Summary:
The Cresskill Public School District in New Jersey is home to two high-performing elementary schools: Edward H. Bryan and Merritt Memorial. Both schools consistently rank among the top 15-20% of elementary schools in the state, with Edward H. Bryan ranking 86th and Merritt Memorial ranking 169th out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year.
Edward H. Bryan is the higher-ranked of the two, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a track record of outperforming the district and state averages on NJSLA assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Merritt Memorial, with a 4-star rating, also outperforms the state average on these assessments. Both schools have exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rates, with Merritt Memorial's rate of 4.9% being particularly impressive.
While Edward H. Bryan spends more per student ($11,618) than Merritt Memorial ($10,439), the schools have slightly different student demographics, with Edward H. Bryan having a higher percentage of Asian students and Merritt Memorial having a higher percentage of White students. Despite these differences, both schools are providing a high-quality education and are among the top-performing elementary schools in the Cresskill Public School District.
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