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Middle Township Elementary #2

Public Grades 3-5

1087^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Middle Township Elementary #2 is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, with 532 students. The school is part of the Middle Township Public School District, which is ranked 493 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Middle Township Elementary #2 consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.4% of 3rd graders, 47.5% of 4th graders, and 26.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7% respectively. The math proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the state, ranging from 19.8% to 33.9% across the grades, compared to the state's 44.2% to 49.8%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 17.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Crest Memorial School and Margaret Mace Elementary School, Middle Township Elementary #2 generally performs worse academically. The school's statewide ranking has also been steadily declining over the past several years, from 824 out of 1,352 New Jersey elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,087 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and the relatively low socioeconomic status of the student population may be crucial in improving the overall performance of Middle Township Elementary #2.

522

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,229

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 West Pacific Ave
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

(609) 465-1828

District: Middle Township Public School District

Students who attend Middle Township Elementary #2 usually attend:

Middle:	Middle Township Elementary #4
High:	Middle Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Hispanic:

21.1%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg46%

1,087^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

493^rd of 609Middle Township Public 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	20.7	1087 of 1347	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	998 of 1338	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	926 of 1342	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	911 of 1345	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	942 of 1317	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	893 of 1360	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	871 of 1353	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	824 of 1352	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.6	889 of 1346	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1128 of 1357	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.7	971 of 1363	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.6	974 of 1367	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	973 of 1363	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	960 of 1360	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	899 of 1354	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	851 of 1346	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.4	925 of 1338	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.4	850 of 1329	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.9	1033 of 1314	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.7	917 of 1303	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.9	974 of 1298	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.7	923 of 1204	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	289 of 463	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	354 of 469	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	294 of 463	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	243 of 494	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	289 of 456	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	253 of 522	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	189 of 517	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	510 of 597	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	311 of 559	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	241 of 499	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	305 of 489	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	258 of 411	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	253 of 463	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	234 of 434	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1017 of 1326	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	907 of 1317	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	825 of 1318	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	833 of 1326	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	889 of 1290	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	799 of 1331	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	809 of 1333	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	836 of 1032	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	779 of 989	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	514 of 982	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	679 of 953	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	663 of 896	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	669 of 899	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	480 of 870	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	847 of 1023	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	698 of 939	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	495 of 910	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	430 of 863	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	441 of 839	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	550 of 948	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	328 of 942	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1061 of 1318	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	996 of 1313	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	925 of 1315	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	902 of 1324	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	926 of 1297	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	906 of 1335	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	858 of 1334	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	721 of 1023	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	634 of 989	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	629 of 958	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	540 of 949	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	714 of 868	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	537 of 1007	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	348 of 1001	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	885 of 970	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	785 of 963	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	770 of 975	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	771 of 976	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	843 of 964	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	694 of 1023	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	750 of 1022	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-16 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

Science12%-18 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
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
Ocean Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	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	150	27	5.4	37.3%	87 (58.0%)	24 (16.0%)	30 (20.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$25,732		$25,732
Stone Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 93rd St	Stone Harbor	08247	Cape May County	Stone Harbor School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 368-4413	87	10	9.0		80 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	67.6	446^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.9%		57.1	578^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.8%	132			87.6	73.7					50.0	42.1					$19,958	$173	$19,785
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
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
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
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
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

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