Enrollment
194
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILDWOOD CREST BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341797001776
Crest Memorial School
9100 PACIFIC AVE, WILDWOOD CREST, NJ 08260 · (609) 522-1522 · Cape May County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
69 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 44.2% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Crest Memorial School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest Memorial School this school | 194 | 35.6% | 40.6% |
| Elmer Elementary School Elmer | 197 | 34.0% | N/A |
| Herbertsville Early Childhood Development Center BRICK | 224 | 32.1% | N/A |
| Estell Manor Elementary School ESTELL MANOR | 199 | 32.7% | 41.7% |
| Southampton Township School #2 SOUTHAMPTON | 222 | 29.7% | 39.3% |
| Atco Elementary School Atco | 221 | 38.0% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Crest Memorial School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #737 of 1,290 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #534 of 1,319 ▲ 138 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #767 of 1,319 ▲ 146 | #3 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #1,401 of 1,562 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #767 of 1,481 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #56 of 798 | #2 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
194
-58 (-23%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 7.0:1
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 | 194 | 34.4 | 5.7:1 | 36% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 34.4 | 6.4:1 | 29% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 33.4 | 7.3:1 | 31% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 36 | 7.0:1 | 37% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 32.4 | 8.7:1 | 33% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 31 | 8.2:1 | 35% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 29% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 25% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 25 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crest Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (281 to 194); teachers up 6% (32.4 to 34.4).
About Crest Memorial School
Crest Memorial School serves students in WILDWOOD CREST, New Jersey, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 194 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 52% below that mark.
For district matters, Crest Memorial School falls under Wildwood Crest Borough School District.
Of every 100 students at Crest Memorial School, about 79 are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for Crest Memorial School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Crest Memorial School has a ratio of 5.7:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 5.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 36%.
On the allk12 Grade, Crest Memorial School lands at C, ahead of 31% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The model predicts 46.7% for a school in New Jersey with Crest Memorial School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Crest Memorial School posts 40.6%.
The school is in Cape May County, where median household income comes to about $91,128, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Cape May County's 32 public schools enroll about 11,388 students and include Crest Memorial School.
Among nearby public schools, Wildwood High School is closest at about 2.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Crest Memorial School is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Crest Memorial School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 58 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 7.0:1 in 2020-21 and 5.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Cape May County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,941
Census ACS
Median income
$91,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wildwood High School2.2 mi · 261
- Wildwood Middle School2.2 mi · 157
- Glenwood Avenue Elementary School2.9 mi · 367
- Richard M. Teitelman Middle School3.1 mi · 394
- Lower Cape May Regional High School3.1 mi · 717
- Margaret Mace Elementary School3.7 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About Crest Memorial SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crest Memorial School?
Crest Memorial School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-08.
Is Crest Memorial School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crest Memorial School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crest Memorial School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crest Memorial School is approximately 5.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Crest Memorial School?
Student demographics at Crest Memorial School are roughly 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Crest Memorial School?
Crest Memorial School is overseen by Wildwood Crest Borough School District in Cape May County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.