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Middle Township Elementary #4

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Middle Township Elementary #4 ranks 477 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 37% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Middle Township Elementary #4 is a public middle school located in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 547 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 #4 consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, typically between 400-500 out of around 750 schools. The school's performance on NJSLA tests is below the state average across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in Mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 22.7% to 33.2% compared to the state average of 20.7% to 39.8%. However, the school performs relatively well in Algebra I, with proficiency rates around 92-100% for 8th grade students, significantly higher than the state average of 72.7%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Ocean City Intermediate School and Avalon Elementary School, Middle Township Elementary #4 generally underperforms on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and worse statewide rankings. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 17.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

544

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,804

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 E Pacific Ave
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

(609) 465-1834

District: Middle Township Public School District

Students who attend Middle Township Elementary #4 usually attend:

High:

Middle Township High School

Feeder schools for Middle Township Elementary #4:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

23.0%

African American:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg43%

477^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 37% (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	34.5	477 of 752	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	482 of 743	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	458 of 748	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	462 of 745	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	399 of 652	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	478 of 745	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	464 of 716	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.3	521 of 712	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	498 of 713	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.5	558 of 713	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.8	447 of 717	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	418 of 704	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.1	337 of 677	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.7	396 of 684	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.5	302 of 677	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	274 of 664	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	375 of 640	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.5	382 of 631	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.9	461 of 615	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.1	426 of 599	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.7	436 of 588	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.7	438 of 574	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	223 of 359	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	235 of 352	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	171 of 361	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	163 of 356	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	171 of 291	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	185 of 326	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	176 of 326	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	163 of 343	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	127 of 320	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	101 of 270	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	104 of 227	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	88 of 202	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	462 of 728	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	468 of 717	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	421 of 720	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	358 of 726	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	335 of 625	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	483 of 703	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	456 of 680	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	502 of 608	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	507 of 589	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	456 of 587	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	478 of 591	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	351 of 480	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	329 of 524	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	429 of 504	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	411 of 613	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	445 of 584	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	313 of 568	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	315 of 549	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	335 of 467	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	258 of 541	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	322 of 522	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	458 of 726	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	476 of 719	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	454 of 718	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	508 of 730	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	414 of 635	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	419 of 697	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	412 of 675	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	420 of 507	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	456 of 510	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	357 of 505	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	416 of 535	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	351 of 401	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	240 of 492	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	319 of 471	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	373 of 502	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	379 of 510	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	381 of 509	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	358 of 512	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	338 of 435	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	396 of 504	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	379 of 497	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+47 vs state

English Language Arts39%-17 vs state

Mathematics29%-6 vs state

Science11%-8 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)						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
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
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
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
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
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
Upper Township Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Perry Rd	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	419	34	12.4	19.3%	383 (91.4%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	78.4	140^th of 752 public middle schools	81.4%		65.7	226^th of 743 public middle schools	69.6%	86		20.0				68.3	80.2	75.0				62.2	64.1	34.4	96.0	96.0	$8,169		$8,169
Ocean City Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1901 Bay Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-5611	326	49	6.6	29.8%	249 (76.4%)	13 (4.0%)	57 (17.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	60.7	272^nd of 752 public middle schools	63.8%		56.1	303^rd of 743 public middle schools	59.2%	31	25.0	8.1		69.0	82.2	72.6	56.0	75.8		66.2	67.9	58.1	44.0	20.6	67.9	67.9	$9,932		$9,932

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