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West Cape May Elementary School

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West Cape May Elementary School ranks 569 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

569^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

West Cape May Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in West Cape May, New Jersey, with 82 students. The school is part of the West Cape May School District, which is ranked 297 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across grades 3-6, with 5th grade ELA proficiency at 66.7% compared to the state average of 52.7% in 2024-2025. However, the school's Mathematics performance has been more mixed, with 3rd and 5th grade proficiency rates above the state average but 6th grade proficiency below. Additionally, the school's 5th grade science proficiency has been below the state average. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.4% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, Stone Harbor Elementary School and Crest Memorial School generally outperform West Cape May Elementary School in some grade levels and subject areas, while Cape May City Elementary School, which is also in the top 25-30% of New Jersey elementary schools, may be a useful benchmark for West Cape May Elementary School to aspire to in terms of academic performance.

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,370

Per pupil spending ?

31.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Moore Street
West Cape May, NJ 08204-1199

(609) 884-4614

District: West Cape May School District

Students who attend West Cape May Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Hispanic:

21.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2006 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg45%

569^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

297^th of 609West Cape May 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	58.2	569 of 1347	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	307 of 1338	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	541 of 1342	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	346 of 1345	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	95.3	37 of 1317	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	522 of 1360	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	827 of 1353	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	93.8	25 of 1352	98.2%	★★★★★
2016	79.6	273 of 1346	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	67.3	535 of 1314	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.4	167 of 1303	87.2%	★★★★☆
2003	92.4	1 of 1204	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	70.4	267 of 975	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	288 of 976	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	92.7	24 of 964	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	42.7	623 of 1023	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	783 of 1022	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)73rd percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%+3 vs state

Science25%-5 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
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
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
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
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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