Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESSKILL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340360000328
Merritt Memorial
1 DOGWOOD LANE, CRESSKILL, NJ 07626 · (201) 227-7791 · Bergen County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
4 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 23% |
This year's 1st grade class (55) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
60%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
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
71.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.4% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.6% | 68.8% |
% 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
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Merritt Memorial
Merritt Memorial's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt Memorial this school | 282 | 1.4% | 68.1% |
| Alexander Hamilton School GLEN ROCK | 300 | 2.3% | 85.7% |
| Travell Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 295 | 2.0% | 80.1% |
| J Spencer Smith School TENAFLY | 326 | 1.5% | 76.1% |
| Ralph S Maugham School TENAFLY | 358 | 3.9% | 73.4% |
| Valley View School MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP | 360 | 2.5% | 72.9% |
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 Merritt Memorial ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #179 of 1,290 | #50 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #177 of 1,319 ▲ 55 | #52 of 149 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #235 of 1,319 ▼ 47 | #68 of 149 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #1,182 of 1,562 | #124 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #408 of 1,390 | #43 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #487 of 1,392 | #65 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.4% | #1,439 of 1,481 | #139 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #156 of 798 | #20 of 85 |
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
282
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 282 | 27.5 | 10.3:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 29 | 9.4:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 29 | 9.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 28 | 10.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 12 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merritt Memorial.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (358 to 282); teachers up 2% (27 to 27.5).
About Merritt Memorial
Merritt Memorial is an elementary school located in CRESSKILL, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Enrollment stands at 282 students, covering grades 1 through 5. That puts enrollment 30% below the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Merritt Memorial sits within Cresskill Public School District, which has 4 schools and 1,747 students.
More than half of enrollment at Merritt Memorial is White: 55%. Next come 30% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Bergen County overall, the White share is about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Merritt Memorial scores 60%.
The school lists 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is higher. A total of 4 students, or 1%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
Merritt Memorial holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Merritt Memorial's results are 2.7 points above predicted: 68.1% against 65.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that median household income comes to about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 291, with about 133,883 students.
Cresskill High School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Merritt Memorial ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 68.1% versus a 70.0% average.
Locale data from NCES put Merritt Memorial in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 282, starting from 286.
Merritt Memorial has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Cresskill Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
Other schools in CRESSKILL
- Edward H. BryanElementary · 555 students
- Cresskill High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Cresskill Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Cresskill High School0.4 mi · 489
- Cresskill Middle School0.4 mi · 421
- Edward H. Bryan0.5 mi · 555
- County Road School0.6 mi · 221
- Tenafly High School0.8 mi · 1,141
- Ralph S Maugham School0.9 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Merritt MemorialWhat is the total enrollment at Merritt Memorial?
Merritt Memorial enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Merritt Memorial serve?
Merritt Memorial serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Merritt Memorial?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Merritt Memorial.
How diverse is Merritt Memorial?
Merritt Memorial reports a student body of 55% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 30% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Merritt Memorial?
Merritt Memorial 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.