Lower Township School District
Lower Township School District is located in south New Jersey. Lower Township School District has 27.74 square miles of land area and 3.27 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lower Township School District population is 22,572. Lower Township School District median household income is $53,624 in 2010-2014. Lower Township School District median house value is $239,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Lower Township School District is worse than the state average in quality.
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Lower Township School District Map and Nearby Locations
834 Seashore Rd
Cape May NJ, 08204, Cape May County
Phone: 609-884-9400
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 1,821 | 1,806 | 1,826 | 1,851 | 1,899 | 1,874 | 1,837 |
English Language Learner Students: | 36 | 34 | 0 | 44 | 36 | 31 | NA |
Total Teachers: | 138.80 | 145.58 | 138.80 | 138.60 | 139.00 | 140.40 | 126.40 |
Prekindergarten: | 10.00 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 6.00 |
Kindergarten: | 11.00 | 10.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 13.00 | 13.20 | 12.20 |
Elementary: | 98.80 | 99.99 | 90.20 | 91.00 | 92.00 | 86.40 | 73.40 |
Secondary: | 5.00 | 5.59 | 5.60 | 5.60 | 6.00 | 10.80 | 11.80 |
Ungraded: | 14.00 | 25.00 | 20.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 20.00 | 23.00 |
Total Other Staff: | 202.00 | 192.98 | 120.00 | 119.70 | 129.00 | 46.70 | 53.60 |
Instructional Aides: | 63.00 | 57.00 | 13.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 34.00 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | NA | NA |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 3.00 | 3.00 | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
Library/Media Support: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
District Administrators: | 2.00 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 7.00 | 8.00 | 13.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | NA |
School Administrators: | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 2.00 |
School Administrative Support: | 23.00 | 23.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Student Support Services: | 17.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 13.10 | 15.00 | 15.10 | 8.00 |
Other Support Services: | 77.00 | 77.00 | 54.00 | 53.00 | 56.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.12 | 12.41 | 13.16 | 13.36 | 13.66 | 13.35 | 14.53 |
Schools
Carl T Mitnick School | Grade 1 to Grade 2 | 905 Seashore Rd, Cape May NJ 08204 | |
David C Douglass Memorial School | Prekindergarten to Kindergarten | 2600 Bayshore Rd, Villas NJ 08251 | |
Maud Abrams School | Grade 3 to Grade 4 | 714 Town Bank Rd, Cape May NJ 08204 | |
Sandman Consolidated School | Grade 5 to Grade 6 | 838 Seashore Rd, Cape May NJ 08204 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
ASK Test | |||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 78.9% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $29,898,000 | $16,373 | $28,182,000 | $15,225 | $30,349,000 | $15,982 | |||
Federal: | $2,176,000 | $1,192 | 7.3% | $1,738,000 | $939 | 6.2% | $3,337,000 | $1,757 | 11.0% |
State: | $12,128,000 | $6,642 | 40.6% | $11,286,000 | $6,097 | 40.0% | $11,587,000 | $6,102 | 38.2% |
Local: | $15,594,000 | $8,540 | 52.2% | $15,158,000 | $8,189 | 53.8% | $15,425,000 | $8,123 | 50.8% |
Total Expenditures: | $29,203,000 | $15,993 | $28,325,000 | $15,303 | $31,268,000 | $16,466 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $28,489,000 | $15,602 | $27,894,000 | $15,070 | $28,915,000 | $15,226 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $16,824,000 | $9,214 | 59.1% | $15,889,000 | $8,584 | 57.0% | $16,400,000 | $8,636 | 56.7% |
Student and Staff Support: | $3,603,000 | $1,973 | 12.6% | $3,613,000 | $1,952 | 13.0% | $3,844,000 | $2,024 | 13.3% |
Administration: | $2,064,000 | $1,130 | 7.2% | $2,104,000 | $1,137 | 7.5% | $2,247,000 | $1,183 | 7.8% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $5,998,000 | $3,285 | 21.1% | $6,288,000 | $3,397 | 22.5% | $6,424,000 | $3,383 | 22.2% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $205,000 | $112 | $96,000 | $52 | $1,900,000 | $1,001 | |||
Construction: | $36,000 | $20 | $37,000 | $20 | $1,152,000 | $607 | |||
Total Other: | $0 | $0 | $3,000 | $2 | $3,000 | $2 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Total Salary: | $17,408,000 | $9,533 | $16,828,000 | $9,091 | $17,639,000 | $9,289 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $11,166,000 | $6,115 | 64.1% | $10,677,000 | $5,768 | 63.4% | $11,148,000 | $5,870 | 63.2% |
Other Salary: | $6,242,000 | $3,418 | 35.9% | $6,151,000 | $3,323 | 36.6% | $6,491,000 | $3,418 | 36.8% |
Total Benefit: | $8,125,000 | $4,450 | $7,686,000 | $4,152 | $7,322,000 | $3,856 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $4,722,000 | $2,586 | 58.1% | $4,365,000 | $2,358 | 56.8% | $4,161,000 | $2,191 | 56.8% |
Other Benefit: | $3,403,000 | $1,864 | 41.9% | $3,321,000 | $1,794 | 43.2% | $3,161,000 | $1,665 | 43.2% |
* Lower Township School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.