School district · New Jersey

Lower Township Elementary School District

Lower Township Elementary School District in New Jersey: 4 public schools with 1,389 students and 10.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $25,377 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,389
Students per teacher
10.8
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$25,377
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
129
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
198
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Jersey: 54%

39%proficient

+7.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

680 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

33%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

682 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$16.7K15
$17.0K16
$17.7K17
$17.6K18
$19.3K19
$19.1K20
$22.1K21
$24.1K22
$26.8K23
$25.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.4% · $2.5M
State
39% · $15.2M
Local
55% · $21.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,083
Support services
$10,303
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$11M
Long-term debt
$19.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
1–242810.6——
Pre-K–K2759.4——
3–435412.236%37%
5–633211.042%30%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
905 Seashore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
Phone
(609)884-9400
Website