Memorial Junior School

Memorial Junior School is a small junior high in Whippany, New Jersey, part of Hanover Township School District. The school educates 419 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Memorial Junior School sits 28% smaller than that benchmark.

Hanover Township School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,234 students; Memorial Junior School is among them.

Demographically, Memorial Junior School records that White students make up the majority at 59%; the rest is composed of 16% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Memorial Junior School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Morris County runs at roughly 19%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Memorial Junior School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Morris County shows the typical household earns roughly $137,326 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Morris County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), Memorial Junior School is one campus in the mix.

Bee Meadow School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memorial Junior School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Memorial Junior School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Memorial Junior School has decreased 18%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 75% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.