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Crest Memorial School

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Crest Memorial School ranks 619 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Crest Memorial School is an elementary school located in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 220 students. The school is part of the Wildwood Crest Borough School District, which is ranked 387 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crest Memorial School has shown mixed performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) exams compared to the state and district averages. The school had strong performance in 3rd grade English Language Arts (52.6% proficient) and 3rd grade Mathematics (78.9% proficient), exceeding the state averages. However, the school struggled in 5th, 6th, and 8th grade English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 32.1% to 44.4%, significantly below the state averages. In Mathematics, the school had lower proficiency rates in 6th and 8th grade, at 28.6% and 20% respectively, compared to the state. The school has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.2% to 18.7% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Crest Memorial School generally outperforms nearby schools in the region, such as Middle Township Elementary #2, Maud Abrams School, and Glenwood Avenue Elementary School, which have lower student performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, some schools like West Cape May Elementary School and Cape May City Elementary School have shown stronger academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

194

Students ?

5.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,617

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9100 Pacific Ave
Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260-3433

(609) 522-1522

District: Wildwood Crest Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 59th percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 59th-percentile peak (2021) to 54th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

619^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

471^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

387^th of 609Wildwood Crest Borough School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	619 of 1347	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	748 of 1338	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	761 of 1342	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	549 of 1345	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	535 of 1317	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	888 of 1360	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1029 of 1353	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	926 of 1352	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.5	762 of 1346	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	755 of 1357	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.1	591 of 1363	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	466 of 1367	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	621 of 1363	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.7	311 of 1360	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	338 of 1354	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	199 of 1346	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	86.2	15 of 1338	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	82.9	52 of 1329	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	81.4	120 of 1314	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	78.7	212 of 1303	83.7%	★★★★☆
2004	66.6	537 of 1298	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.6	283 of 1204	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1086 of 1326	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	879 of 1317	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	905 of 1318	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	572 of 1326	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	586 of 1290	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	832 of 1331	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1120 of 1333	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	702 of 1023	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	737 of 948	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	895 of 942	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	789 of 1318	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	688 of 1313	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.0	365 of 1315	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	558 of 1324	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	543 of 1297	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	857 of 1335	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1060 of 1334	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	88.1	69 of 949	92.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	487 of 970	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	692 of 963	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	448 of 975	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	440 of 976	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	523 of 964	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	816 of 1023	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	894 of 1022	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	471 of 752	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	411 of 743	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	467 of 748	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.4	227 of 745	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	351 of 652	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	508 of 745	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	418 of 716	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	398 of 712	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.5	338 of 713	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	195 of 713	72.7%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	115 of 717	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	129 of 704	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.8	137 of 677	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	101 of 684	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.9	97 of 677	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	81.2	100 of 664	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	84.5	50 of 640	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	79.9	108 of 631	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	197 of 615	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.4	275 of 599	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.9	177 of 588	69.9%	★★★★☆
2003	64.5	262 of 574	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	428 of 717	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	242 of 720	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	239 of 726	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	321 of 625	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	424 of 703	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	275 of 680	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	425 of 726	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	378 of 719	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.5	616 of 718	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	357 of 730	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	389 of 635	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	375 of 697	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	440 of 675	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	327 of 502	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	360 of 510	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	358 of 509	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.9	194 of 512	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	317 of 435	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	400 of 504	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	357 of 497	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2022)93rd percentile+34 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-23 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)40th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

English Language Arts48%-6 vs state

Science14%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crest Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	9100 Pacific Ave	Wildwood Crest	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood Crest Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1522	194	34	5.6	35.6%	153 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	54.8	619^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.0%		43.7	748^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.1%	129	22.3	5.6	52.6	73.7	38.9	32.1	52.6	44.4	78.9	68.5	72.3	28.6	47.4	20.0	$22,617	$419	$22,198
Glenwood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Glenwood & New York Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1630	367	39	9.4	83.1%	60 (16.3%)	35 (9.5%)	251 (68.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	11.5	1219^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.5%		8.7	1260^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.8%	41	11.8		19.7	20.9	30.6				28.1	6.1	13.7				$16,834	$2,065	$14,769
Margaret Mace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Atlantic Avenue	North Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	North Wildwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-1454	159	29	5.4	54.1%	117 (73.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)	39.5	820^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.1%		44.4	738^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.8%	82	20.0	0.0	50.0	55.0	28.0	50.0	35.3	38.9	50.0	45.0	32.0	42.9	35.3	38.9	$26,141	$1,047	$25,094
Carl T. Mitnick School	Public	1-2	905 Seashore Road	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-9470	428	41	10.5	54.7%	320 (74.8%)	15 (3.5%)	79 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)								(n/a)															$13,518	$1,187	$12,331
Maud Abrams School	Public	3-4	714 Townbank Rd	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 884-9420	354	29	12.2	55.1%	272 (76.8%)	10 (2.8%)	60 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	28.3	982^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.1%		22.5	1038^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.4%	56			30.0	41.8					37.2	36.0					$12,149	$65	$12,084
Cape May City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	921 Lafayette St	Cape May	08204	Cape May County	Cape May City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-8485	155	25	6.2	27.1%	78 (50.3%)	13 (8.4%)	57 (36.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	62.3	511^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.1%		50.1	664^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.4%	153	30.8		53.0	64.7	46.2				76.5	58.8	38.5				$20,849	$759	$20,090
West Cape May Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Moore Street	West Cape May	08204	Cape May County	West Cape May School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 884-4614	76	10	7.8	31.6%	57 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	58.2	569^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.8%		77.9	307^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.1%	262	25.0		56.3		66.7	58.3			43.8		50.0	50.0			$14,370	$1,213	$13,157
David C. Douglass Memorial School	Public	PK-K	2600 Bayshore Rd	Villas	08251	Cape May County	Lower Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 884-9430	275	29	9.4	57.8%	199 (72.4%)	25 (9.1%)	47 (17.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)															$15,764	$66	$15,698
Middle Township Elementary #2	Public	3-5	101 West Pacific Ave	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1828	522	49	10.6	58.4%	280 (53.6%)	83 (15.9%)	110 (21.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	20.7	1087^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.3%		25.9	998^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.4%	89	12.5		30.4	47.5	26.2				25.4	33.9	19.8				$11,229	$383	$10,846
Middle Township Elementary #1	Public	PK, KG-2	215 Eldredge Road	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 463-1900	688	64	10.7	61.0%	374 (54.4%)	94 (13.7%)	168 (24.4%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$11,152	$473	$10,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Crest Memorial School

Is Crest Memorial School a good school?

Crest Memorial School ranks 619^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Crest Memorial School in?

Wildwood Crest Borough School District

How many students attend Crest Memorial School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Crest Memorial School.

What is the racial makeup of Crest Memorial School?

Students at Crest Memorial School are 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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