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Enrollment
468
Middle
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR GROVE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340285006025
Memorial Middle School
500 Ridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 · (973) 239-2646 · Essex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
44 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 137 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 24% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Memorial Middle School→Cedar Grove High School
Based on grade levels within Cedar Grove Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
59.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.9% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 54.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Middle School this school | 468 | 9.4% | 54.9% |
| Stonebridge Middle School Allentown | 433 | 10.6% | 55.0% |
| Valley Middle School OAKLAND | 446 | 8.5% | 63.9% |
| Readington Middle School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 466 | 13.1% | 53.9% |
| Millstone Township Middle School Millstone Township | 423 | 8.0% | 52.8% |
| Carl H. Kumpf School CLARK | 528 | 8.3% | 56.0% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #138 of 433 | #12 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #110 of 437 ▲ 11 | #7 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #87 of 437 ▲ 107 | #9 of 28 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #276 of 445 | #19 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #102 of 417 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #333 of 419 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #358 of 436 | #21 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #196 of 282 | #11 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
468
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+127% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 468 | 48 | 9.8:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 49 | 8.6:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 49 | 9.0:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 50 | 9.1:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 49.5 | 10.1:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 47 | 11.2:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 10 | 22.5:1 | 2% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 9 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (499 to 468); teachers down 3% (49.5 to 48).
About Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School is a small middle school based in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. School enrollment was 468 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8.
Cedar Grove Township School District is the district for Memorial Middle School. It has 4 schools and 1,547 students.
A majority of students at Memorial Middle School, 76%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. The White share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Memorial Middle School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Memorial Middle School, 48 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. Roughly 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 45 points.
allk12 grades Memorial Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Memorial Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.9%, compared with a predicted 61.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Essex County show that median household income is about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Memorial Middle School is among the 249 public schools in Essex County.
The nearest public school is Cedar Grove High School, at about 0.3 miles. Memorial Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 54.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Memorial Middle School had 454 students in 2020-21 and 468 in 2024-25, a 3% increase.
The Memorial Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Grove Township School District
- Cedar Grove High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- South End Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- North End Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other schools in Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- South End Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- North End Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other Memorial Middle schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Memorial Middle. Memorial Middle School is the 17th largest of the 25.
- Memorial Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJ · 655 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolPOINT PLEASANT, NJ · 634 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJ · 569 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolWoodland Park, NJ · 374 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolLITTLE FERRY, NJ · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Grove High School0.3 mi · 421
- Bradford Elementary School1.0 mi · 388
- South End Elementary School1.2 mi · 349
- Buzz Aldrin Middle School1.3 mi · 618
- Northeast Elementary School1.5 mi · 391
- North End Elementary School1.5 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Memorial Middle School?
Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 05-08.
Is Memorial Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memorial Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Memorial Middle School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Memorial Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Memorial Middle School?
At Memorial Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Memorial Middle School?
Memorial Middle School is overseen by Cedar Grove Township School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.