Maud Abrams School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in CAPE MAY, New Jersey, Maud Abrams School educates 354 students from grades 3 through 4, operated by Lower Township Elementary School District.

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

On the student-mix side, Maud Abrams School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cape May County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Maud Abrams School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cape May County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, Maud Abrams School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cape May County put median household earnings sit near $91,128, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cape May County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,388 students), of which Maud Abrams School is one.

Sandman Consolidated School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maud Abrams School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Maud Abrams School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 354). Black enrollment moved from 9% to 3% across the same window.

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