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Schools in Wildwood Crest · Wildwood Crest Borough School District

Wildwood Crest’s public schools outscore 61% of New Jersey districts

Math proficiency in Wildwood Crest’s districts is 47%, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wildwood Crest, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#194of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 3 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 12 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$44.1K
▲ 55% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.6
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
194 students on the public path
In brief

Wildwood Crest’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 182 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wildwood Crest’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $44,126 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wildwood Crest’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 61% of New Jersey school districts, #194 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (182)Better than 92%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 147 test results could put Wildwood Crest anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Wildwood Crest’s students in the tested grades sat them (147 in math, 147 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wildwood Crest, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Crest Memorial SchoolWildwood Crest Borough School DistrictB

Wildwood Crest’s public schools are run by Wildwood Crest Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wildwood Crest Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 194 students, down 23% since 2020–21 · 5.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$44,126NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 48.6% · 147 students tested
Math47%
State average 35.5% · 147 students tested

Wildwood Crest vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Wildwood Crest’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wildwood CrestBWildwood Crest Borough
LowerDLower Township PK–6 · Lower Cape May Regional 7–12
WildwoodD−Wildwood City

Every school in Wildwood Crest

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wildwood Crestby address
Crest Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
194 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Wildwood Crest’s schools

Are Wildwood Crest’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Wildwood Crest children attend outscore 61% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #194 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Wildwood Crest in?

Wildwood Crest Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 194 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Wildwood Crest spend per student?

$44,126 in Wildwood Crest Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.