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Cape May City Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

921 Lafayette St, Cape May, NJ 08204 · (609) 884-8485 · Part of Cape May City School District

Cape May’s School Grade D better than 10% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
155
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Cape May City Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 6 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Cape May kids: Richard M. Teitelman Middle School

On the path

Where Cape May kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Cape May City Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Richard M. Teitelman Middle School394 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

921 Lafayette St, Cape May

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K44
Kindergarten20
Grade 115
Grade 215
Grade 317
Grade 419
Grade 515
Grade 610
Enrollment over time
154’20
168’21
156’22
158’23
155’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 37%Black 8%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cape May City Elementary School from Cape May families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Cape May’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.