Summary:
The city of South Hackensack, New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Memorial School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 249 students. The school is part of the South Hackensack School District, which is ranked 288 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Memorial School appears to be a relatively strong performer compared to the state averages in New Jersey. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking of 733 out of 1,347 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Its performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) is generally above the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts where proficiency rates are 10-30 percentage points higher than the state. However, the school's mathematics performance is more mixed, with some grade levels exceeding the state average but others falling below.
Memorial School also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% compared to the state average, and it spends $14,711 per student, which is higher than the state average. These factors likely contribute to the school's overall strong academic performance, though there is room for improvement in mathematics. With 38.15% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Memorial School serves a population with a significant proportion of economically disadvantaged students, an important context to consider when evaluating the school's performance.
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