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Crescent Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
210th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 84% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Crescent Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waldwick, New Jersey, serving 338 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Waldwick School District, which is ranked 113 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crescent Elementary School consistently performs above the state average on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 63.6% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%, and 86.6% were proficient or better in math, compared to the state's 49.8%. The school's 5th graders also excelled, with 72% proficient or better in ELA and 73.7% in math, significantly higher than the state averages of 52.7% and 44.2%, respectively. Crescent Elementary School's performance on the NJSLA-S (Science) assessment for 5th grade was also impressive, with 45.6% proficient or better, compared to the state's 30.1%.

Crescent Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 20-25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year being 210 out of 1,347, placing it in the top 15.6% of the state. When compared to nearby schools, such as Julia A Traphagen School, also part of the Waldwick School District, Crescent Elementary School's academic performance is generally higher. However, schools in other districts, such as Willard Elementary School in Ridgewood and Wandell School in Saddle River, tend to outperform Crescent in certain areas, particularly in the higher-performing districts.

313
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,264
Per pupil spending ?
1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 165 Crescent Avenue
       Waldwick, NJ  07463

(201) 445-0690

District: Waldwick School District


Students who attend Crescent Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Waldwick Middle School
High:    Waldwick High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
67.7%
Hispanic:
23.3%
Asian:
5.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 46% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 16% of New Jersey elementary schools
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school69%
District avg66%
New Jersey avg46%
210th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Top 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From top 10% (2015) to top 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the Waldwick School District
113th of 609Waldwick 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202584.5210 of 134784.4%★★★★☆
202475.6345 of 133874.2%★★★★☆
202379.5278 of 134279.3%★★★★☆
202281.2265 of 134580.3%★★★★☆
202180.5216 of 131783.6%★★★★☆
201982.2225 of 136083.5%★★★★☆
201876.3335 of 135375.2%★★★★☆
201773.0405 of 135270.0%★★★★☆
201677.6313 of 134676.7%★★★★☆
201587.9142 of 135789.5%★★★★☆
201481.4206 of 136384.9%★★★★☆
201383.1144 of 136789.5%★★★★☆
201276.4325 of 136376.2%★★★★☆
201177.6288 of 136078.8%★★★★☆
201079.9208 of 135484.6%★★★★☆
200984.797 of 134692.8%★★★★★
200881.1132 of 133890.1%★★★★★
200773.6348 of 132973.8%★★★★☆
200678.7210 of 131484.0%★★★★☆
200570.7444 of 130365.9%★★★☆☆
200470.2447 of 129865.6%★★★☆☆
200380.4213 of 120482.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202580.1258 of 132680.5%★★★★☆
202472.2371 of 131771.8%★★★★☆
202369.5417 of 131868.4%★★★☆☆
202274.9344 of 132674.1%★★★★☆
202170.7310 of 129076.0%★★★★☆
201981.8214 of 133183.9%★★★★☆
201875.2336 of 133374.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202568.2258 of 103275.0%★★★★☆
202467.7260 of 98973.7%★★★★☆
202360.4324 of 98267.0%★★★☆☆
202262.7291 of 95369.5%★★★☆☆
202151.9357 of 89660.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202584.9179 of 131886.4%★★★★☆
202476.6314 of 131376.1%★★★★☆
202384.7190 of 131585.6%★★★★☆
202283.5211 of 132484.1%★★★★☆
202185.3167 of 129787.1%★★★★☆
201981.1230 of 133582.8%★★★★☆
201874.1358 of 133473.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202583.9120 of 102388.3%★★★★☆
202457.9328 of 98966.8%★★★☆☆
202370.6199 of 95879.2%★★★★☆
202263.8266 of 94972.0%★★★★☆
202183.279 of 86890.9%★★★★★
201972.2216 of 100778.6%★★★★☆
201865.0288 of 100171.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202583.1120 of 97087.6%★★★★☆
202471.7237 of 96375.4%★★★★☆
202379.5150 of 97584.6%★★★★☆
202279.9163 of 97683.3%★★★★☆
202179.7135 of 96486.0%★★★★☆
201973.9218 of 102378.7%★★★★☆
201870.4275 of 102273.1%★★★★☆
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)
Special Education (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)86th percentile~ school
Female (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics77%+30 vs state
English Language Arts69%+19 vs state
Science46%+15 vs state

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Students who attend Crescent Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waldwick Middle School
High : Waldwick High School

Students at Crescent Elementary School are 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Crescent Elementary School.

Crescent Elementary School ranks 210th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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