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Cresskill New Jersey, is primarily a residential, suburban community located in the northern valley area of Bergen County, 5.5 miles from the George Washington Bridge. Cresskill encompasses 2.11 square miles of land with an estimated density in 1990 of 3,581.99 persons per square mile.
The Cresskill Board of Education operates three schools, organized on a K-5, 1-5, and 6-12 basis.
Edward H. Bryan School houses grades Pre-K & Kindergarten through Fifth Grade
Merritt Memorial School houses grades First through Fifth.
The Cresskill Middle School / High School houses grades six though twelve.
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.