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Memorial Senior High School

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Memorial Senior High School ranks 287 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 34% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Memorial Senior High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, with 823 students. Its academic results vary sharply by subject: 11th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) is close to the state result, while math results are much weaker. The most important concern is Geometry: just 19% of students were proficient, 33 percentage points below the state’s 52%.

Compared with nearby schools, Memorial Senior High School is among the stronger performers in 11th-grade ELA and science: it ranked second among six nearby schools in ELA, with 74%, and second among seven in science, with 25%. Those results were close to the state in ELA (76%) and 4 points below it in science (29%). Geometry stands out in the other direction: Memorial’s 19% was far below Fair Lawn High School at 87% and Saddle Brook Middle/High School at 69%. Algebra I end-of-course proficiency was 16%, below the nearby-school average of 21% and the state’s 40%; it was also 13 points below the Elmwood Park School District. The latest 9th-grade ELA result, 38%, was around the local middle—3 points above the nearby average.

Recent trends are mixed: 11th-grade science improved by 6 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, and 11th-grade NJGPA math rose by 15 points from 2023–24, but Geometry fell by 11 points over four years. SchoolDigger ranks the school 287th of 434 statewide, at the 34th percentile with 2 stars; its percentile was 36 in 2023–24 and 38 in 2024–25. Its 16.9 students per teacher in 2024–25 was the second-highest reported ratio among nearby schools, while 50% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notably strong relative result for English Language Learner Students: the group ranked at the 78th percentile in 2025–26, up 39 percentile points from the prior year. By contrast, the African American Students ranking dropped 37 points, from the 68th to the 31st percentile.

823

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,170

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2021 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 21st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Geometry scores 32 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg48%

287^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

437^th of 607Elmwood 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
2026	34.1	287 of 434	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	34.2	188 of 272	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	64.2	46 of 207	77.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	36.8	284 of 428	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.5	255 of 399	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.8	179 of 371	51.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.5	273 of 426	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.6	153 of 358	57.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	40.7	207 of 341	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

African American (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)23rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%-9 vs state

English Language Arts38%-14 vs state

Science25%-4 vs state

Geometry19%-32 vs state

Algebra I16%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (2026)		NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 10th 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%)	34.1	287^th of 434 public high schools	33.9%		39.4	267^th of 434 public high schools	38.5%	20	73.9	51.5		24.9			37.6				16.2		16.0	19.0		19.0				$13,170	$240	$12,930
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)																				$48,267	$2,023	$46,244
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%)	21.9	353^rd of 434 public high schools	18.7%		24.9	335^th of 434 public high schools	22.8%	18	65.1	43.1		8.4			25.0				12.7		12.7							$23,449	$982	$22,467
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%)	28.3	315^th of 434 public high schools	27.4%		12.2	407^th of 434 public high schools	6.2%	92	67.2	61.9		10.9			28.0				13.3		13.3							$30,856	$1,293	$29,563
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%)	72.6	77^th of 434 public high schools	82.3%		76.7	64^th of 434 public high schools	85.3%	13	87.5	84.7		42.6			66.5				48.6	9.1	45.7	89.6		86.7	35.9		35.9	$19,893	$126	$19,767
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%)	6.3	425^th of 434 public high schools	2.1%		6.1	429^th of 434 public high schools	1.2%	4	26.5	24.4		1.9			6.7				4.2		4.2							$22,253	$933	$21,320
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)	11.1																			$48,610	$4,287	$44,323
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%)	21.3	354^th of 434 public high schools	18.4%		34.2	296^th of 434 public high schools	31.8%	58	65.1	50.0		17.0			23.4				4.3		4.3							$33,385	$1,400	$31,985
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%)	59.4	155^th of 434 public high schools	64.3%		64.7	118^th of 434 public high schools	72.8%	37	71.5	63.1	20.3	26.2	60.7	63.8	57.2	37.9	37.7	100.0	52.8		59.8	75.0		69.3				$16,866	$311	$16,555
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%)	16.8	378^th of 434 public high schools	12.9%		21	354^th of 434 public high schools	18.4%	24	60.5	31.1		10.5			34.0				8.4	0.0	7.8	15.2	0.0	10.0				$18,323	$692	$17,631

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