Memorial Elementary School

Memorial Elementary School, an average-sized elementary-level community in LAURENCE HARBOR, New Jersey, operated by Old Bridge Township School District, educates 388 students, covering grades K through 5.

Memorial Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Old Bridge Township School District, a district that hosts 7,921 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Memorial Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Middlesex County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Memorial Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Memorial Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 50.2%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the broader community, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Memorial Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Nearest neighbor: Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memorial Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Memorial Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Memorial Elementary School has ticked down 3%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 55% to 43% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Memorial Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.