Edward H. Bryan

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in CRESSKILL, New Jersey, Edward H. Bryan hosts 555 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Cresskill Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 37% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Cresskill Public School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,747 students. Edward H. Bryan is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edward H. Bryan reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Edward H. Bryan has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 1% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bergen County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Edward H. Bryan tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.9%.

Around the school, census data for Bergen County shows median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Edward H. Bryan is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cresskill High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edward H. Bryan. On composite proficiency, Edward H. Bryan comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Edward H. Bryan's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 500 (now 555). White enrollment moved from 55% to 49% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Edward H. Bryan community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.