Top Rankings
Cresskill Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 398 students in Cresskill Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Cresskill Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 51% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 73% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
4 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,679 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
148 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Cresskill Public School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 648 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 85-89% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#72 out of 650 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
74%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
23%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
592 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
35%
9%
# Hispanic Students
124 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
37%
# Black Students
41 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
3%
19%
# White Students
874 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
52%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
27
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
111
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
125
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
121
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
152
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
123
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
140
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
131
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
123
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
134
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
129
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
114
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
96
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
118
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
35
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,906 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,418 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$39 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,906
$27,145
Spending / Student
$23,418
$26,033
Best Cresskill Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cresskill Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1 Lincoln Drive
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 227-7791
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 227-7791
Grades: 6-8
| 398 students
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