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Rio Grande CDP, NJ

ZIP 08242 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 08242

K-12 nearby
25
Public
22
Private
3
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 08242 (Rio Grande, NJ) is associated with Lower Cape May Regional School District (LEA 3409090) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 25 K-12 schools (22 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus about 30.5 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Lower Cape May Regional School District
LEA ID
3409090
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-public
  • Atlantic Cape Community College32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware State University36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-public
  • Stockton University37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan University49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-public
  • Camden County College53.5 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-private
  • Wor-Wic Community College55.4 miles (89.2 km)2yr-public
  • Salem Community College56.3 miles (90.7 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Wilmington University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Salisbury University60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware College of Art and Design61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
  • All-State Career School62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-private
  • Widener University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-Cherry Hill64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-private
  • Studio Incamminati64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-private
  • Chesapeake College64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-public
  • Washington College64.7 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Delaware64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-public
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts65.1 miles (104.7 km)2yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-public
  • Goldey-Beacom College65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College at Burlington County65.9 miles (106.0 km)2yr-public
  • Academy of Vocal Arts66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
  • Peirce College66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
  • Neumann University66.1 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
  • Swarthmore College66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
  • Missio Theological Seminary66.5 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia66.9 miles (107.6 km)2yr-public
  • Walnut Hill College66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades67.7 miles (109.0 km)2yr-private
  • Temple University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-public
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia70.0 miles (112.6 km)4yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College70.8 miles (114.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-private
  • Cecil College71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-public
  • La Salle University71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing71.9 miles (115.7 km)2yr-private
  • Holy Family University72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia72.9 miles (117.4 km)2yr-private
  • Harcum College73.0 miles (117.5 km)2yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
  • Gratz College73.6 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College73.9 miles (119.0 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
  • Orleans Technical College74.3 miles (119.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pennco Tech-Bristol74.6 miles (120.0 km)2yr-private
  • Manor College74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania74.8 miles (120.5 km)4yr-public
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College76.2 miles (122.6 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania77.5 miles (124.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Athyn College of the New Church77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-public
  • Ocean County College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
  • Immaculata University78.6 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-public
  • Cairn University-Langhorne79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-Toms River79.3 miles (127.7 km)2yr-private
  • Beth Medrash of Asbury Park79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
  • Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster82.3 miles (132.4 km)2yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
  • Seminary Bnos Chaim82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-private
  • Beth Medrash Govoha82.5 miles (132.7 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

Grades
RIO GRANDE BAPTIST ACADEMYprivate——0.5 miles (0.8 km)
David C. Douglass Memorial Schoolpublic——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Lower Cape May Regional High Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Richard M. Teitelman Middle Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
CAPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Maud Abrams Schoolpublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Sandman Consolidated Schoolpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Carl T. Mitnick Schoolpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Crest Memorial Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Wildwood High Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Wildwood Middle Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Glenwood Avenue Elementary Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
WILDWOOD CATHOLIC ACADEMYprivate——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Middle Township Elementary #2public——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Margaret Mace Elementary Schoolpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Middle Township Elementary #4public——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Middle Township Elementary #1public——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Middle Township High Schoolpublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Cape May City Elementary Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
West Cape May Elementary Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Cape May Regional Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Stone Harbor Elementary Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Cape May County High Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Ocean Academypublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Cape May County Technical High Schoolpublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 08242

What school district is ZIP code 08242 in?
ZIP 08242 (Rio Grande, NJ) maps to Lower Cape May Regional School District (LEA ID 3409090) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 08242?
US5 lists 25 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 22 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 08242 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08242 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher30.5%
High school35.0%
Less than HS7.5%
School districtLower Cape May Regional School District