Elementary Schools in Dennis Township School District

Summary:

The Dennis Township School District has a single elementary school, Dennis Township Primary School, which serves grades PK-2 and has a total enrollment of 277 students. The school is located in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

Dennis Township Primary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranging from 342nd out of 1,353 New Jersey elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 567th out of 1,352 in 2016-2017. Its most recent ranking in 2018-2019 was 384th out of 1,360 schools, earning it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% compared to the state average, and 29.96% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the fluctuations in its statewide ranking, Dennis Township Primary School appears to be well-resourced, spending $14,492 per student, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1, suggesting smaller class sizes and the potential for more individualized attention and support for students.

District Detail

601 Hagan Road
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

(609) 861-2821

SchoolDigger Rank:
449^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 633

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)	$14,492	$1,464	$13,028

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cape May County Technical High School District	4.49 mi	1	567^th
Cape May County Special Services School District	4.69 mi	2
Woodbine School District	4.73 mi	1	562^nd
Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	4.87 mi	20
Avalon School District	6.25 mi	1	38^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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