Memorial Middle School

Memorial Middle School is a middle-grades school of compact scale in LITTLE FERRY, New Jersey, run under Little Ferry Public School District, teacheing 353 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Across the 2 schools in Little Ferry Public School District (822 students total), Memorial Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Memorial Middle School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 18% Asian, 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Memorial Middle School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 45% of students at Memorial Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bergen County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Memorial Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bergen County indicate median household income runs about $124,884, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Memorial Middle School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Memorial Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Memorial Middle School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 398 (now 353). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 40% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.