Margaret Mace Elementary School

Set in North Wildwood, New Jersey, Margaret Mace Elementary School is a rural-scale primary school, part of North Wildwood School District. It enrolls 159 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 61% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Operationally, Margaret Mace Elementary School answers to North Wildwood School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Margaret Mace Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Margaret Mace Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.5:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Cape May County's rate of about 44%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Margaret Mace Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cape May County shows the typical household earns roughly $91,128 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cape May County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,388 students), Margaret Mace Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Glenwood Avenue Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Margaret Mace Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 23.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Margaret Mace Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 209 (now 159). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 74% over that span.

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