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Cape May City Elementary School

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Cape May City Elementary School ranks 511 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cape May City Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Cape May, New Jersey, with 158 students. The school is part of the Cape May City School District, which is ranked 256 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cape May City Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-6. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 53% compared to the state average of 44.9%, and its 3rd grade Math proficiency was 76.5% compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school's 4th grade ELA proficiency of 64.7% and Math proficiency of 58.8% in 2024-2025 were also significantly higher than the state averages. Additionally, the school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.2% to 16.6% in recent years, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as West Cape May Elementary School and Crest Memorial School, Cape May City Elementary School generally outperforms in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. However, some nearby schools also demonstrate strong academic performance in certain grade levels and subject areas, and analyzing their practices could provide valuable insights for Cape May City Elementary School to further enhance its educational outcomes.

155

Students ?

6.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,849

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

921 Lafayette St
Cape May, NJ 08204-1646

(609) 884-8485

District: Cape May City School District

Students who attend Cape May City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richard M. Teitelman Middle School
High:	Lower Cape May Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

36.8%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (54% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg46%

511^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

256^th of 609Cape May City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	511 of 1347	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	664 of 1338	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	618 of 1342	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	634 of 1345	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	642 of 1317	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	653 of 1360	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	570 of 1353	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.8	338 of 1352	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	43.8	801 of 1346	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.1	670 of 1357	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.8	694 of 1363	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.0	644 of 1367	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.3	329 of 1363	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	50.8	832 of 1360	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	895 of 1354	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	794 of 1346	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.2	654 of 1338	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.0	748 of 1329	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.3	606 of 1314	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.6	735 of 1303	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.0	791 of 1298	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	60.9	589 of 1204	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	451 of 1326	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	520 of 1290	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	815 of 1331	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	93.0	41 of 870	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	93.6	31 of 942	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	53.9	593 of 1324	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	592 of 1335	55.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	468 of 970	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	695 of 975	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	477 of 976	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	395 of 964	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	558 of 1023	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	608 of 1022	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)97th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2018)95th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2022)66th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2022)55th percentile~ school

White (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+13 vs state

English Language Arts55%+5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a principal
Friday, January 10, 2020

The Cape May City Elementary School is a thriving learning environment within a community abundant with local resources to enrich the educational opportunities for preschool to sixth grade students. The school offers students “the best of both worlds.” The size of the school allows the staff to know all the students and their families and to provide educational programs that address and implement the 21st Century Skills. We provide enrichment and support in Technology Education, Visual & Performing Arts, Comprehensive Physical Education/Health, World Languages, Basic Skills, Gifted & Talented, Vocal & Instrumental Music, Child Study and Before/ After-school Child Care and Clubs. The District is a one-school district. The Cape May City Elementary School is small, but unique! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 1, 2017

This is the worst school we have ever attended. Very unfriendly and rude. They don’t care about the students at all!! The principal is so rude and degrading to the teachers, students and parents!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	62.3	511^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.1%		50.1	664^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.4%	153	30.8		53.0	64.7	46.2				76.5	58.8	38.5				$20,849	$759	$20,090
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%)	58.2	569^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.8%		77.9	307^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.1%	262	25.0		56.3		66.7	58.3			43.8		50.0	50.0			$14,370	$1,213	$13,157
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	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)															$13,518	$1,187	$12,331
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%)	28.3	982^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.1%		22.5	1038^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.4%	56			30.0	41.8					37.2	36.0					$12,149	$65	$12,084
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%)	54.8	619^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.0%		43.7	748^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.1%	129	22.3	5.6	52.6	73.7	38.9	32.1	52.6	44.4	78.9	68.5	72.3	28.6	47.4	20.0	$22,617	$419	$22,198
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)															$15,764	$66	$15,698
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%)	11.5	1219^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.5%		8.7	1260^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.8%	41	11.8		19.7	20.9	30.6				28.1	6.1	13.7				$16,834	$2,065	$14,769
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%)	39.5	820^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.1%		44.4	738^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.8%	82	20.0	0.0	50.0	55.0	28.0	50.0	35.3	38.9	50.0	45.0	32.0	42.9	35.3	38.9	$26,141	$1,047	$25,094
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%)	20.7	1087^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.3%		25.9	998^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.4%	89	12.5		30.4	47.5	26.2				25.4	33.9	19.8				$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	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)															$11,152	$473	$10,679

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