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Cresskill Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cresskill.

Cresskill’s School Grade A better than 86% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,747
Schools
4
Spent per student
$24,586
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
Debt
$23M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cresskill Borough School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $23M, about $13,186 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cresskill. Grade by grade →

PK–5Edward H. BryanThis district
6–8Cresskill Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cresskill High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency62%
State average 35.5% · 929 students tested
Reading / language arts74%
State average 48.6% · 909 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.5% · 123 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,586 per student · 14% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 30%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 26%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,776’20
1,743’21
1,679’22
1,707’23
1,747’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Asian 33%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.