14,312

Best Public Schools in Cape May County, NJ

Avalon Elementary School

West Cape May Elementary School

Ocean City Primary School

Upper Township Elementary School

Upper Township Middle School

Ocean City High School

Stone Harbor Elementary School

Ocean City Intermediate School

Cape May City Elementary School

Margaret Mace Elementary School

Crest Memorial School

Richard M. Teitelman Middle School

Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools

Middle Township Elementary #4

Lower Cape May Regional High School

Cape May County Technical High School

Middle Township Elementary #2

Middle Township High School

Maud Abrams School

Woodbine Elementary School

Wildwood High School

Wildwood Middle School

Glenwood Avenue Elementary School

Cape May County High School

Cape May Regional School

Carl T. Mitnick School

David C. Douglass Memorial School

Dennis Township Primary School

Middle Township Elementary #1

Ocean Academy

Sandman Consolidated School

Upper Township Primary School

SchoolDigger rankings lists for New Jersey: