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Best Public Schools in Cape May County, NJ

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Schools

11,388

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedAvalon Elementary School46^th of 743 New Jersey middle schools

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Biggest riser

Margaret Mace Elementary School up 436 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ocean Academy 5.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	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 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cape May Regional School	Public	8-12	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)
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	97	13	7.5	—	85 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	90.3	46^th of 743 public middle schools	93.8%		89.7	50^th of 752 public middle schools	93.4%	4			33.4	35.3				72.3	81.8	88.9	76.5				33.3	72.7	72.2		90.0			90.0							$31,333	$695	$30,638
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	155	25	6.2	27.1%	78 (50.3%)	13 (8.4%)	57 (36.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	60.4	551^st of 1331 public elementary schools	58.6%		62.3	511^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.1%	40			35.7			56.3	42.9	71.4	41.7				56.3	64.3	64.2	16.7													$27,078	$531	$26,547
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	587	67	8.7	41.4%	459 (78.2%)	23 (3.9%)	76 (12.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.6%)	24.2	342^nd of 434 public high schools	21.2%		18.7	369^th of 434 public high schools	15.0%	27	70.1	38.1			16.3							35.6								10.0		10.0	40.0		40.0				$23,604	$793	$22,811
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	84	17	5.0	27.4%	52 (61.9%)	9 (10.7%)	20 (23.8%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																													$51,277	$16,771	$34,506
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	150	27	5.4	37.3%	87 (58.0%)	24 (16.0%)	30 (20.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)								(n/a)																													$32,372		$32,372
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	242	23	10.6	38.0%	217 (89.7%)	4 (1.7%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)																													$12,551	$757	$11,794
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools	Public	3-8	165 Academy Road	Dennisville	08210	Cape May County	Dennis Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 861-2821	391	25	15.7	35.5%	358 (91.6%)	9 (2.3%)	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30.1	508^th of 743 public middle schools	31.6%		43.3	416^th of 752 public middle schools	44.7%	92			11.7	4.1		29.7	34.6	30.0	33.3	61.2	41.5		18.9	22.7	38.3	6.7	31.8	5.7	12.6			12.6							$18,697	$1,084	$17,613
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	717	59	12.0	47.1%	548 (76.4%)	35 (4.9%)	116 (16.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	36.6	272^nd of 434 public high schools	37.3%		43.1	244^th of 434 public high schools	43.8%	28	75.6	44.5			20.3							47.0								18.1	0.0	16.3	62.5		57.7				$23,145	$594	$22,551
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	394	39	10.1	49.0%	315 (79.9%)	20 (5.1%)	55 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	42.2	414^th of 743 public middle schools	44.3%		40.1	438^th of 752 public middle schools	41.8%	24				11.4						54.4	39.9						33.9	23.5	97.0			97.0							$22,490	$854	$21,636
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	332	30	10.9	56.9%	249 (75.0%)	20 (6.0%)	57 (17.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)			13.1					46.3	43.9						24.2	32.5													$14,342	$85	$14,257
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	354	29	12.2	55.1%	272 (76.8%)	10 (2.8%)	60 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	28.8	940^th of 1331 public elementary schools	29.4%		28.3	982^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.1%	42						40.3	39.5						27.1	33.0															$14,635	$86	$14,549
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	275	29	9.4	57.8%	199 (72.4%)	25 (9.1%)	47 (17.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)																													$28,035	$86	$27,949
Carl T. Mitnick School	Public	K-2	905 Seashore Road	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-9470	428	41	10.5	54.7%	320 (74.8%)	15 (3.5%)	79 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)								(n/a)																													$22,279	$1,174	$21,105
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	522	49	10.6	58.4%	280 (53.6%)	83 (15.9%)	110 (21.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	25.6	995^th of 1331 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.7	1087^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.3%	92			18.3			27.3	37.2	42.1					22.6	33.3	32.4														$15,811	$726	$15,085
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	821	68	12.0	48.1%	482 (58.7%)	149 (18.1%)	151 (18.4%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	36.3	273^rd of 434 public high schools	37.1%		31.7	308^th of 434 public high schools	29.0%	35	74.2	50.7			16.0							43.9								15.8		15.8	55.9		48.7				$16,575	$686	$15,889
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	688	64	10.7	61.0%	374 (54.4%)	94 (13.7%)	168 (24.4%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.4%)								(n/a)																													$19,146	$721	$18,425
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	544	43	12.6	54.2%	290 (53.3%)	92 (16.9%)	125 (23.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	32.9	482^nd of 743 public middle schools	35.1%		34.5	477^th of 752 public middle schools	36.6%	5				14.1					34.0	35.1	40.7					18.6	28.0	30.9	100.0			100.0							$15,735	$726	$15,009
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	159	29	5.4	54.1%	117 (73.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)	73.4	384^th of 1331 public elementary schools	71.1%		39.5	820^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.1%	436			38.9	5.9		81.8	70.0	66.7	52.2	40.0	35.3		81.8	80.0	61.1	39.1	40.0	18.8											$44,730	$1,558	$43,172
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	1,106	126	8.7	15.0%	958 (86.6%)	14 (1.3%)	97 (8.8%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	67.2	107^th of 434 public high schools	75.3%		58.2	153^rd of 434 public high schools	64.7%	46	89.1	78.1			42.5							65.2								33.4		32.9	42.4	7.1	37.7				$22,727	$353	$22,374
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	326	49	6.6	29.8%	249 (76.4%)	13 (4.0%)	57 (17.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	59.7	269^th of 743 public middle schools	63.8%		60.7	272^nd of 752 public middle schools	63.8%	3			17.6	12.7			58.0	39.7	61.1	65.7	40.8			72.0	48.6	55.9	68.6	12.2	90.0			90.0							$27,898	$356	$27,542
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	271	37	7.3	31.7%	192 (70.8%)	14 (5.2%)	54 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	71.4	403^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	69.7%		59.2	555^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.8%	152						62.0							60.0																$28,566	$1,449	$27,117
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	87	10	9.0	—	80 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	85	201^st of 1331 public elementary schools	84.9%		67.6	446^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.9%	245						93.4	82.4						93.4	47.1															$26,953	$211	$26,742
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	419	34	12.4	19.3%	383 (91.4%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	71.4	184^th of 743 public middle schools	75.2%		78.4	140^th of 752 public middle schools	81.4%	44				16.9					54.2	67.0	66.2					50.9	61.6	51.7	96.5			96.5							$10,951	$530	$10,421
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	477	39	12.3	16.1%	428 (89.7%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	69.8	433^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	67.5%		68.5	437^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.6%	4			38.2			46.5	58.4	64.6					50.4	70.5	64.6														$10,535	$509	$10,026
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	460	35	13.3	17.6%	416 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)																													$12,238	$544	$11,694
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	76	10	7.8	31.6%	57 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	59.2	564^th of 1331 public elementary schools	57.6%		58.2	569^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.8%	5						50.0	56.3		50.0				80.0	62.6		8.3													$22,436	$628	$21,808
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	261	26	9.8	71.3%	82 (31.4%)	22 (8.4%)	148 (56.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	14.9	384^th of 434 public high schools	11.5%		11	411^th of 434 public high schools	5.3%	27	53.8	43.8			3.2							35.0								2.1		2.0	16.7		14.3				$22,690	$1,455	$21,235
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	367	39	9.4	83.1%	60 (16.3%)	35 (9.5%)	251 (68.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	11.3	1218^th of 1331 public elementary schools	8.5%		11.5	1219^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.5%	1			10.0			26.8	26.8	26.5					16.7	12.5	8.0														$25,132	$4,433	$20,699
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	157	19	8.3	87.9%	22 (14.0%)	13 (8.3%)	118 (75.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	18.5	616^th of 743 public middle schools	17.1%		12.5	683^rd of 752 public middle schools	9.2%	67				2.2					34.8	42.8	21.7					14.9	19.3	5.1											$26,897	$3,639	$23,258
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	194	34	5.6	35.6%	153 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	61.8	535^th of 1331 public elementary schools	59.8%		54.8	619^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.0%	84			40.0	22.2		46.2	55.5	89.5	26.4	53.6	50.0		61.6	72.2	55.0	26.4	39.3		72.7			72.7							$40,704	$1,453	$39,251
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	247	33	7.4	81.0%	57 (23.1%)	47 (19.0%)	117 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.5%)	5.2	1302^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	2.2%		12.9	1202^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	10.8%	100				11.5		9.4	23.8	9.1	12.5	38.1	38.4		12.5	9.5	0.0	0.0	14.3	15.4											$22,365	$2,702	$19,663

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