📍 1 Dogwood Lane, Cresskill, Bergen County, 07626
Merritt Memorial is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cresskill, Bergen County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cresskill Public School District school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merritt Memorial enrolls 276 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 40% Asian and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 48% |
| Asian | 111 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 276 students (1.1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 3 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merritt Memorial is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Merritt Memorial is one of 4 schools in Cresskill Public School District, based in Cresskill, New Jersey. The district serves 1,743 students district-wide and employs 147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Merritt Memorial is smaller than the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large