Enrollment
155
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPE MAY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340270001704
Cape May City Elementary School
921 LAFAYETTE ST, CAPE MAY, NJ 08204 · (609) 884-8485 · Cape May County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
42 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 100% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
59.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 45.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cape May City Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape May City Elementary School this school | 155 | 27.1% | 47.5% |
| Washington School LYNDHURST | 162 | 32.7% | N/A |
| Winfield Township WINFIELD | 141 | 36.9% | 35.3% |
| Mark Newbie Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD | 136 | 28.7% | 59.0% |
| Martha B. Day Elementary School BLOOMINGDALE | 207 | 30.0% | N/A |
| Oxycocus Elementary School Manahawkin | 176 | 34.1% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cape May City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #583 of 1,290 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #409 of 1,319 ▲ 239 | #1 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #584 of 1,319 ▲ 60 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #1,454 of 1,562 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #904 of 1,481 | #13 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
155
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
was 7.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 155 | 25 | 6.2:1 | 27% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 25.3 | 6.3:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 24.3 | 6.4:1 | 43% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 20 | 7.7:1 | 29% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 21.2 | 8.3:1 | 45% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 21 | 8.9:1 | 55% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 18 | 8.6:1 | 53% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 21 | 10.1:1 | 43% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cape May City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (175 to 155); teachers up 18% (21.2 to 25).
About Cape May City Elementary School
Cape May City Elementary School is a very small elementary school in CAPE MAY, New Jersey, administered by Cape May City School District. It teaches 155 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 62% lower.
Cape May City Elementary School is run by Cape May City School District.
White students are 50% of those enrolled at Cape May City Elementary School. The remaining shares are 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Cape May County's population at about 85%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, Cape May City Elementary School has a ratio of 6.2:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Income data for the school show 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cape May County is 44%.
Cape May City Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Cape May City Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.5% is 3.9 points below the 51.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Cape May County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $91,128, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 32 public schools and about 11,388 students.
About 0.9 miles separate Cape May City Elementary School from the closest public school, West Cape May Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Cape May City Elementary School at 2nd of 7.
The federal government classifies Cape May City Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Cape May City Elementary School was 154 in 2020-21 and 155 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 7.7:1 to 6.2:1.
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Cape May County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,941
Census ACS
Median income
$91,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAPE MAY
- Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolHigh · 717 students
- Carl T. Mitnick SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Richard M. Teitelman Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Maud Abrams SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Sandman Consolidated SchoolMiddle · 332 students
Nearby schools
- West Cape May Elementary School0.9 mi · 76
- Carl T. Mitnick School1.9 mi · 428
- Sandman Consolidated School2.2 mi · 332
- Maud Abrams School2.2 mi · 354
- Lower Cape May Regional High School2.8 mi · 717
- Richard M. Teitelman Middle School2.8 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Cape May City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cape May City Elementary School?
Cape May City Elementary School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-06.
Is Cape May City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cape May City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Cape May City Elementary School have?
Cape May City Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Cape May City Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cape May City Elementary School are roughly 50% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Cape May City Elementary School public or private?
Cape May City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cape May City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.