Memorial School

Located at 319 New York Avenue, in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Memorial School is an one-room-style K-5 school that enrolls 94 students (grades pre-K through 2), one of the schools within Lyndhurst Public School District. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Memorial School is one of 9 schools operated by Lyndhurst Public School District, a district that caters to 2,606 students overall.

On demographics, Memorial School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 44% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household income runs about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Memorial School is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students).

The closest other public school is Jefferson School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Memorial School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 42%: 163 students in 2018 compared to 94 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 57% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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