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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Memorial Middle School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
655
Middle
DISTRICT 878 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIR LAWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340498000414
Memorial Middle School
12 - 00 FIRST STREET, FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410 · (201) 794-5470 · Bergen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
9.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
168 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 164 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 175 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 163 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 23% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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→Fair Lawn High School
Based on grade levels within Fair Lawn Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 57.4% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 (60.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Middle School this school | 655 | 25.6% | 60.0% |
| Colonia Middle School COLONIA | 628 | 30.7% | 39.4% |
| Reading-Fleming Intermediate School FLEMINGTON | 719 | 26.1% | 48.8% |
| David E. Owens Middle School NEW MILFORD | 523 | 20.7% | 54.6% |
| J.P. Case Middle School FLEMINGTON | 730 | 20.3% | 48.5% |
| John H. Walker Middle School NUTLEY | 637 | 17.9% | 56.3% |
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 Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #101 of 433 | #29 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #108 of 437 ▼ 2 | #28 of 53 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #104 of 437 ▼ 6 | #29 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #149 of 445 | #11 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #90 of 417 | #14 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #100 of 419 | #11 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #246 of 436 | #18 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +54.5% | #4 of 122 | #3 of 14 |
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
655
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 655 | 68.5 | 9.6:1 | 26% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 67.1 | 9.6:1 | 18% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 66.2 | 9.5:1 | 18% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 61 | 10.5:1 | 15% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 45.3 | 9.4:1 | 16% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 45 | 10.8:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 6% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 45 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 54% (424 to 655); teachers up 51% (45.3 to 68.5).
About Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of FAIR LAWN, New Jersey. A total of 655 students attend the school, which covers grades 5 through 8.
Memorial Middle School sits within Fair Lawn Public School District, which has 9 schools and 5,472 students.
Enrollment at Memorial Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Memorial Middle School comes in at 65%.
With 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Memorial Middle School was 9.6:1. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 26%. That is close to the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County.
allk12 grades Memorial Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Memorial Middle School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 60.0% actual against 52.1% predicted.
Across Bergen County, median household income is about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Bergen County number 291 and enroll about 133,883.
John A. Forrest Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Memorial Middle School is ahead of the 43.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Memorial Middle School had 638 students in 2020-21 and 655 in 2024-25, a 3% gain.
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fair Lawn Public School District
- Fair Lawn High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Radburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Henry B. Milnes Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Warren Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Westmoreland Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other schools in FAIR LAWN
- Fair Lawn High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Radburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Henry B. Milnes Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Warren Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Westmoreland Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other Memorial Middle schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Memorial Middle. Memorial Middle School is the 11th largest of the 25.
- Memorial Middle SchoolPOINT PLEASANT, NJ · 634 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolELMWOOD PARK, NJ · 569 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolCedar Grove, NJ · 468 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolWoodland Park, NJ · 374 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolLITTLE FERRY, NJ · 353 students
Nearby schools
- John A. Forrest Elementary School0.5 mi · 258
- School 260.6 mi · 419
- School 10.6 mi · 217
- School 180.7 mi · 601
- Lyncrest Elementary School0.7 mi · 185
- Westmoreland Elementary School0.7 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Memorial Middle School?
Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Memorial Middle School serve?
Memorial Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Memorial Middle School have?
Memorial Middle School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
How diverse is Memorial Middle School?
Memorial Middle School reports a student body of 49% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Memorial Middle School public or private?
Memorial Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fair Lawn Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.