Sayreville War Memorial High School

Sayreville War Memorial High School is a high school of well-populated scale in PARLIN, New Jersey, operated by Sayreville School District, teacheing 1,764 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Sayreville War Memorial High School sits 90% bigger than that benchmark.

Sayreville School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 6,215 students; Sayreville War Memorial High School is among them.

Demographically, Sayreville War Memorial High School lists that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 17% Black, 15% Asian, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 141 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sayreville War Memorial High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 33.0%, a residual of -7.9 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Sayreville War Memorial High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sayreville Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sayreville War Memorial High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,739 students in 2018 compared to 1,764 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 44% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Sayreville War Memorial High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.