Enrollment
159
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH WILDWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341167001742
Margaret Mace Elementary School
1201 Atlantic Avenue, North Wildwood, NJ 08260 · (609) 522-1454 · Cape May County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest 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
5.5:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
86 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 | 14 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 13% |
Student demographics
43%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
41.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 38.1% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Margaret Mace Elementary School
Margaret Mace Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Mace Elementary School this school | 159 | 54.1% | 33.7% |
| Downe Township Elementary School NEWPORT | 168 | 55.4% | 19.9% |
| Ocean Gate Elementary School OCEAN GATE | 141 | 58.2% | 25.7% |
| Weymouth Township Elementary School DOROTHY | 178 | 59.0% | 40.9% |
| Highlands Elementary School HIGHLANDS | 153 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Aline Bingham Elementary School RUNNEMEDE | 186 | 45.2% | 28.0% |
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 Margaret Mace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #890 of 1,290 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #801 of 1,319 ▼ 15 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #891 of 1,319 ▲ 129 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #1,448 of 1,562 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #538 of 1,481 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #110 of 798 | #4 of 9 |
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
159
-34 (-18%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
was 6.0:1
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 | 159 | 29 | 5.5:1 | 54% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 29 | 5.7:1 | 42% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 31 | 5.5:1 | 42% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 32 | 6.0:1 | 53% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 35.7 | 5.8:1 | 63% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 38 | 7.1:1 | 51% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 35 | 9.3:1 | 47% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 38 | 10.5:1 | 49% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 33 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Mace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (209 to 159); teachers down 19% (35.7 to 29).
About Margaret Mace Elementary School
Students in North Wildwood, New Jersey, attend Margaret Mace Elementary School, a small elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 159 students. Enrollment is 61% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
For district matters, Margaret Mace Elementary School falls under North Wildwood School District.
White students account for 74% of enrollment at Margaret Mace Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic and 12% multiracial. The school's White share is 12 points below the 85% share among Cape May County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Margaret Mace Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.5:1 at Margaret Mace Elementary School, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 54%. Public schools in Cape May County average 44%.
Margaret Mace Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.6%. Margaret Mace Elementary School scores 33.7%.
Census estimates describe Cape May County this way: median household income is about $91,128, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Cape May County number 32 and enroll about 11,388.
Of nearby public schools, Glenwood Avenue Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The school's 33.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Margaret Mace Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 193 in 2020-21 and 159 in 2024-25, a decrease of 34 students.
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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
Nearby schools
- Glenwood Avenue Elementary School0.9 mi · 367
- Wildwood Middle School1.5 mi · 157
- Wildwood High School1.5 mi · 261
- Crest Memorial School3.7 mi · 194
- Stone Harbor Elementary School4.5 mi · 87
- Middle Township Elementary #45.3 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret Mace Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Margaret Mace Elementary School?
Margaret Mace Elementary School enrolls approximately 159 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Margaret Mace Elementary School serve?
Margaret Mace Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Margaret Mace Elementary School have?
Margaret Mace Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Margaret Mace Elementary School?
At Margaret Mace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Margaret Mace Elementary School in?
Margaret Mace Elementary School is part of North Wildwood School District.
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