Memorial High School

Memorial High School is a high school of big scale in WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, part of West New York School District, hosting 2,345 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 152% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within West New York School District, which oversees 9 schools and 7,399 students, Memorial High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Memorial High School shows that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 149 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Memorial High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hudson County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Memorial High School is one of 130 public schools in Hudson County (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students).

West New York Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Memorial High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Memorial High School's enrollment has edged up 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,938 (now 2,345). Class-load math has loosened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.