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Lower Cape May Regional High School

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Lower Cape May Regional High School ranks 244 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Lower Cape May Regional High School is a public high school serving 723 students in grades 9-12 in Cape May, New Jersey. The school is part of the Lower Cape May Regional School District, which is ranked 406 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lower Cape May Regional High School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New Jersey high schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the state average. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87-91% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1-2.3% is also slightly higher. Additionally, the school has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 13.2-16.6%, which may be an area for improvement.

Compared to nearby schools like Cape May County High School, Cape May County Technical High School, Middle Township High School, and Wildwood High School, Lower Cape May Regional High School generally performs at a similar or lower level on academic metrics. However, the school's spending per student ($16,326 in 2018-19) is higher than Middle Township High School ($14,240) but lower than Cape May County High School ($34,285).

717

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,326

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

687 Rt 9
Cape May, NJ 08204

(609) 884-3475

District: Lower Cape May Regional School District

Feeder schools for Lower Cape May Regional High School:

Elementary:	Cape May City Elementary School
	Carl T. Mitnick School
	David C. Douglass Memorial School
	Maud Abrams School
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	West Cape May Elementary School
Middle:	Richard M. Teitelman Middle School
	Sandman Consolidated School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.4%

Hispanic:

16.2%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (43% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (82% vs 89%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg49%

244^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

406^th of 609Lower Cape May Regional 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	43.1	244 of 434	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	262 of 429	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	251 of 422	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	220 of 415	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	228 of 405	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	209 of 416	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	232 of 415	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	214 of 411	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	169 of 409	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.5	212 of 406	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.4	253 of 411	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.2	314 of 396	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.8	280 of 388	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.2	260 of 378	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	282 of 371	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.4	227 of 370	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.9	164 of 359	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.1	245 of 361	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	231 of 357	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.2	235 of 351	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.2	262 of 348	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	54.6	189 of 343	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	28 of 283	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	21.3	233 of 282	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	73.8	21 of 250	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	12.8	255 of 256	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	59 of 247	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	74 of 266	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	193 of 426	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	214 of 420	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	224 of 416	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	194 of 414	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	237 of 402	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	254 of 408	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	288 of 403	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	277 of 406	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	288 of 403	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	280 of 385	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	197 of 382	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	168 of 374	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.8	331 of 364	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	249 of 368	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	122 of 377	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	131 of 358	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	125 of 344	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	152 of 324	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	97 of 326	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.1	182 of 347	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	228 of 345	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	286 of 426	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	272 of 419	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	272 of 414	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	206 of 410	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	209 of 402	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	236 of 407	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	294 of 405	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	224 of 359	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	212 of 361	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	206 of 339	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	260 of 344	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	203 of 333	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	269 of 349	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	210 of 355	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	252 of 347	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	253 of 345	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	283 of 335	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	235 of 335	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	263 of 336	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	255 of 339	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	286 of 340	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)90th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-10 vs state

Geometry45%-11 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Algebra I21%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	43.1	244^th of 434 public high schools	43.8%		39.2	262^nd of 429 public high schools	38.9%	18	77.8	48.2	32.7	50.0	21.5	21.3	45.0	45.0	$16,326	$317	$16,009
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%)	11	411^th of 434 public high schools	5.3%		20.7	353^rd of 429 public high schools	17.7%	58	53.8	34.6	7.4	18.5	8.5	8.4	27.3	20.0	$20,579	$1,206	$19,373
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%)	31.7	308^th of 434 public high schools	29.0%		37.6	267^th of 429 public high schools	37.8%	41	81.6	56.7	13.2	32.4	5.7	5.7	45.7	45.7	$14,240	$237	$14,003
Cape May Regional School	Public	9-12	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)
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)									$34,285		$34,285
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%)	18.7	369^th of 434 public high schools	15.0%		33.7	287^th of 429 public high schools	33.1%	82	63.8	39.6	18.9	17.7	5.6	5.6	40.0	40.0	$17,443	$656	$16,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Lower Cape May Regional High School

How many students attend Lower Cape May Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Lower Cape May Regional High School.

What district is Lower Cape May Regional High School in?

Lower Cape May Regional School District

What schools feed into Lower Cape May Regional High School?

Lower Cape May Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cape May City Elementary School
Elementary : Carl T. Mitnick School
Elementary : David C. Douglass Memorial School
Elementary : Maud Abrams School
Elementary : West Cape May Elementary School
Middle : Richard M. Teitelman Middle School
Middle : Sandman Consolidated School

What is the racial makeup of Lower Cape May Regional High School?

Students at Lower Cape May Regional High School are 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Lower Cape May Regional High School a good school?

Lower Cape May Regional High School ranks 244^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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