Other / mixed grade configuration · Wildwood Crest, NJ

Crest Memorial School

Federal NCES profile for Crest Memorial School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341797001776
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Crest Memorial School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of New Jersey schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
5.9:1
small classes for New Jersey
26.7%
free-lunch eligible
194
students enrolled

Crest Memorial School has class sizes smaller than 98% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-23 students YoY

Crest Memorial School shrank from 243 students in 2022-23 to 220 in 2023-24 (-9.5%).

Teacher FTE added 33.4 → 34.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-23 students YoY 341797001776 · Wildwood Crest, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

194 enr · 5.9:1 · 26.7% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Crest Memorial School shrank from 243 students in 2022-23 to 220 in 2023-24 (-9.5%). Teacher FTE added 33.4 → 34.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Crest Memorial School compares

Crest Memorial School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.9:1 ▼ 50% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 26.7% ▼ 10% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 194 top 89% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5.9:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
194
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
26.7%
free-lunch eligible - 10% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
5.9:1
students per teacher - 50% below state mean
Top 2% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$41,462
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 194 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 78.9%
Hispanic or Latino 14.9%
Two or More 6.2%

Largest group: White at 78.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.1, Crest Memorial School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Wildwood Crest Borough School District reports $41,462 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Crest Memorial School

How many students attend Crest Memorial School?

Crest Memorial School has 194 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wildwood Crest, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 243 (2022-23) → 220 (2023-24), down 23.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Crest Memorial School?

The student-teacher ratio at Crest Memorial School is 5.9:1, which is 50% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Crest Memorial School?

26.7% of students at Crest Memorial School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Crest Memorial School?

The largest demographic group at Crest Memorial School is White at 78.9% of enrollment, in Wildwood Crest, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Crest Memorial School?

Crest Memorial School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Wildwood Crest Borough School District?

None reported; Wildwood Crest Borough School District operates only Crest Memorial School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.