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Cresskill High School

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Cresskill High School ranks 141 st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 68% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Cresskill High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Cresskill, New Jersey, with a student population of 478. The school is part of the Cresskill Public School District, which is ranked 99 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Cresskill High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 33 and 141 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. Cresskill High School students consistently outperform the state and district averages in various standardized tests, including NJSLA/NJGPA in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 80.3% of Cresskill High School students were proficient or better in NJGPA/Mathematics for 11th grade, compared to the state average of 58%. The school also has an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 97.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as River Dell Regional High School, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, and Bergenfield High School, Cresskill High School's performance is generally stronger across various academic metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated between 7.3% and 16.6% over the past few years, which is an area the school could potentially focus on to improve further.

489

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,210

Per pupil spending ?

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Lincoln Drive
Cresskill, NJ 07626

(201) 227-7791

District: Cresskill Public School District

Feeder schools for Cresskill High School:

Elementary:	Edward H. Bryan
	Merritt Memorial
Middle:	Cresskill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Asian:

30.1%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg43%

141^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 609Cresskill Public 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	141 of 434	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	110 of 429	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	84 of 422	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	89 of 415	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	33 of 405	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	65 of 416	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	65 of 415	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	56.8	127 of 411	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.4	138 of 409	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	140 of 406	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.1	43 of 411	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	87 of 396	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	33 of 388	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	85.0	22 of 378	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	72.3	110 of 371	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.0	76 of 370	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	49 of 359	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	77.7	78 of 361	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	109 of 357	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.7	103 of 351	70.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.4	26 of 348	92.5%	★★★★★
2003	81.8	49 of 343	85.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	83 of 190	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.8	152 of 191	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	75 of 172	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	84 of 175	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.5	18 of 165	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	92 of 191	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	74 of 198	62.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	11 of 215	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	2 of 101	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	5 of 138	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	2 of 146	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	122 of 426	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	62 of 420	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	85 of 416	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	99 of 414	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	39 of 402	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.8	76 of 408	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	75 of 403	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	240 of 406	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	95.9	17 of 403	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	23 of 382	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	49 of 368	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	115 of 426	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	96 of 419	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	107 of 414	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	67 of 410	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	38 of 402	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	69 of 407	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	69 of 405	83.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	122 of 359	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	101 of 361	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	79 of 339	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	41 of 344	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	29 of 333	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	38 of 349	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	93.6	11 of 355	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	119 of 347	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	68 of 345	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	135 of 335	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	83 of 335	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	52 of 336	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	118 of 339	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	83 of 340	75.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)66th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+22 vs state

Algebra II69%-9 vs state

English Language Arts54%+4 vs state

Geometry50%-3 vs state

Science49%+17 vs state

Algebra I22%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cresskill High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	489	50	9.8	4.5%	279 (57.1%)	13 (2.7%)	40 (8.2%)	147 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	61.9	141^st of 434 public high schools	67.5%		67.6	110^th of 429 public high schools	74.4%	31		80.3		48.6			53.5				22.1		21.7	89.4	27.7	50.5		67.7	69.7	$11,210	$53	$11,157
Tenafly High School	Public	9-12	19 Columbus Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-6614	1,141	102	11.1	3.1%	580 (50.8%)	11 (1.0%)	104 (9.1%)	395 (34.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	83.7	41^st of 434 public high schools	90.6%		86.8	29^th of 429 public high schools	93.2%	12				65.6			79.9				50.4		49.6	83.2		82.6	97.7		94.0	$11,703	$01	$11,702
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Public	9-12	150 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3200	1,038	95	10.8	1.3%	553 (53.3%)	8 (0.8%)	105 (10.1%)	313 (30.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.2%)	89	18^th of 434 public high schools	95.9%		88.6	20^th of 429 public high schools	95.3%	2				76.6			79.9				65.3		64.9	98.0		96.9	100.0		100.0	$15,340	$80	$15,260
Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology	Public	9-12	162 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 343-6000	290	3	96.6	8.3%	113 (39.0%)	20 (6.9%)	59 (20.3%)	95 (32.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	90.4	13^th of 434 public high schools	97.0%					(n/a)				84.5			93.1				70.0		70.0	88.2	73.3	84.8
Dumont High School	Public	9-12	101 New Milford Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3000	704	65	10.8	16.6%	280 (39.8%)	31 (4.4%)	278 (39.5%)	94 (13.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	12 (1.7%)	65.5	115^th of 434 public high schools	73.5%		64.9	127^th of 429 public high schools	70.4%	12		71.9		33.0			65.6				40.5		40.5	72.4		72.4				$10,719	$550	$10,169
Bergenfield High School	Public	9-12	80 S Prospect Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8600	1,239	105	11.7	39.4%	104 (8.4%)	81 (6.5%)	734 (59.2%)	282 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	30 (2.4%)	57.7	156^th of 434 public high schools	64.1%		56.2	165^th of 429 public high schools	61.5%	9	88.4	74.6		32.6			60.7				19.2		18.9	50.0		46.5	83.9		83.9	$12,671	$558	$12,113
Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	Public	9-12	274 Knickerbocker Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6039	1,083	82	13.2	66.9%	92 (8.5%)	240 (22.2%)	568 (52.4%)	168 (15.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	43	245^th of 434 public high schools	43.5%		32.4	294^th of 429 public high schools	31.5%	49	79.5	56.5		30.7			50.8				11.2	6.0	9.9	53.6	0.0	43.1				$10,824	$230	$10,594
New Milford High School	Public	9-12	330 River Road	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-0172	584	47	12.5	21.2%	251 (43.0%)	47 (8.0%)	180 (30.8%)	71 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65.2	116^th of 434 public high schools	73.3%		70.6	96^th of 429 public high schools	77.6%	20	86.9	73.0		31.5			65.9				32.7		32.7	88.3		79.0				$12,896	$405	$12,491
Emerson Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	131 Main Street	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-4447	440	47	9.3	14.3%	273 (62.0%)	8 (1.8%)	103 (23.4%)	33 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	54.7	172^nd of 434 public high schools	60.4%		75.9	75^th of 429 public high schools	82.5%	97		63.4	22.6	22.5	60.8	61.3	44.1	64.8	45.4	92.3	31.7		55.2	94.7		95.0				$15,333	$60	$15,273
River Dell Regional High School	Public	9-12	55 Pyle Street	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7200	1,025	87	11.8	2.1%	559 (54.5%)	15 (1.5%)	114 (11.1%)	306 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	87.2	21^st of 434 public high schools	95.2%		88.2	25^th of 429 public high schools	94.2%	4		87.0		57.3			81.7				58.3		58.3	98.6		98.6				$15,861	$256	$15,605

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