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Best kept secret at Lower Cape May Regional High School?
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Enrollment
717
High
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWER CAPE MAY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340909001720
Lower Cape May Regional High School
687 RT 9, CAPE MAY, NJ 08204 · (609) 884-3475 · Cape May County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of New Jersey public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
338 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 202 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 167 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 166 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 182 | 25% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lower Cape May Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
26.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 21.1% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Lower Cape May Regional High School
Lower Cape May Regional High School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Cape May Regional High School this school | 717 | 47.1% | 33.6% |
| Cape May County Technical High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 587 | 41.4% | 20.7% |
| Pinelands Regional High School Little Egg Harbor | 1,063 | 49.7% | 26.6% |
| Barnegat High School BARNEGAT | 1,003 | 42.9% | 33.2% |
| Pennsville Memorial High School PENNSVILLE | 483 | 38.3% | 18.3% |
| Middle Township High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE | 821 | 48.1% | 22.7% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Lower Cape May Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #223 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #214 of 400 ▲ 42 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #213 of 395 ▲ 57 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #261 of 442 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #184 of 388 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #308 of 389 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #158 of 405 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #30 of 200 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
717
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 985
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 717 | 59.4 | 12.1:1 | 47% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 61.4 | 11.8:1 | 41% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 68.4 | 11.1:1 | 40% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 70 | 10.7:1 | 26% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 871 | 79.2 | 11.0:1 | 44% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 867 | 85 | 10.2:1 | 50% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 1,063 | 64 | 16.6:1 | 40% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 1,183 | 82 | 14.4:1 | 28% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 985 | 71 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lower Cape May Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (871 to 717); teachers down 25% (79.2 to 59.4).
About Lower Cape May Regional High School
Lower Cape May Regional High School is a small high school serving families in CAPE MAY, New Jersey. Enrollment is 717 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students, so this school is 23% smaller than average.
The district, Lower Cape May Regional School District, operates 2 schools serving 1,111 students.
A majority of students at Lower Cape May Regional High School, 76%, are White. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic and 5% Black. Cape May County's residents are about 85% White, 9 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Lower Cape May Regional High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
Dividing enrollment by its 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 12.7:1. Lower Cape May Regional High School reports 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Lower Cape May Regional High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.4% at Lower Cape May Regional High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.6%.
Within Cape May County, median household income is about $91,128, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cape May County number 32 and enroll about 11,388.
The closest public school, Richard M. Teitelman Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Lower Cape May Regional High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lower Cape May Regional High School ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Lower Cape May Regional High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 750 to 717. The number of students per teacher rose from 10.7 to 12.1 over 4 years.
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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 Lower Cape May Regional School District
- Richard M. Teitelman Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
Other schools in CAPE MAY
- Carl T. Mitnick SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Richard M. Teitelman Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Maud Abrams SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Sandman Consolidated SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Cape May City Elementary SchoolElementary · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Richard M. Teitelman Middle School0.0 mi · 394
- Sandman Consolidated School1.0 mi · 332
- Maud Abrams School1.1 mi · 354
- Carl T. Mitnick School1.2 mi · 428
- David C. Douglass Memorial School2.7 mi · 275
- Cape May City Elementary School2.8 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lower Cape May Regional High School?
Lower Cape May Regional High School enrolls approximately 717 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lower Cape May Regional High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lower Cape May Regional High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lower Cape May Regional High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lower Cape May Regional High School is approximately 12.1:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lower Cape May Regional High School?
At Lower Cape May Regional High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lower Cape May Regional High School public or private?
Lower Cape May Regional High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lower Cape May Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.