Lower Township School District

Public Grades PK–6 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Lower.

At a glance

1,389Students enrolled

4Schools

$25,348Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

56%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Lower

Grades PK–K

David C. Douglass Memorial School275 students · VillasThis district

Grades 3–4

Maud Abrams School354 students · Cape MayThis district

Grades 7–8

Richard M. Teitelman Middle School394 students · Cape MayLower Cape May Regional School District

Grades 9–12

Lower Cape May Regional High School717 students · Cape MayLower Cape May Regional School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ

Math proficiency20%

State average 25.4%

Reading / language arts35%

State average 47.3%

Graduation rate 85% at Lower Cape May Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 91.1%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$25,348

per student each year · 11% below the NJ average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration41%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)55%

State39%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,495’20

1,511’21

1,445’22

1,430’23

1,389’24

Students

White · 75%1,040

Hispanic · 17%243

Black · 5%70

Two or more races · 2%25

Asian · 0%5

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools4 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–6

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Carl T. Mitnick SchoolElementary · Grades 1–2 · 428 students · Cape May

Public 📚

Maud Abrams SchoolElementary · Grades 3–4 · 354 students · Cape May

C+Public 📚

David C. Douglass Memorial SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 275 students · Villas

Public 📚

Sandman Consolidated SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 332 students · Cape May

CPublic

Where students go next · Lower Cape May Regional School District

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Richard M. Teitelman Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 394 students · Cape May

C+Public 🏫

Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 717 students · Cape May

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Cape May City School DistrictCape May · $37,738 per student

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Cape May Point Borough School DistrictCape May Point

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Middle Township School DistrictMiddle · $22,256 per student

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West Cape May Borough School DistrictWest Cape May · $28,259 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.