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Glenwood Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Glenwood Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wildwood, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 378 students. The school is part of the Wildwood City School District, which is ranked 601 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glenwood Avenue Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with academic performance significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.7% of 3rd graders, 20.9% of 4th graders, and 30.6% 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 school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 28.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Cape May City Elementary School, Crest Memorial School, and Margaret Mace Elementary School generally perform better than Glenwood Avenue Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings within the state. These schools serve student populations with lower percentages of low-socioeconomic status students and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

367

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,834

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Glenwood & New York Ave
Wildwood, NJ 08260

(609) 522-1630

District: Wildwood City School District

Students who attend Glenwood Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wildwood Middle School
High:	Wildwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.4%

White:

16.3%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg46%

1,219^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

601^st of 609Wildwood City 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	11.5	1219 of 1347	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1260 of 1338	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1291 of 1342	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1271 of 1345	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1088 of 1317	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1332 of 1360	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1313 of 1353	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	1324 of 1352	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	1304 of 1346	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.5	1325 of 1357	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	1312 of 1363	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1245 of 1367	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	1251 of 1363	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	1228 of 1360	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	1130 of 1354	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	1077 of 1346	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	1082 of 1338	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	1159 of 1329	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.4	1140 of 1314	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	1158 of 1303	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.0	1112 of 1298	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.2	1055 of 1204	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	22.7	399 of 517	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	496 of 597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	491 of 559	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	459 of 499	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	466 of 489	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	315 of 411	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	417 of 463	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	399 of 434	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1223 of 1326	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1229 of 1317	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1253 of 1318	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1244 of 1326	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1158 of 1290	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1276 of 1331	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1265 of 1333	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	870 of 1032	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	881 of 989	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	891 of 982	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	850 of 953	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	745 of 896	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	821 of 899	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	795 of 870	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	878 of 1023	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	504 of 839	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.0	814 of 948	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	891 of 942	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1111 of 1318	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1154 of 1313	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1203 of 1315	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1186 of 1324	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	914 of 1297	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	1295 of 1335	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1277 of 1334	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	943 of 1023	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	861 of 989	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	731 of 958	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	812 of 949	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	576 of 868	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	912 of 1007	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	920 of 1001	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	3.0	936 of 975	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	952 of 976	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	879 of 964	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	989 of 1023	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	972 of 1022	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)23rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2023)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-27 vs state

Mathematics17%-30 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 9, 2018

The worst experience my child has had in his life! Administrators withhold information from parents and then retaliate against them when they speak up. Also, they cover staff bullying incidents against special needs students. Disability traits are treated as behaviors to be punished and managed with suspensions. denying due process rights. Close Quote

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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 (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	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
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
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
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
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
Carl T. Mitnick School	Public	K-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
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

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