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Memorial Senior High School

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Memorial Senior High School ranks 267 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 38% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Memorial Senior High School is a public high school located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 820. The school is part of the Elmwood Park School District, which is ranked 441 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial Senior High School faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance, relatively low graduation rates, and increasing chronic absenteeism. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages, with only 51.1% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts and just 10.5% and 39.4% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I and NJSLA/Geometry, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 86.4% to 91.3% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 0.0% and 1.2%.

While Memorial Senior High School serves a diverse student population, its performance lags behind that of nearby high-performing schools, such as Fair Lawn High School, which consistently ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey high schools. In contrast, Memorial Senior High School performs better than some of the lower-performing schools in the Paterson Public School District, such as Eastside High School and Newcomers High School, which rank in the bottom 10% of New Jersey high schools.

823

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,340

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 River Dr
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407-1622

(201) 796-8700

District: Elmwood Park School District

Feeder schools for Memorial Senior High School:

Elementary:	Gantner Avenue School
	Gilbert Avenue School
	Sixteenth Avenue School
Middle:	Memorial Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.0%

White:

32.4%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra I scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg49%

267^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

441^st of 609Elmwood Park 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	267 of 434	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	275 of 429	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	311 of 422	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	207 of 415	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.4	318 of 405	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	267 of 416	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	249 of 415	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	257 of 411	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.5	203 of 409	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.1	220 of 406	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.9	309 of 411	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.5	281 of 396	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	310 of 388	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	289 of 378	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	292 of 371	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.2	251 of 370	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.6	276 of 359	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	261 of 361	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.9	260 of 357	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.3	254 of 351	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.8	253 of 348	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	46.9	225 of 343	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	91 of 283	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.3	210 of 282	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	166 of 250	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	167 of 256	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	177 of 247	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	188 of 254	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	125 of 266	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	148 of 191	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	153 of 172	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	139 of 175	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	158 of 165	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	161 of 191	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	180 of 198	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	131 of 215	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	70 of 191	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	61 of 161	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	21 of 137	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	29.6	75 of 101	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.7	16 of 138	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	35 of 146	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	281 of 426	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	268 of 420	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	258 of 416	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	277 of 414	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	245 of 402	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	229 of 408	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	214 of 403	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	183 of 406	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	238 of 403	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	279 of 385	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	221 of 382	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	285 of 374	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	214 of 364	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	193 of 368	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	75 of 377	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.6	188 of 358	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	132 of 344	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.3	22 of 324	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	33.4	228 of 326	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	127 of 347	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	109 of 345	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	296 of 426	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	268 of 419	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	321 of 414	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	259 of 410	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	372 of 402	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	283 of 407	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	239 of 405	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	164 of 359	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	207 of 361	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	229 of 344	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	265 of 333	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	127 of 349	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	233 of 355	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	227 of 347	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	261 of 345	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	235 of 335	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	231 of 335	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.0	314 of 336	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	250 of 339	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	183 of 340	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)23rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%-14 vs state

Geometry39%-17 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

Algebra I10%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Memorial Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 River Dr	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	823	49	16.9	49.9%	267 (32.4%)	111 (13.5%)	362 (44.0%)	70 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	39.4	267^th of 434 public high schools	38.5%		36.1	275^th of 429 public high schools	35.9%	8	84.1	44.3		25.8			51.1				10.5		10.5	39.4		39.4			$8,340	$22	$8,318
Students Transitioning and Achieving Real Success	Public	9-12	764 11th Ave	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0500	112	8	14.0	55.4%	2 (1.8%)	26 (23.2%)	78 (69.6%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$23,741		$23,741
Paterson STEAM High School	Public	9-12	764 11th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0560	379	32	11.8	64.6%	25 (6.6%)	82 (21.6%)	267 (70.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	335^th of 434 public high schools	22.8%		16.2	378^th of 429 public high schools	11.9%	43	80.6	44.9		5.1			18.7				11.9		12.7	7.1		7.1			$13,393		$13,393
Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	413 12th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0520	258	26	9.9	59.7%	2 (0.8%)	96 (37.2%)	159 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	407^th of 434 public high schools	6.2%		12.8	394^th of 429 public high schools	8.2%	13	63.1	26.2		10.6			7.5				4.4		4.3						$17,357		$17,357
Fair Lawn High School	Public	9-12	14 00 Berdan Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5450	1,687	125	13.5	21.2%	955 (56.6%)	58 (3.4%)	367 (21.8%)	246 (14.6%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	42 (2.5%)	76.7	64^th of 434 public high schools	85.3%		76.6	68^th of 429 public high schools	84.1%	4		79.3		45.3			69.1				55.8	0.0	53.3	97.1		97.1	90.9	90.9	$8,865	$92	$8,773
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	150 Park Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2354	2,073	130	15.9	58.3%	24 (1.2%)	327 (15.8%)	1,717 (82.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6.1	429^th of 434 public high schools	1.2%		4.6	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%	1	33.3	10.1		3.8			3.1				3.6		3.6			9.1
Alternative High School	Public	9-12	350 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0110	81	21	3.8	69.1%	0 (0.0%)	47 (58.0%)	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.9																		$15,582		$15,582
Paterson P-Technical High School	Public	9-12	201 Memorial Drive	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2292	193	16	12.0	54.4%	9 (4.7%)	49 (25.4%)	130 (67.4%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	296^th of 434 public high schools	31.8%		19.6	360^th of 429 public high schools	16.1%	64	81.0	35.7		39.1			29.4				7.8		7.8						$14,806		$14,806
Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Public	7-12	355 Mayhill Street	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-2880	806	63	12.8	30.9%	449 (55.7%)	28 (3.5%)	268 (33.3%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	64.7	118^th of 434 public high schools	72.8%		58.2	154^th of 429 public high schools	64.1%	36	85.4	67.1	16.5	29.1	57.9	61.2	66.3	46.3	21.4	100.0	39.4		47.5	75.0		60.0			$12,160	$151	$12,009
Garfield High School	Public	9-12	500 Palisade Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5010	1,258	95	13.2	60.6%	351 (27.9%)	122 (9.7%)	759 (60.3%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	21	354^th of 434 public high schools	18.4%		23.9	335^th of 429 public high schools	21.9%	19	71.4	37.1		13.1			29.1				6.8	2.8	6.0	25.9	5.0	17.0			$13,326	$137	$13,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Senior High School

Is Memorial Senior High School a good school?

Memorial Senior High School ranks 267^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Memorial Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended Memorial Senior High School.

What schools feed into Memorial Senior High School?

Memorial Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gantner Avenue School
Elementary : Gilbert Avenue School
Elementary : Sixteenth Avenue School
Middle : Memorial Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Senior High School?

Students at Memorial Senior High School are 44% Hispanic, 32% White, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Memorial Senior High School in?

Elmwood Park School District

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