For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,148 students in Lower Township Elementary School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New Jersey.
Public Elementary Schools in Lower Township Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,930 Schools
# Students
1,430 Students
886,629 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
77,858 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lower Township Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#471 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
10%
% Hispanic
16%
34%
% Black
5%
15%
% White
77%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,281 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,187 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$36 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,281
$26,931
Spending / Student
$25,187
$25,828
Best Lower Township Elementary School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sandman Consolidated School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
838 Seashore Rd
Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 884-9410
Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 884-9410
Grades: 5-6
| 334 students
Rank: #22.
Maud Abrams School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
714 Townbank Rd
Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 884-9420
Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 884-9420
Grades: 3-4
| 361 students
Rank: n/an/a
905 Seashore Road
Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 884-9470
Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 884-9470
Grades: 1-2
| 453 students
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