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Edward H. Bryan

Public Grades PK, KG-5

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Edward H. Bryan is an exceptional elementary school located in Cresskill, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 543 students. The school is part of the Cresskill Public School District, which is ranked 99 out of 609 districts in the state and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Edward H. Bryan consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 38 and 154 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) is exceptional, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade students achieved 88.6% proficiency in ELA and 88.9% proficiency in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Edward H. Bryan also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, white students, English Language Learners, and students with special education needs.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Merritt Memorial, Edward H. Bryan outperforms on various academic measures, including ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school also maintains a competitive edge in academic performance when compared to schools in other nearby districts, such as Selzer Elementary/Middle School in Dumont and the schools in the Tenafly Public School District. Edward H. Bryan's consistent high performance, low chronic absenteeism rates, and relatively low student-teacher ratio contribute to its reputation as an exceptional educational institution in the Cresskill area.

555

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,618

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Brookside Ave
Cresskill, NJ 07626

(201) 227-7791

District: Cresskill Public School District

Students who attend Edward H. Bryan usually attend:

Middle:	Cresskill Middle School
High:	Cresskill High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Asian:

36.8%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (82% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg46%

38^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Cresskill Public School District

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	94.5	38 of 1347	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	138 of 1338	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	86 of 1342	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	101 of 1345	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	64 of 1317	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	119 of 1360	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	73 of 1353	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	86.3	154 of 1352	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.3	139 of 1346	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	87.7	145 of 1357	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	87.6	47 of 1363	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	20 of 1367	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.3	46 of 1363	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	85.8	54 of 1360	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	108 of 1354	92.0%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	123 of 1346	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	83.2	82 of 1338	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	82.6	58 of 1329	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	74.9	350 of 1314	73.4%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	407 of 1303	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.0	241 of 1298	81.4%	★★★★☆
2003	77.3	289 of 1204	76.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	35 of 330	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	95 of 340	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	45 of 346	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	118 of 348	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	48 of 339	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	114 of 370	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.6	50 of 370	86.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	12 of 597	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	11 of 559	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	8 of 499	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	7 of 411	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	7 of 463	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	6 of 434	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	28 of 1326	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	83 of 1317	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	102 of 1318	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	64 of 1326	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	66 of 1290	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	77 of 1331	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	76 of 1333	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	63 of 1318	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	203 of 1313	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	61 of 1315	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	140 of 1324	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	75 of 1297	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	175 of 1335	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	88 of 1334	93.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	22 of 1023	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	54 of 989	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	106 of 958	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	175 of 949	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	30 of 868	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	131 of 1007	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	87 of 970	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	68.3	284 of 963	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	146 of 975	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	122 of 976	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	204 of 964	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	250 of 1023	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	187 of 1022	81.7%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+38 vs state

English Language Arts81%+31 vs state

Science76%+45 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edward H. Bryan	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Brookside Ave	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	555	41	13.7	1.1%	272 (49.0%)	7 (1.3%)	49 (8.8%)	204 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	94.5	38^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.2%		88.8	138^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.7%	100	75.5		74.7	79.8	88.6				84.7	81.9	88.9						$11,618	$32	$11,586
Merritt Memorial	Public	1-5	1 Dogwood Lane	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 227-7791	282	28	10.2	1.4%	155 (55.0%)	11 (3.9%)	19 (6.7%)	84 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	85.4	189^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%		86.1	191^st of 1338 public elementary schools	85.7%	2	53.0		66.7	80.7	67.2				80.7	83.3	60.6						$10,439	$203	$10,236
Luther Lee Emerson School	Public	2-4	15 Columbus Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	221	22	10.0	1.4%	111 (50.2%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.5%)	88 (39.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	93.1	62^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	95.4%		90.6	103^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	92.3%	41			87.7	82.0					88.8	74.1							$12,319	$17	$12,302
County Road School	Public	PK, KG-1	130 County Rd	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	221	19	11.9	1.8%	132 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	76 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)																	$13,722	$07	$13,715
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Grant Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3050	432	33	13.0	17.4%	157 (36.3%)	15 (3.5%)	164 (38.0%)	74 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	76.6	332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.8	270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.8%	62	57.0		45.1	69.2	84.7				56.1	70.5	66.6						$8,269	$437	$7,832
Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	624	51	12.1	19.7%	217 (34.8%)	26 (4.2%)	255 (40.9%)	100 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	71.2	405^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.9%		73	381^st of 1338 public elementary schools	71.5%	24	47.9	32.4	49.1	44.8	65.2	67.9	65.9	69.8	64.1	55.9	80.5	59.2	53.7	21.7	96.2	96.2	$8,229	$228	$8,001
Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K-5	111 Jefferson Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7700	349	29	11.8	0.9%	147 (42.1%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	151 (43.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	91.6	88^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		86.7	182^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	86.4%	94	67.9		72.1	81.4	76.0				84.1	77.3	78.5						$10,904	$29	$10,875
Ralph S Maugham School	Public	K-5	111 Magnolia Avenue	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-7705	358	28	13.0	3.9%	206 (57.5%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (8.9%)	110 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	90.5	107^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.1	192^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	85.7%	85	78.3		71.7	75.4	85.0				86.9	64.9	85.0						$9,945	$31	$9,914
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hickory Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8804	291	18	16.5	36.1%	42 (14.4%)	22 (7.6%)	148 (50.9%)	69 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	60.3	531^st of 1347 public elementary schools	60.6%		59.8	547^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.1%	16	39.4		40.8	67.3	75.9				38.9	36.5	65.5						$10,815	$59	$10,756
Haworth Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Valley Rd	Haworth	07641	Bergen County	Haworth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 384-5526	498	55	9.0		308 (61.8%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.4%)	105 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)	92.5	70^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.8%		92.6	69^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.8%	1	63.8	47.2	85.1	83.8	80.4	90.0	84.8	83.4	88.9	82.4	60.9	74.0	87.0	55.0	100.0	100.0	$17,223		$17,223

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward H. Bryan

What is the racial makeup of Edward H. Bryan?

Students at Edward H. Bryan are 49% White, 37% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Edward H. Bryan attend?

Students who attend Edward H. Bryan usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cresskill Middle School
High : Cresskill High School

What district is Edward H. Bryan in?

Cresskill Public School District

Is Edward H. Bryan a good school?

Yes! Edward H. Bryan is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 38^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Edward H. Bryan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Edward H. Bryan.

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