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The highest-poverty public schools in Cape May County, New Jersey

27 public schools in Cape May County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Wildwood Middle School leads the list at 87.9%, against a median of 48.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
27
Cape May County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
87.9%
Median % FRL
48.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Wildwood Middle SchoolWILDWOOD, NJWildwood City School DistrictMiddle15787.9%
2Glenwood Avenue Elementary SchoolWILDWOOD, NJWildwood City School DistrictElementary36783.1%
3Woodbine Elementary SchoolWOODBINE, NJWoodbine School DistrictElementary24781.0%
4Wildwood High SchoolWILDWOOD, NJWildwood City School DistrictHigh26171.3%
5Middle Township Elementary #1CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJMiddle Township Public School DistrictElementary68861.0%
6Middle Township Elementary #2CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJMiddle Township Public School DistrictElementary52258.4%
7David C. Douglass Memorial SchoolVILLAS, NJLower Township Elementary School DistrictElementary27557.8%
8Sandman Consolidated SchoolCAPE MAY, NJLower Township Elementary School DistrictMiddle33256.9%
9Maud Abrams SchoolCAPE MAY, NJLower Township Elementary School DistrictElementary35455.1%
10Carl T. Mitnick SchoolCAPE MAY, NJLower Township Elementary School DistrictElementary42854.7%
11Middle Township Elementary #4CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJMiddle Township Public School DistrictMiddle54454.2%
12Margaret Mace Elementary SchoolNorth Wildwood, NJNorth Wildwood School DistrictElementary15954.1%
13Richard M. Teitelman Middle SchoolCAPE MAY, NJLower Cape May Regional School DistrictMiddle39449.0%
14Middle Township High SchoolCAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJMiddle Township Public School DistrictHigh82148.1%
15Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolCAPE MAY, NJLower Cape May Regional School DistrictHigh71747.1%
16Cape May County Technical High SchoolCAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJCape May County Technical High School DistrictHigh58741.4%
17Dennis Township Primary SchoolCAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJDennis Township School DistrictElementary24238.0%
18Ocean AcademyCAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJCape May County Special Services School DistrictElementary15037.3%
19Crest Memorial SchoolWILDWOOD CREST, NJWildwood Crest Borough School DistrictElementary19435.6%
20Dennis Township Elementary/Middle SchoolsDENNISVILLE, NJDennis Township School DistrictMiddle39135.5%
21Ocean City Primary SchoolOCEAN CITY, NJOcean City School DistrictElementary27131.7%
22Ocean City Intermediate SchoolOCEAN CITY, NJOcean City School DistrictMiddle32629.8%
23Cape May City Elementary SchoolCAPE MAY, NJCape May City School DistrictElementary15527.1%
24Upper Township Middle SchoolPETERSBURG, NJUpper Township School DistrictMiddle41919.3%
25Upper Township Primary SchoolMARMORA, NJUpper Township School DistrictElementary46017.6%
26Upper Township Elementary SchoolMARMORA, NJUpper Township School DistrictElementary47716.1%
27Ocean City High SchoolOCEAN CITY, NJOcean City School DistrictHigh1,10615.0%
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