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Schools in Erma

Erma’s public schools

Lower Cape May Regional School District and Lower Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Erma. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.3K
▼ 11% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Lower Township
Students per teacher
11.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,740 students on the public path
In brief

Erma’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Erma’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Lower Cape May Regional High School places highest (better than 51%); Maud Abrams School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Erma, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KDavid C. Douglass Memorial Schoolin VillasNo scores
3–4Maud Abrams Schoolin Cape MayC
7–8Richard M. Teitelman Middle Schoolin Cape MayC+
9–12Lower Cape May Regional High Schoolin Cape MayB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lower Cape May Regional School District.

Two districts serve Erma

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lower Cape May Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 2 schools · 1,111 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$29,688NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Lower Township School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 4 schools · 1,389 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,348NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Lower Cape May Regional School District36%
State average 48.6% · 657 students tested
Math · 7–12, Lower Cape May Regional School District26%
State average 35.5% · 660 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Lower Township School District35%
State average 48.6% · 718 students tested
Math · PK–6, Lower Township School District28%
State average 35.5% · 719 students tested

Erma vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Erma’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Erma—Lower Township PK–6 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12

Every school in Erma

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ermain other towns
David C. Douglass Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Villas
275 students9:1Rate it →
Maud Abrams School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Cape May
C
354 students12:1Rate it →
Richard M. Teitelman Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cape May
C+
394 students10:1Rate it →
Lower Cape May Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cape May
B−
717 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Erma’s schools

Are Erma’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Erma. Lower Cape May Regional School District and Lower Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Erma. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Erma in?

Lower Cape May Regional School District and Lower Township School District.

Where do Erma kids go to high school?

Lower Cape May Regional High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.