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Schools in West Cape May

West Cape May’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
$29.7K
▲ 4% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Lower Cape May Regional
Students per teacher
11.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,187 students on the public path
In brief

West Cape May’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of West Cape May’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. West Cape May Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Richard M. Teitelman Middle School lowest (40%). 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 West Cape May, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6West Cape May Elementary SchoolWest Cape May Borough School DistrictA−
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 West Cape May

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
West Cape May Borough School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 76 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$28,259NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A
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, West Cape May Borough School District74%
State average 48.6% · 40 students tested
Math · PK–6, West Cape May Borough School District64%
State average 35.5% · 41 students tested

West Cape May vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share West Cape May’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Cape May—West Cape May Borough PK–6 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12
Cape MayDCape May City PK–6 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12
LowerDLower Township PK–6 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12

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

Every school in West Cape May

3 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 West Cape Mayby address
West Cape May Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
76 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving West Cape Mayin other towns
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 West Cape May’s schools

Are West Cape May’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Cape May. Lower Cape May Regional School District and West Cape May Borough School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Cape May. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 West Cape May in?

Lower Cape May Regional School District and West Cape May Borough School District.

Where do West Cape May 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.