Merritt Memorial

Merritt Memorial operates as a cozy primary school in CRESSKILL, New Jersey, overseen by Cresskill Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 282 students spanning grades 1 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 30% smaller than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Cresskill Public School District (1,747 students total), Merritt Memorial accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Merritt Memorial reports that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 30% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Bergen County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Merritt Memorial has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 1% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Merritt Memorial performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.4%, the actual is 68.1%, a residual of +2.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bergen County shows median household income runs about $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Merritt Memorial is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

Cresskill High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Merritt Memorial ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 70.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Merritt Memorial's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 282). Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 39% to 30%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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