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Lower Township Elementary School District, New Jersey

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Lower Township Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 1,466 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Lower Township Elementary School District is a school district in New Jersey (Cape May County). During the 2023 school year, 1,466 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Lower Township Elementary School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
James Morris
Gary Douglass2026
Joseph Thomas2026
Cynthia Baldacchini20242026
Lauren Cox2025
Lauren Randle2025
Jonathan Vile2025
Monica DiVito2024
Patricia Smith2024

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,618,000 $1,724 7%
Local: $18,681,000 $12,298 50%
State: $16,283,000 $10,720 43%
Total: $37,582,000 $24,741
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $36,018,000 $23,711
Total Current Expenditures: $33,402,000 $21,989
Instructional Expenditures: $19,263,000 $12,681 53%
Student and Staff Support: $5,684,000 $3,741 16%
Administration: $2,195,000 $1,445 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,235,000 $4,104 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $824,000 $542
Construction: $220,000 $144
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $174,000 $114


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20 PS 11-19 10-14 PS 22
2018-2019 36 >=50 25-29 25-29 PS >=50 38
2017-2018 36 >=50 25-29 25-29 PS PS 38
2016-2017 35 >=50 20-24 25-29 PS PS 37
2015-2016 31 >=50 11-19 20-24 PS PS 32
2014-2015 33 40-59 20-29 25-29 PS 34
2013-2014 75 >=80 50-59 55-59 77
2012-2013 77 >=50 70-79 60-69 79
2011-2012 79 >=50 60-69 70-79 80
2010-2011 74 >=50 40-49 70-74 PS 75

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 PS 20-29 20-24 PS 38
2018-2019 44 >=50 35-39 30-34 PS >=50 46
2017-2018 46 >=50 35-39 35-39 PS PS 47
2016-2017 45 >=50 30-34 30-34 PS PS 47
2015-2016 37 >=50 20-29 25-29 PS PS 39
2014-2015 41 40-59 30-39 35-39 PS 42
2013-2014 58 60-79 40-49 45-49 59
2012-2013 59 <50 30-39 40-49 62
2011-2012 59 >=50 40-49 40-49 61
2010-2011 61 >=50 40-49 50-54 PS 62

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,466 -4.6
2021-2022 1,534 1.0
2020-2021 1,519 -7.8
2019-2020 1,637 -1.8
2018-2019 1,667 -3.1
2017-2018 1,718 -0.8
2016-2017 1,732 -2.4
2015-2016 1,774 -79.8
2014-2015 3,189 42.9
2013-2014 1,821 0.8
2012-2013 1,806 -1.1
2011-2012 1,826 -1.4
2010-2011 1,851 -2.6
2009-2010 1,899 1.3
2008-2009 1,874 2.0
2007-2008 1,837 -2.8
2006-2007 1,888 -1.4
2005-2006 1,915 19.1
2004-2005 1,550 -29.0
2003-2004 2,000 2.2
2002-2003 1,957 -5.2
2001-2002 2,058 2.9
2000-2001 1,999 -1.4
1999-2000 2,027 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Lower Township Elementary School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 10.2
Black 5.3 14.7
Hispanic 15.2 33.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 1.5 3.0
White 77.2 38.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Lower Township Elementary School District had 138.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.62.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 24.00
Kindergarten: 7.00
Elementary: 81.00
Secondary: 8.00
Total: 138.00

Lower Township Elementary School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 23.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 89.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 19.00
Other Support Services: 95.50


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lower Township Elementary School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Carl T. Mitnick School4631-2
David C. Douglass Memorial School301PK-KG
Maud Abrams School3343-4
Sandman Consolidated School3475-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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