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Schools in Rio Grande

Rio Grande’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools 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
$22.3K
▼ 22% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Middle Township
Students per teacher
11.4
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
0
3,686 students on the public path
In brief

Rio Grande’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rio Grande’s 5 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%); Middle Township Elementary #2 lowest (22%). 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 Rio Grande, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Middle Township Elementary #1in Cape May Court HouseNo scores
3–5Middle Township Elementary #2in Cape May Court HouseC−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

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

Two districts serve Rio Grande

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
Middle Township School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,575 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$22,256NJ $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–12, Middle Township School District38%
State average 48.6% · 1304 students tested
Math · PK–12, Middle Township School District26%
State average 35.5% · 1307 students tested

Rio Grande vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rio Grande—Middle Township PK–12 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12

Every school in Rio Grande

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).

Also serving Rio Grandein other towns
Middle Township Elementary #1
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cape May Court House
688 students11:1Rate it →
Middle Township Elementary #2
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Cape May Court House
C−
522 students11:1Rate it →
Middle Township Elementary #4
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cape May Court House
C+
544 students13:1Rate it →
Richard M. Teitelman Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cape May
C+
394 students10:1Rate it →
Middle Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cape May Court House
C
821 students12:1Rate it →
Lower Cape May Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cape May
B−
717 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Rio Grande’s schools

Are Rio Grande’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rio Grande. Lower Cape May Regional School District and Middle Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rio Grande. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rio Grande in?

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

Where do Rio Grande kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Middle Township High School and 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.