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Sandman Consolidated School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

838 Seashore Rd, Cape May, NJ 08204 · (609) 884-9410 · Part of Lower Township School District

Lower Township’s School Grade D better than 14% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
332
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Sandman Consolidated School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts35%
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 ↗

838 Seashore Rd, Cape May

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5171
Grade 6161
Enrollment over time
388’20
352’21
347’22
334’23
332’24

Down 14.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 17%Black 6%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sandman Consolidated School from Lower Township families.

Other schools in Lower Township School District

The district →
David C. Douglass Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Villas
275 students9:1
Carl T. Mitnick School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Cape May
428 students11:1
Maud Abrams School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Cape May
C
354 students12:1

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; Lower Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.