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Cresskill Middle School

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Cresskill Middle School ranks 119 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 84% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Cresskill Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Cresskill, New Jersey, part of the Cresskill Public School District, which is ranked 99 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating. With 413 students, Cresskill Middle School consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA assessments across all grades and subjects.

In 2024-2025, 81.1% of 6th graders, 75.2% of 7th graders, and 70.2% of 8th graders at Cresskill Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1% respectively. In mathematics, the school also excels, with 70.7% of 6th graders, 54.7% of 7th graders, and 42.5% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, far surpassing the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. Cresskill Middle School's performance is particularly noteworthy in advanced math courses, with 90.9% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and 91% in Geometry, significantly higher than the state.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Charles DeWolf Middle School in Old Tappan and Tenakill Middle School in Closter, Cresskill Middle School outperforms them in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Cresskill Middle School's per-student spending of $9,670 in 2018-2019 is lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting the school is able to achieve strong academic outcomes with relatively efficient resource allocation.

421

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,670

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Lincoln Drive
Cresskill, NJ 07626

(201) 227-7791

District: Cresskill Public School District

Students who attend Cresskill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cresskill High School

Feeder schools for Cresskill Middle School:

Elementary:	Edward H. Bryan
	Merritt Memorial

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Asian:

34.2%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg44%

119^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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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	81.1	119 of 752	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	175 of 743	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	151 of 748	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	107 of 745	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	95.5	18 of 652	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	92 of 745	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	112 of 716	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	172 of 712	75.8%	★★★★☆
2016	68.5	198 of 713	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	60.7	254 of 713	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	85.0	68 of 717	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	84.2	75 of 704	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	138 of 677	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	83.3	87 of 684	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	129 of 677	80.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	87 of 204	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	94 of 200	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	103 of 201	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.7	57 of 200	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	7 of 147	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.2	60 of 199	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	36 of 200	82.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	20 of 343	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	17 of 320	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	14 of 288	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	3 of 197	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	3 of 227	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	2 of 202	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	112 of 728	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	176 of 717	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	147 of 720	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	69 of 726	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	7 of 625	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	108 of 703	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	67 of 680	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	245 of 589	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	114 of 587	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	95 of 726	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	161 of 719	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	132 of 718	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	100 of 730	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	36 of 635	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	73 of 697	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	96 of 675	85.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	42 of 507	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	52.0	188 of 510	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	80 of 505	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	74 of 535	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	33 of 401	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	75 of 492	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	44 of 471	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	185 of 502	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	294 of 510	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	214 of 509	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	201 of 512	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.5	31 of 435	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	66.9	148 of 504	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	158 of 497	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2024)58th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry91%+30 vs state

Algebra I91%+43 vs state

Algebra II85%+4 vs state

English Language Arts75%+19 vs state

Mathematics58%+24 vs state

Science34%+15 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)				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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 6th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cresskill Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	421	29	14.5	4.0%	230 (54.6%)	13 (3.1%)	23 (5.5%)	144 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	81.1	119^th of 752 public middle schools	84.2%		72.9	175^th of 743 public middle schools	76.4%	56		34.3			81.1	75.2	70.2			70.7	54.7	42.5	92.9	92.0	88.9	90.9	91.0	91.0	81.3	87.1	$9,670	$186	$9,484
Demarest Middle School	Public	5-8	568 Piermont Rd	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Demarest School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-6060	359	36	10.0	0.8%	208 (57.9%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.9%)	120 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	92.6	23^rd of 752 public middle schools	96.9%		92.1	27^th of 743 public middle schools	96.4%	4	48.2	42.4		71.8	92.4	80.5	85.6		71.5	84.0	83.5	38.5			100.0	100.0					$12,207	$16	$12,191
Tenafly Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Sunset Lane	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 816-4530	916	76	12.0	4.8%	435 (47.5%)	14 (1.5%)	69 (7.5%)	355 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)	91.1	34^th of 752 public middle schools	95.5%		93	22^nd of 743 public middle schools	97.0%	12		50.1			78.1	87.5	80.0			78.5	79.7	46.9		100.0	98.7	99.0					$10,776	$225	$10,551
Tenakill Middle School	Public	5-8	275 High Street	Closter	07624	Bergen County	Closter Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 768-1332	593	42	14.0	2.4%	272 (45.9%)	4 (0.7%)	49 (8.3%)	244 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	92.8	21^st of 752 public middle schools	97.2%		94.1	15^th of 743 public middle schools	98.0%	6	50.3	58.1		71.8	80.6	92.5	85.8		74.8	70.1	75.8	51.4			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$10,466	$197	$10,269
Roy W. Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	130 S Washington Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8847	761	65	11.7	43.4%	63 (8.3%)	59 (7.8%)	449 (59.0%)	164 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	59.7	280^th of 752 public middle schools	62.8%		60.4	272^nd of 743 public middle schools	63.4%	8		16.9			62.1	65.6	69.4			52.4	37.4	18.0		93.6	71.1	81.8	85.3	85.3			$10,070	$234	$9,836
David E. Owens Middle School	Public	6-8	470 Marion Avenue	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 265-8661	523	39	13.4	20.7%	218 (41.7%)	37 (7.1%)	162 (31.0%)	90 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	71.2	188^th of 752 public middle schools	75.0%		72.3	179^th of 743 public middle schools	75.9%	9		18.5			75.1	76.5	72.9			47.5	53.1	23.3			97.5	97.5					$11,019	$292	$10,727
Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	Public	4-6	325 Tenafly Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6155	489	50	9.8	80.2%	50 (10.2%)	113 (23.1%)	304 (62.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)								(n/a)	11.8		35.5	35.5	37.5			22.0	20.4	14.0											$11,706	$311	$11,395
Janis E. Dismus Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Tryon Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6005	342	41	8.3	81.3%	12 (3.5%)	77 (22.5%)	243 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	20.3	604^th of 752 public middle schools	19.7%		25.2	549^th of 743 public middle schools	26.1%	55		6.0				33.4	43.8				14.9	3.8			45.0	45.0	90.9	90.9			$11,153	$201	$10,952
Patrick M Villano School	Public	4-6	175 Linwood Avenue	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-4049	240	24	10.1	11.3%	137 (57.1%)	3 (1.3%)	60 (25.0%)	23 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)								(n/a)	47.6		56.9	76.3	67.1			65.3	63.8	69.6											$13,230	$128	$13,102
River Dell Middle School	Public	7-8	230 Woodland Avenue	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7246	573	49	11.7	0.7%	300 (52.4%)	10 (1.7%)	74 (12.9%)	174 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	91.7	30^th of 752 public middle schools	96.0%		89.5	45^th of 743 public middle schools	93.9%	15		48.0				82.1	79.5				77.2	57.9			97.5	97.6					$15,095	$247	$14,848

Frequently Asked Questions about Cresskill Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cresskill Middle School?

Students at Cresskill Middle School are 55% White, 34% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Cresskill Middle School a good school?

Cresskill Middle School ranks 119^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Cresskill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cresskill Middle School usually go on to attend Cresskill High School

How many students attend Cresskill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Cresskill Middle School.

What district is Cresskill Middle School in?

Cresskill Public School District

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