Memorial Elementary School

Memorial Elementary School, a small primary school in Pitman, New Jersey, operated by Pitman Boro School District, educates 269 students, covering grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Pitman Boro School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,170 students; Memorial Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Memorial Elementary School logs that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 25% of students at Memorial Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, census data for Gloucester County shows median household earnings sit near $105,115, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Memorial Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in Gloucester County (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students).

Pitman Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memorial Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Memorial Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 49% since 2018, when it stood at 180 (now 269). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 2% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Memorial Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.