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Middle Township High School

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Middle Township High School ranks 308 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Middle Township High School is a public high school located in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 825 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 High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.4% of 9th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. Similarly, only 5.7% of students were proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to the state average of 20.3%. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 91-95% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 13.5% to 17.7% is higher than the state average.

When comparing Middle Township High School to nearby schools, such as Ocean City High School and Lower Cape May Regional High School, it becomes evident that Middle Township High School is underperforming academically. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 68.1% of 9th graders at Ocean City High School were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to only 32.4% at Middle Township High School. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, suggesting the need to address the specific needs of these groups to improve overall academic achievement.

821

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,240

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East Atlantic Avenue
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

(609) 465-1852

District: Middle Township Public School District

Feeder schools for Middle Township High School:

Elementary:	Middle Township Elementary #1
	Middle Township Elementary #2
Middle:	Middle Township Elementary #4

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Hispanic:

18.4%

African American:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2022) to 29th (2025)

!Algebra I scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg49%

308^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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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	31.7	308 of 434	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	267 of 429	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	282 of 422	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	238 of 415	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	327 of 405	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	304 of 416	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	323 of 415	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	339 of 411	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	353 of 409	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	324 of 406	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.4	285 of 411	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	69.6	136 of 396	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	217 of 388	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	251 of 378	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	229 of 371	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.4	250 of 370	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.9	190 of 359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	239 of 361	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.5	247 of 357	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.0	245 of 351	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.7	192 of 348	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.8	226 of 343	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	214 of 283	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	182 of 282	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	141 of 250	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	226 of 256	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	203 of 247	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	230 of 254	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	259 of 266	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	84 of 215	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.4	154 of 191	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	101 of 101	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	240 of 426	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	228 of 420	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	229 of 416	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	221 of 414	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	309 of 402	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	299 of 408	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	297 of 403	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	291 of 406	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	182 of 403	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.9	265 of 385	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	199 of 382	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.2	365 of 374	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	321 of 364	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	288 of 368	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	231 of 377	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	207 of 358	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	260 of 344	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	203 of 324	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	287 of 326	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	325 of 347	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	314 of 345	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	313 of 426	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	247 of 419	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	284 of 414	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	255 of 410	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	341 of 402	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	333 of 407	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	347 of 405	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	263 of 359	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	314 of 361	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	235 of 339	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	272 of 344	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	309 of 333	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	299 of 349	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	341 of 355	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	264 of 347	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	229 of 345	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	275 of 335	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	228 of 335	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.4	305 of 336	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	296 of 340	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%~ state avg

Geometry46%-10 vs state

English Language Arts32%-18 vs state

Science13%-18 vs state

Algebra I6%-26 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)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 (2025)	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	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	8-12	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
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
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
Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,106	126	8.7	15.0%	958 (86.6%)	14 (1.3%)	97 (8.8%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	58.2	153^rd of 434 public high schools	64.7%		70.1	100^th of 429 public high schools	76.7%	53		76.2	35.9	68.1	26.1	26.0	43.9	40.9	64.2	56.3	$10,624		$10,624

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