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Schools in Lower Township · Lower Cape May Regional School District, Lower Township School District

Lower Township’s public schools score below 86% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 35% of Lower Township’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lower Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#411of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 13 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 8 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 16–20 pts vs NJ 90%
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
6
2,500 students on the public path
In brief

Lower Township’s schools, in brief

Lower Township runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

David C. Douglass Memorial School (PK–K) and Maud Abrams School (3–4) are Lower Township’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Lower Cape May Regional School District with Cape May and West Cape May: Richard M. Teitelman Middle School, then Lower Cape May Regional High School. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a C+. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey (the state reports Lower Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Lower Cape May Regional spends $29,688 per student and Lower Township $25,348, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lower Township’s grade

C Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 14% of New Jersey school districts, #411 of 465 New Jersey towns. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (332)Better than 14%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,376 test results and a graduating class of 199 could put Lower Township anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lower Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,379 in math, 1,375 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lower Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KDavid C. Douglass Memorial SchoolLower Township School DistrictNo scores
3–4Maud Abrams SchoolLower Township School DistrictC
7–8Richard M. Teitelman Middle SchoolLower Cape May Regional School DistrictC+
9–12Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolLower Cape May Regional School DistrictB−

Lower Township runs its own schools through grade 6 (Lower Township School District). From grade 7, students attend the Lower Cape May Regional School District, shared with Cape May and West Cape May. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lower Township

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

Lower Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lower TownshipDLower Township PK–6 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12
Cape MayDCape May City PK–6 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12
MiddleC+Middle Township
Wildwood CrestBWildwood Crest Borough
West Cape May—West Cape May Borough PK–6 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12
Cape May Point—Cape May Point Borough
WildwoodD−Wildwood City

2 of the 6 neighbors share Lower Cape May Regional with Lower Township for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lower Township

6 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).

District schools in Lower Townshipby address
David C. Douglass Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Villas
275 students9:1Rate it →
Carl T. Mitnick School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Cape May
428 students11:1Rate it →
Maud Abrams School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Cape May
C
354 students12:1Rate it →
Sandman Consolidated School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Cape May
C
332 students11:1Rate 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 Lower Township’s schools

Are Lower Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lower Township children attend score below 86% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #411 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lower Township in?

Two districts: Lower Township School District runs grades PK–6, and Lower Cape May Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Cape May and West Cape May.

Where do Lower Township kids go to high school?

Lower Cape May Regional High School in Cape May, with 717 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Lower Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Lower Cape May Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Lower Township spend per student?

$29,688 in Lower Cape May Regional School District and $25,348 in Lower Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.