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Maud Abrams School

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Maud Abrams School ranks 982 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

982^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Maud Abrams School is an elementary school located in Cape May, New Jersey, serving grades 3-4 with a total enrollment of 361 students. The school is part of the Lower Township Elementary School District. Despite its location in a coastal community, Maud Abrams School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Maud Abrams School struggles, with only 30% of 3rd graders and 41.8% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In mathematics, 37.2% of 3rd graders and 36% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 21.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Maud Abrams School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 49.58% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools in the Lower Township Elementary School District, such as David C. Douglass Memorial School and Carl T. Mitnick School, Maud Abrams School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates at these other schools. Furthermore, when compared to higher-performing schools in the region, such as Stone Harbor Elementary School and Crest Memorial School, Maud Abrams School's academic performance is significantly lower, with much higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates at these schools.

354

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,149

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

714 Townbank Rd
Cape May, NJ 08204-4650

(609) 884-9420

District: Lower Township Elementary School District

Students who attend Maud Abrams School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.8%

Hispanic:

16.9%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg49%

982^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	28.3	982 of 1347	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1038 of 1338	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	963 of 1342	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	948 of 1345	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	794 of 1317	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	986 of 1360	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1082 of 1353	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	1015 of 1352	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1129 of 1346	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	1052 of 1357	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.3	979 of 1363	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.3	859 of 1367	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	792 of 1363	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.1	841 of 1360	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	930 of 1354	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.7	982 of 1346	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.2	813 of 1338	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.5	698 of 1329	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	729 of 1314	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.1	710 of 1303	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.5	747 of 1298	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.6	677 of 1204	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	54.1	197 of 463	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	220 of 494	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	305 of 456	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	387 of 522	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	262 of 597	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	284 of 559	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	291 of 499	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	228 of 489	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	288 of 411	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	239 of 463	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	969 of 1326	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1046 of 1317	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	956 of 1318	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	886 of 1326	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	874 of 1290	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	927 of 1331	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1068 of 1333	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	610 of 1032	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	794 of 989	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	682 of 982	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	721 of 953	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	488 of 896	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	660 of 899	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	636 of 870	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	800 of 1023	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	650 of 939	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	478 of 910	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	495 of 863	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.0	174 of 839	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	489 of 948	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	684 of 942	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	890 of 1318	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	940 of 1313	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	862 of 1315	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	927 of 1324	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	653 of 1297	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	960 of 1335	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1029 of 1334	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	692 of 1023	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	745 of 989	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	771 of 958	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	745 of 949	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	643 of 868	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	619 of 1007	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	632 of 1001	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	877 of 970	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	901 of 963	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	863 of 975	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	873 of 976	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	786 of 964	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	890 of 1023	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	953 of 1022	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)57th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-12 vs state

English Language Arts36%-13 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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