Memorial Middle School

Set in FAIR LAWN, New Jersey, Memorial Middle School is a reasonably sized junior high, part of Fair Lawn Public School District. It caters to 655 students across grades 5 through 8.

Fair Lawn Public School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,472 students; Memorial Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Memorial Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Memorial Middle School records 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Memorial Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.1%; this one delivers 60.0%.

Across the wider county, Bergen County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Memorial Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: John A. Forrest Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memorial Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Memorial Middle School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

Memorial Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Memorial Middle School's enrollment has climbed 54% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 655). Over the same period, the White share fell from 56% to 49%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.