North Cape May’s public schools score below 74% of New Jersey districts
The public schools North Cape May’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
North Cape May’s schools, in brief
North Cape May shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on North Cape May’s path is shared: David C. Douglass Memorial School, Maud Abrams School, Richard M. Teitelman Middle School and Lower Cape May Regional High School. Lower sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Less money per student than most
North Cape May spends 11% less per student than the state average. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How North Cape May compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Cape May (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve North Cape May
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in North Cape May
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What North Cape May families are saying about school.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.