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Which teacher or staff member at Memorial Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
634
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341329004694
Memorial Middle School
808 LAURA HERBERT DR, POINT PLEASANT, NJ 08742 · (732) 701-1900 · Ocean County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
107 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 6 | 229 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 33% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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→Point Pleasant Borough High School
Based on grade levels within Point Pleasant Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 58.5% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 (52.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Middle School this school | 634 | 16.9% | 52.9% |
| Wall Intermediate School WALL | 755 | 14.2% | 61.4% |
| Bayshore Middle School LEONARDO | 534 | 18.2% | 55.1% |
| Clearview Regional Middle School MULLICA HILL | 712 | 18.0% | 48.5% |
| Macopin Middle School WEST MILFORD | 675 | 22.2% | 33.2% |
| Pleasant Valley School MULLICA HILL | 578 | 13.5% | 63.2% |
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 Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #154 of 433 | #1 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #126 of 437 ▼ 26 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #190 of 437 ▲ 16 | #2 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #163 of 445 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #254 of 417 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #397 of 419 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #301 of 436 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #227 of 282 | #14 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
634
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 634 | 56.4 | 11.2:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 60.6 | 9.8:1 | 13% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 59 | 10.3:1 | 13% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 60 | 10.9:1 | 10% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 62 | 10.6:1 | 14% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 60 | 10.3:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 9% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 787 | 55 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (658 to 634); teachers down 9% (62 to 56.4).
About Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in POINT PLEASANT, New Jersey, (ZIP code 08742). The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 634 students.
The district for Memorial Middle School is Point Pleasant Borough School District, with 4 schools and 2,654 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Memorial Middle School is White, at 88%. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Memorial Middle School is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1. That is in line with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Roughly 17% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Ocean County averages 44%, higher than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Memorial Middle School, the prediction is 56.9% and the result is 52.9%.
Looking at the county, Ocean County, the median household earns about $89,863 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 117 public schools and about 66,051 students.
The closest school to Memorial Middle School is Point Pleasant Borough High School, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Memorial Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 23 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Memorial Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Point Pleasant Borough School District
- Point Pleasant Borough High SchoolHigh · 831 students
- Nellie F. Bennett Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Ocean Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other schools in POINT PLEASANT
- Point Pleasant Borough High SchoolHigh · 831 students
- Nellie F. Bennett Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Ocean Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other Memorial Middle schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Memorial Middle. Memorial Middle School is the 12th largest of the 25.
- Memorial Middle SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJ · 655 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
- Point Pleasant Borough High School0.1 mi · 831
- Ocean Road Elementary School0.6 mi · 483
- Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School0.9 mi · 706
- Point Pleasant Beach High School1.3 mi · 331
- Bay Head Elementary1.4 mi · 125
- Midstreams Elementary School1.6 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Memorial Middle School?
Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades 06-08.
Is Memorial Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memorial Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Memorial Middle School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Memorial Middle School.
How diverse is Memorial Middle School?
Memorial Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Memorial Middle School in?
Memorial Middle School is part of Point Pleasant Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.