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Memorial Elementary School

Public Grades K-4
499th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 63% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school in East Brunswick, New Jersey, serving 409 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. It is part of the East Brunswick Township School District, which is ranked 128 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Memorial Elementary School has shown mixed performance, with some areas of strength and others needing improvement. In the 2024-2025 school year, their 3rd grade students scored 50.8% proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), lower than the district and state averages, but their 4th grade students scored 57.6% proficient or better, higher than the averages. In mathematics, Memorial's 3rd and 4th grade students performed better, with 58.4% and 59.6% proficient or better, respectively, compared to the district and state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as Hispanic students, performing better than others.

Compared to nearby schools, Memorial Elementary generally underperforms Irwin Elementary, Frost Elementary, and Warnsdorfer Elementary, which have higher rankings and student proficiency rates. However, Memorial outperforms schools in the South River Public School District, which has lower-performing schools with significantly higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. The high-performing Hatikvah International Academy Charter School also consistently outperforms Memorial Elementary and the other public schools in the region.

408
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,923
Per pupil spending ?
24.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 14 Innes Road
       East Brunswick, NJ  08816

(732) 613-6860

District: East Brunswick Township School District


Students who attend Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Churchill Junior High School
    Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School
High:    East Brunswick High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
35.8%
Asian:
31.1%
Hispanic:
19.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (56% vs 49% meeting standards)
✓Above the New Jersey median (63rd percentile)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of East Brunswick Township School District's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg67%
New Jersey avg49%
499th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Top 37%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From top 23% (2015) to top 37% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 8Elementary Schools in the East Brunswick Township School District
128th of 609East Brunswick Township School District among New Jersey districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202563.4499 of 134763.0%★★★☆☆
202468.7436 of 133867.4%★★★☆☆
202380.4266 of 134280.2%★★★★☆
202269.0436 of 134567.6%★★★☆☆
202169.5354 of 131773.1%★★★★☆
201976.9328 of 136075.9%★★★★☆
201871.1440 of 135367.5%★★★☆☆
201777.0336 of 135275.1%★★★★☆
201679.0287 of 134678.7%★★★★☆
201577.4316 of 135776.7%★★★★☆
201478.3281 of 136379.4%★★★★☆
201375.7351 of 136774.3%★★★★☆
201281.5172 of 136387.4%★★★★☆
201181.1180 of 136086.8%★★★★☆
201072.2412 of 135469.6%★★★☆☆
200973.9363 of 134673.0%★★★★☆
200877.6239 of 133882.1%★★★★☆
200779.0169 of 132987.3%★★★★☆
200679.4184 of 131486.0%★★★★☆
200577.9230 of 130382.3%★★★★☆
200481.0156 of 129888.0%★★★★☆
200387.162 of 120494.9%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202535.4240 of 33027.3%★☆☆☆☆
202453.9169 of 34050.3%★★★☆☆
202363.5129 of 34662.7%★★★☆☆
202245.0209 of 34839.9%★★☆☆☆
202148.8180 of 33946.9%★★☆☆☆
201953.6179 of 37051.6%★★★☆☆
201847.2206 of 37044.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202553.7220 of 59763.1%★★★☆☆
202249.9178 of 48963.6%★★★☆☆
202156.7103 of 41174.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202561.4508 of 132661.7%★★★☆☆
202469.4408 of 131769.0%★★★☆☆
202378.3281 of 131878.7%★★★★☆
202271.2402 of 132669.7%★★★☆☆
202161.7431 of 129066.6%★★★☆☆
201980.3234 of 133182.4%★★★★☆
201873.2377 of 133371.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202567.6266 of 103274.2%★★★★☆
202479.8152 of 98984.6%★★★★☆
202397.718 of 98298.2%★★★★★
202278.3161 of 95383.1%★★★★☆
202193.449 of 89694.5%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202553.4429 of 102358.1%★★★☆☆
202465.7228 of 93975.7%★★★★☆
202379.1115 of 91087.4%★★★★☆
202275.2140 of 86383.8%★★★★☆
202175.092 of 83989.0%★★★★☆
201977.7120 of 94887.3%★★★★☆
201858.3341 of 94263.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202564.2479 of 131863.7%★★★☆☆
202467.5418 of 131368.2%★★★☆☆
202379.9262 of 131580.1%★★★★☆
202265.5450 of 132466.0%★★★☆☆
202174.4278 of 129778.6%★★★★☆
201972.3387 of 133571.0%★★★★☆
201868.3441 of 133466.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202538.3558 of 102345.5%★★☆☆☆
202458.6318 of 98967.8%★★★☆☆
202365.9245 of 95874.4%★★★★☆
202245.8431 of 94954.6%★★★☆☆
202157.5279 of 86867.9%★★★☆☆
201966.7276 of 100772.6%★★★★☆
201862.6313 of 100168.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202531.2692 of 97028.7%★☆☆☆☆
202440.7593 of 96338.4%★★☆☆☆
202347.6517 of 97547.0%★★☆☆☆
202238.7624 of 97636.1%★★☆☆☆
202144.8510 of 96447.1%★★☆☆☆
201961.4394 of 102361.5%★★★☆☆
201841.6627 of 102238.6%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)64th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school
White (2025)29th percentile-34 vs school
Asian (2025)27th percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics59%+11 vs state
English Language Arts54%+5 vs state

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Students at Memorial Elementary School are 36% White, 31% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Memorial Elementary School ranks 499th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Memorial Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Churchill Junior High School
Middle : Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School
High : East Brunswick High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Memorial Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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