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Best kept secret on campus at Cresskill High School?
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Enrollment
489
High
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESSKILL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340360000324
Cresskill High School
1 Lincoln Drive, Cresskill, NJ 07626 · (201) 227-7791 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
22 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cresskill Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -26.5pp since 2023
Math
43.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
-58 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.3:1
% White
57%
was 60%
% Hispanic
8%
was 7%
% Black
3%
was 0%
% Asian
30%
was 32%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Cresskill High School
Cresskill High School, a small secondary school in Cresskill, New Jersey, operated by Cresskill Public School District, teaches 489 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Cresskill High School sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.
Cresskill Public School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,747 students; Cresskill High School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Cresskill High School lists that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, On paper, Cresskill High School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Cresskill High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 4% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Bergen County's rate of about 28%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cresskill High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.2%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bergen County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Cresskill High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Cresskill Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cresskill High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 70.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cresskill High School has contracted 11%, going from 547 students in 2018 to 489 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Cresskill High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cresskill Public School District
- Edward H. BryanElementary · 555 students
- Cresskill Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Merritt MemorialElementary · 282 students
Other schools in Cresskill
- Edward H. BryanElementary · 555 students
- Cresskill Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Merritt MemorialElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Cresskill Middle School0.0 mi · 421
- Edward H. Bryan0.3 mi · 555
- Merritt Memorial0.4 mi · 282
- County Road School0.5 mi · 221
- Luther Lee Emerson School0.7 mi · 221
- Demarest Middle School0.8 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Cresskill High SchoolHow large is Cresskill High School?
Cresskill High School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cresskill High School serve?
Cresskill High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Cresskill High School have?
Cresskill High School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cresskill High School?
At Cresskill High School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 30% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cresskill High School?
Cresskill High School is overseen by Cresskill Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.