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Schools in South Dennis

South Dennis’s public schools

Dennis Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Dennis. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$29.4K
▲ 4% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
633 students on the public path
In brief

South Dennis’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of South Dennis’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools places highest (better than 45%); Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools lowest (45%). See the path ↓

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

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Dennis Township Primary Schoolin Cape May Court HouseNo scores
3–8Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schoolsin DennisvilleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dennis Township School District.

The district

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

Dennis Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 633 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$29,443NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 48.6% · 337 students tested
Math34%
State average 35.5% · 337 students tested

South Dennis vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Dennis—Dennis Township
MiddleC+Middle Township
DennisCDennis Township

Every school in South Dennis

2 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 South Dennisin other towns
Dennis Township Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cape May Court House
242 students11:1Rate it →
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Dennisville
B−
391 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about South Dennis’s schools

Are South Dennis’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Dennis. Dennis Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Dennis. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Dennis in?

Dennis Township School District.

Where do South Dennis kids go to high school?

Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools.

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What South Dennis families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.