Wildwood City School District

4300 Pacific Avenue
Wildwood, NJ 08260
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 378 students in Wildwood City School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Preschool in Wildwood City School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
792 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1

District Rank

Wildwood City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#627 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Wildwood City   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
12%
36%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Wildwood City   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
11%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Wildwood City   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≤5%
23%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Wildwood City   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
75-79%
85%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Wildwood City   School District and public school graduation rate of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.50
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
901 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
30,033 Students
% Asian Students
1%
8%
# Hispanic Students
530 Students
132,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
67%
36%
# Black Students
61 Students
58,834 Students
% Black Students
8%
16%
# White Students
171 Students
132,766 Students
% White Students
21%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
790 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
22 Students
12,631 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
69
59,693
# Students in K Grade:
48
56,070
# Students in 1st Grade:
45
51,032
# Students in 2nd Grade:
58
50,036
# Students in 3rd Grade:
52
42,983
# Students in 4th Grade:
51
37,934
# Students in 5th Grade:
55
29,352
# Students in 6th Grade:
56
15,586
# Students in 7th Grade:
47
11,676
# Students in 8th Grade:
56
11,589
# Students in 9th Grade:
79
663
# Students in 10th Grade:
51
626
# Students in 11th Grade:
62
579
# Students in 12th Grade:
63
1,080
# Ungraded Students:
-
32

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $33,034 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,957 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Wildwood City   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$25 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart displays total spending of Wildwood City   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$33,034
$26,931
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Wildwood City   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$30,957
$25,828
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Wildwood City   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Wildwood City School District Preschools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Glenwood Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Glenwood & New York Ave
Wildwood, NJ 08260
(609) 522-1630
Grades: PK-5
| 378 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 792 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 10:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 78%
  • : 75-79% (Btm 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 12% (Btm 50%)
  • : 11% (Btm 50%)
  • : ≤5% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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