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Enrollment
1,764
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAYREVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341464003580
Sayreville War Memorial High School
820 WASHINGTON ROAD, PARLIN, NJ 08859 · (732) 525-5252 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,764 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
141 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
815 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 442 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 422 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 468 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 432 | 24% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sayreville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
21.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 17.2% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayreville War Memorial High School this school | 1,764 | 46.2% | 33.0% |
| Colonia High School COLONIA | 1,354 | 42.2% | 24.1% |
| Egg Harbor Township High School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP | 2,279 | 51.6% | 31.6% |
| Lawrence High School LAWRENCEVILLE | 1,225 | 37.3% | 41.3% |
| Camden County Technical School-GTC Sicklerville | 1,403 | 45.8% | 42.7% |
| Phillipsburg High School PHILLIPSBURG | 1,750 | 46.9% | 32.9% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Sayreville War Memorial High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #232 of 397 | #18 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #245 of 400 ▲ 38 | #18 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #191 of 395 ▲ 49 | #8 of 27 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,764 | #57 of 442 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #217 of 388 | #13 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #6 of 389 | #2 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #164 of 405 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #160 of 173 | #22 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,764
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,314
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 1,764 | 141 | 12.5:1 | 46% (815) |
| 2023-24 | 1,763 | 135.6 | 13.0:1 | 40% (701) |
| 2022-23 | 1,750 | 135.6 | 12.9:1 | 35% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 1,755 | 135 | 13.0:1 | 36% (632) |
| 2017-18 | 1,739 | 128.2 | 13.6:1 | 35% (612) |
| 2015-16 | 1,685 | 129 | 13.1:1 | 37% (624) |
| 2010-11 | 1,734 | 103 | 16.8:1 | 28% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 1,454 | 95 | 15.3:1 | 9% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 1,314 | 83 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sayreville War Memorial High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,739 to 1,764); teachers up 10% (128.2 to 141).
About Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School sits in PARLIN, New Jersey, and is classified as a high school. It reports enrollment of 1,764 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 929.
Federal data list 9 schools in Sayreville School District, with 6,215 students enrolled.
About 35% of students at Sayreville War Memorial High School are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 17% Black, 15% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
Sayreville War Memorial High School has 141 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. It is about the same as the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The school has 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Sayreville War Memorial High School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Sayreville War Memorial High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.0%) and its predicted rate (40.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $111,549 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Middlesex County has 214 public schools with about 129,255 students, including Sayreville War Memorial High School.
Sayreville War Memorial High School is about 0.3 miles from Sayreville Middle School, its nearest public school. Sayreville War Memorial High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sayreville War Memorial High School at 8th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,755 to 1,764, a small change.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sayreville School District
- Sayreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Emma Arleth Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Harry S. Truman Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Other schools in PARLIN
- Sayreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Emma Arleth Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Harry S. Truman Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Madison Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Sayreville Middle School0.3 mi · 1,294
- Emma Arleth Elementary School0.7 mi · 485
- Center for Lifelong Learning0.8 mi · 183
- Madison Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 328
- Harry S. Truman Elementary School0.9 mi · 425
- Samsel Upper Elementary School1.1 mi · 870
Frequently asked questions
About Sayreville War Memorial High SchoolHow many students attend Sayreville War Memorial High School?
Sayreville War Memorial High School enrolls approximately 1,764 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sayreville War Memorial High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sayreville War Memorial High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Sayreville War Memorial High School have?
Sayreville War Memorial High School employs 141 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sayreville War Memorial High School?
Student demographics at Sayreville War Memorial High School are roughly 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 17% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sayreville War Memorial High School in?
Sayreville War Memorial High School is part of Sayreville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.