Enrollment
421
Middle
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESSKILL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340360002993
Cresskill Middle School
1 Lincoln Drive, Cresskill, NJ 07626 · (201) 227-7791 · Bergen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
17 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 134 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cresskill Middle School→Cresskill High School
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
75.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 57.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 →
Schools most like Cresskill Middle School
Cresskill Middle School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cresskill Middle School this school | 421 | 4.0% | 58.6% |
| Demarest Middle School DEMAREST | 359 | 0.8% | 71.7% |
| New Providence Middle School NEW PROVIDENCE | 396 | 2.0% | 72.3% |
| River Dell Middle School River Edge | 573 | 0.7% | 69.2% |
| Warren Middle School Warren | 547 | 7.7% | 63.7% |
| Tenakill Middle School CLOSTER | 593 | 2.4% | 72.2% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cresskill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #110 of 433 | #30 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #73 of 437 ▲ 37 | #23 of 53 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #92 of 437 ▲ 70 | #26 of 53 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #302 of 445 | #37 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #398 of 417 | #52 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #184 of 419 | #28 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.0% | #396 of 436 | #38 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #225 of 282 | #32 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
421
-75 (-15%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 26.5 | 15.0:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 26.7 | 16.4:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 22 | 19.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 2% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cresskill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (437 to 421); teachers up 9% (26.7 to 29).
About Cresskill Middle School
Located in Cresskill, New Jersey, Cresskill Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its 421 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students.
Cresskill Middle School is one school in a 4-school district, Cresskill Public School District, which enrolls 1,747 students.
Cresskill Middle School's enrollment is 55% White. Enrollment also includes 34% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 55% White, within a few points of the school. Cresskill Middle School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Cresskill Middle School is 29 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, lower than at this school. Around 4% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
The allk12 Grade for Cresskill Middle School is B. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cresskill Middle School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 58.6% actual against 64.0% predicted.
Bergen County has about 962,316 residents, and median household income is about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Bergen County number 291 and enroll about 133,883.
Cresskill High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Cresskill Middle School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 421 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 496. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.5:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Merritt MemorialElementary · 282 students
Other schools in Cresskill
- Edward H. BryanElementary · 555 students
- Cresskill High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Merritt MemorialElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Cresskill High School0.0 mi · 489
- 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 Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cresskill Middle School?
Cresskill Middle School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cresskill Middle School serve?
Cresskill Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cresskill Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Cresskill Middle School.
How diverse is Cresskill Middle School?
Cresskill Middle School reports a student body of 55% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 34% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cresskill Middle School?
Cresskill Middle 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.