Cresskill Public Schools

Cresskill Public Schools
Address
1 Lincoln Drive Cresskill , Bergen County , New Jersey , 07626 United States
Coordinates	40°56′42″N73°57′51″W / 40.945053°N 73.964199°W / 40.945053; -73.964199
District information
Grades	Pre-K to 12
Superintendent	Peter J. Hughes
Business administrator	Dawn Delasandro
Schools	4
Students and staff
Enrollment	1,681 (as of 2022–23) [1]
Faculty	147.0 FTEs [1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.4:1 [1]
Other information
District Factor Group	I
Website	www.cresskillboe.k12.nj.us
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) K-12 average  %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $17,682 25 $18,891 −6.4% 1 Budgetary Cost 13,750 26 14,783 −7.0% 2 Classroom Instruction 8,535 30 8,763 −2.6% 6 Support Services 1,812 12 2,392 −24.2% 8 Administrative Cost 1,763 34 1,485 18.7% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,257 7 1,783 −29.5% 13 Extracurricular Activities 384 16 268 43.3% 16 Median Teacher Salary 67,850 43 64,043 Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [2] *Of K-12 districts with up to 1,800 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=49

The Cresskill Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Cresskill in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[3] The district is governed by a board of education and administered by a superintendent of schools, a school business administrator / board secretary, and principals, as part of the district's staff of more than 320 employees. ^[4]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,681 students and 147.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. ^[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "I", the second-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. ^[5]

Awards, recognition and rankings

In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Cresskill High School was listed in 209th place, the fifth-highest ranked school in New Jersey; the school had been ranked 202nd in the 2006 survey and in 93rd in 2005. ^[6]

Cresskill High School was the 39th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. ^[7]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ^[8] ) are: ^{[9] [10]}

Elementary schools

• Edward H. Bryan School ^[11] with 531 students grades PreK-5
  • Dayle Collins, principal ^[12]
• Merritt Memorial School ^[13] with 276 students in grades PreK-5
  • Jacqueline Peguero, principal ^[14]

Middle / high school

• Cresskill High School ^[15] with 398 students in middle school for grades 6-8 and 474 in high school for grades 9-12
  • John Massaro, principal ^[16]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: ^[17]

• Peter J. Hughes, superintendent. ^[18] Hughes was appointed in November 2022 to succeed Michael Burke. ^[19]
• Dawn Delasandro, business administrator and board secretary ^[20]

Board of education

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. ^{[21] [22] [23]}

References

1. District information for Cresskill Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Cresskill School District Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed April 10, 2024. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Cresskill School District. Composition The Cresskill School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cresskill."
4. Board of Education Overview, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed April 10, 2024. "The district is governed by a Board of Education and administered by a Superintendent of Schools, a School Business Administrator, and three principals. The staff, comprised of teachers, child study team specialists, area supervisors, nurses, secretaries, aides and custodians, totals 327."
5. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2014.
6. "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools" Archived May 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Newsweek , May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
7. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly , August 16, 2012. Accessed April 18, 2013.
8. School Data for the Cresskill Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
9. School Performance Reports for the Cresskill Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.
10. New Jersey School Directory for the Cresskill Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
11. Edward H. Bryan School, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed April 10, 2024.
12. Principal's Message, Edward H. Bryan School. Accessed April 10, 2024.
13. Merritt Memorial School, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed April 10, 2024.
14. Principal's Message, Merritt Memorial School. Accessed April 10, 2024.
15. Cresskill Middle / High School, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed April 10, 2024.
16. Middle & High School Administration, Cresskill Middle / High School. Accessed April 10, 2024.
17. New Jersey School Directory for Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.
18. Office of the Superintendent, Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed April 10, 2024.
19. Letter to the Cresskill Community, Cresskill Public Schools, November 8, 2022. Accessed April 10, 2024. "At last night's regularly scheduled meeting, the Board of Education appointed Dr. Peter Hughes as the new Superintendent of Cresskill Schools to succeed Mr. Michael Burke."
20. Business Office , Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed April 10, 2024.
21. New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.
22. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Cresskill School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 10, 2024. "The Cresskill Board of Education (the 'Board' or the 'District') is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an education institution. The Board consists of nine elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District. A School Business Administrator/Board Secretary is also appointed by the Board and oversees the business functions of the District."
23. Board Members , Cresskill Public Schools. Accessed April 10, 2024. "The Board consists of nine members who are elected by you to serve a three-year term. You choose three Board members each year in the school election held on the first Tuesday in November. This method of arranging their terms of office ensures that six experienced Board members are serving at all times."

External links

• Cresskill Public Schools
• School Performance Reports for the Cresskill Public Schools , New Jersey Department of Education
• Cresskill Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics