Upper Township Primary School

Upper Township Primary School is one of the medium-sized primary schools in MARMORA, New Jersey, run under Upper Township School District, with 460 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 3 schools in Upper Township School District (1,356 students total), Upper Township Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Upper Township Primary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at Upper Township Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cape May County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cape May County put 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. Upper Township Primary School is one of 32 public schools in Cape May County (combined enrollment of about 11,388 students).

Nearest neighbor: Upper Township Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.