Cresthaven Academy Charter School

Cresthaven Academy Charter School is a substantial elementary campus in Plainfield, New Jersey, part of Cresthaven Academy Charter School. The school enrolls 621 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Cresthaven Academy Charter School sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

Cresthaven Academy Charter School is the operating authority for Cresthaven Academy Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Cresthaven Academy Charter School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%); the rest comes out to 16% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cresthaven Academy Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Union County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Cresthaven Academy Charter School is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

Nearest neighbor: Union County TEAMS Charter School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cresthaven Academy Charter School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 20.0%.

The school occupies a residential site. Cresthaven Academy Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 301%: 155 students in 2018 compared to 621 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 21% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

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