David C. Douglass Memorial School

David C. Douglass Memorial School is a compact primary school in VILLAS, New Jersey, one of the schools within Lower Township Elementary School District. The school caters to 275 students in grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 405.

Across the 4 schools in Lower Township Elementary School District (1,389 students total), David C. Douglass Memorial School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, David C. Douglass Memorial School records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest consists of 17% Hispanic, 9% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at David C. Douglass Memorial School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cape May County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cape May County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,128 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cape May County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,388 students), of which David C. Douglass Memorial School is one.

Richard M. Teitelman Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around David C. Douglass Memorial School.

David C. Douglass Memorial School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 33%: 410 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 80% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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