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Richard M. Teitelman Middle School

Q: Is Richard M. Teitelman Middle School a good school?

Richard M. Teitelman Middle School ranks 438 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 42% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Richard M. Teitelman Middle School is a public middle school in Cape May, New Jersey, serving 404 students in grades 7-8. 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, the school consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. However, the school excels in Algebra I, with proficiency rates around 93-97% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's African American students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 34 out of 359 New Jersey middle schools, while the Hispanic and White student subgroups perform poorly, ranking in the bottom quartile. The school's special education and low socioeconomic status student subgroups also struggle, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Avalon Elementary School consistently outperforms Richard M. Teitelman Middle School in academic assessments, while Wildwood Middle School struggles significantly. Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools and Middle Township Elementary #4 perform similarly to Richard M. Teitelman Middle School, with mixed academic results. The school's exceptional performance in Algebra I is a bright spot, suggesting the school may be effectively preparing students for advanced mathematics coursework.

394

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,823

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

687 Rt 9
Cape May, NJ 08204-4637

(609) 884-3475

District: Lower Cape May Regional School District

Students who attend Richard M. Teitelman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lower Cape May Regional High School

Feeder schools for Richard M. Teitelman Middle 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

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

14.0%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg41%

438^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 42% (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	40.1	438 of 752	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	394 of 743	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	430 of 748	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	461 of 745	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	382 of 745	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	374 of 716	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	415 of 712	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	402 of 713	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.6	514 of 713	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.0	479 of 717	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.7	507 of 704	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.4	465 of 677	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.3	409 of 684	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.3	448 of 677	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	443 of 664	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.1	395 of 640	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	425 of 631	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	389 of 615	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.5	403 of 599	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.8	415 of 588	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.0	395 of 574	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	34 of 359	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	24.8	302 of 361	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.8	133 of 356	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	64 of 326	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	161 of 326	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	451 of 728	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	369 of 717	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	388 of 720	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	404 of 726	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	350 of 703	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	370 of 680	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	429 of 608	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	379 of 589	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	430 of 587	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	331 of 591	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	177 of 524	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	371 of 504	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	328 of 613	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	260 of 584	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	304 of 568	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	199 of 549	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	180 of 541	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	218 of 522	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	386 of 726	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	406 of 719	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	460 of 718	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	491 of 730	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	392 of 697	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	368 of 675	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	434 of 507	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	309 of 510	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	412 of 505	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	379 of 535	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	276 of 492	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	230 of 471	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	399 of 502	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	382 of 510	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	406 of 509	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	431 of 512	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	391 of 504	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	347 of 497	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+49 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+48 vs state

English Language Arts46%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-5 vs state

Science14%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Few Teachers and very students are racist to us Hispanics and Blacks. We are also judge a lot. That's for racism.

School does not provide for us well. Meaning everyone in the school. fountains are terrible and super duper rusty. We barely have heat or conditioning. There are caring teachers that give us clean and purified water for free, when we come back from gym.

Punishments. Teachers lie all the time and get away with it. We students get punished and we don't have words. counselors/principle/Vice principle don't believe us. They say we need "proof". We have to apologize to the teachers when they're the ones who hurt and disrespected us. There are so many idiotic and discriminatory rules. Like seriously if a student was beating another student. If the other student just takes the beating and doesn't fight back. The victim still gets punished and suspended.

This school really isn't fit , but those are the cons based on my experience.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	40.1	438^th of 752 public middle schools	41.8%		43.3	394^th of 743 public middle schools	47.0%	44		13.5					50.5	42.4					29.6	22.9	93.5	93.5	$14,823	$511	$14,312
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)	14.8				34.7	49.7					21.1	38.3					$12,054	$65	$11,989
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%)	12.5	683^rd of 752 public middle schools	9.2%		10.1	705^th of 743 public middle schools	5.1%	22		2.2				37.5	4.0	26.6				12.3	5.9	5.3			$19,878	$1,800	$18,078
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%)	34.5	477^th of 752 public middle schools	36.6%		32.9	482^nd of 743 public middle schools	35.1%	5		10.7				46.6	33.7	38.2				29.3	33.2	22.7	92.6	92.6	$11,804	$222	$11,582
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%)	89.7	50^th of 752 public middle schools	93.4%		85.2	80^th of 743 public middle schools	89.2%	30	27.3	50.0			54.5	82.6	100.0	85.7			54.5	60.9	56.3				$27,633	$384	$27,249
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	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%)	43.3	416^th of 752 public middle schools	44.7%		37.1	443^rd of 743 public middle schools	40.4%	27	18.5	19.1	42.3	38.3	7.4	50.0	39.6	63.4	34.7	25.0	34.5	33.8	24.5	17.5	69.6	69.6	$24,469	$647	$23,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard M. Teitelman Middle School

What district is Richard M. Teitelman Middle School in?

Lower Cape May Regional School District

Is Richard M. Teitelman Middle School a good school?

Richard M. Teitelman Middle School ranks 438^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Richard M. Teitelman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Richard M. Teitelman Middle School usually go on to attend Lower Cape May Regional High School

How many students attend Richard M. Teitelman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Richard M. Teitelman Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Richard M. Teitelman Middle School?

Students at Richard M. Teitelman Middle School are 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% African American.

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