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Merritt Memorial

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Merritt Memorial ranks 189 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Merritt Memorial is an exceptional elementary school located in Cresskill, New Jersey, serving 273 students in grades 1-5. As part of the highly-ranked Cresskill Public School District, Merritt Memorial consistently performs among the top elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 12 and 191 over the past 10 years and a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merritt Memorial's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming the state average in NJSLA/PARCC assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, often exceeding 70% proficiency. The school's strength is especially evident in Mathematics, where 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates range from 60.6% to 83.3%, compared to the state average of 44.2% to 49.8%. Additionally, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform exceptionally well, ranking among the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Edward H. Bryan Elementary School, also in the Cresskill Public School District, Merritt Memorial's academic performance is consistently stronger, particularly in Mathematics. When compared to schools in other nearby districts, such as Jefferson Elementary School in Bergenfield and the schools in the Tenafly and Demarest districts, Merritt Memorial remains among the top performers in the region.

282

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,439

Per pupil spending ?

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Dogwood Lane
Cresskill, NJ 07626

(201) 227-7791

District: Cresskill Public School District

Students who attend Merritt Memorial usually attend:

Middle:	Cresskill Middle School
High:	Cresskill High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

Asian:

29.8%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg46%

189^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	85.4	189 of 1347	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	191 of 1338	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	169 of 1342	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	92 of 1345	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	50 of 1317	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	113 of 1360	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	36 of 1353	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.2	12 of 1352	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.8	25 of 1346	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	75 of 1357	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	83.1	166 of 1363	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	86.3	65 of 1367	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	125 of 1363	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	272 of 1360	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	203 of 1354	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	257 of 1346	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	81.0	133 of 1338	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	73.7	347 of 1329	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	81.0	132 of 1314	90.0%	★★★★★
2005	68.2	509 of 1303	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	472 of 1298	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.3	319 of 1204	73.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	85 of 330	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	50 of 340	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	138 of 346	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	67 of 348	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	75 of 339	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	75 of 370	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	53 of 370	85.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	46 of 597	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	10 of 559	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	27 of 499	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	9 of 411	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	12 of 463	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	9 of 434	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	125 of 1326	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	194 of 1317	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	183 of 1318	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	68 of 1326	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	79 of 1290	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	86 of 1331	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	61 of 1333	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	272 of 1318	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	193 of 1313	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	145 of 1315	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	116 of 1324	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	40 of 1297	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	128 of 1335	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	44 of 1334	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	427 of 1023	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	476 of 989	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	477 of 958	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	575 of 949	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.0	91 of 868	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	190 of 1007	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	317 of 970	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	303 of 963	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	278 of 975	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	255 of 976	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	170 of 964	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	265 of 1023	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	96 of 1022	90.6%	★★★★★

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)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+27 vs state

English Language Arts71%+21 vs state

Science53%+23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alpine Elementary School	Public	K-8	500 Hillside Avenue	Alpine	07620	Bergen County	Alpine Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-8255	146	18	8.0		82 (56.2%)	15 (10.3%)	10 (6.8%)	33 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	88.2	156^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.4%		94.6	37^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.2%	119	84.7	63.2	64.7	100.0	92.3	88.3	91.7	100.0	58.9	66.7	84.6	64.7	66.6			100.0	$27,835	$860	$26,975

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