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Memorial School

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Memorial School ranks 466 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Memorial School is an elementary school located in Emerson, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 378 students. The school is part of the Emerson Public School District, which is ranked 222 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial School has shown strong academic performance, with its 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics consistently higher than the state average. However, the school's performance is mixed compared to nearby schools, as it outperforms some schools like Washington Elementary and Berkeley Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Harrington Park School, Meadowbrook, and Parkway Elementary in both ELA and Math proficiency.

One of Memorial School's strengths is its strong performance for its Hispanic student population, ranking in the top 100 out of 1,032 New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup. However, the school's performance for its White student population has been relatively weaker, and its performance for students with special education needs has been inconsistent. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, which is notably higher than the state average. The school's lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby high-performing schools suggest a potential imbalance in resource allocation that may need to be addressed.

374

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,974

Per pupil spending ?

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Haines Avenue
Emerson, NJ 07630

(201) 599-7580

District: Emerson Public School District

Students who attend Memorial School usually attend:

Middle:	Patrick M Villano School
High:	Emerson Junior Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2021 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the New Jersey median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg47%

466^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2021

From top 46% (2021) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

222^nd of 609Emerson Public 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	66.2	466 of 1347	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	681 of 1338	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	472 of 1342	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	447 of 1345	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	603 of 1317	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	351 of 1326	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	693 of 1317	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	484 of 1318	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	434 of 1326	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	445 of 1290	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	100 of 1032	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	64.1	296 of 989	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	344 of 982	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.6	93 of 953	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	61.4	247 of 896	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	579 of 1318	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	618 of 1313	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	439 of 1315	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	417 of 1324	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	691 of 1297	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	345 of 989	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	534 of 949	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.6	864 of 868	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	586 of 970	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	740 of 963	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	544 of 975	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	591 of 976	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	687 of 964	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)90th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)65th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+12 vs state

Mathematics57%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	1 Haines Avenue	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7580	374	28	13.1	9.4%	233 (62.3%)	8 (2.1%)	81 (21.7%)	29 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	66.2	466^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.4%		49	681^st of 1338 public elementary schools	49.1%	215		56.6				56.6				$9,974	$106	$9,868
Brookside Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Lake Drive	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-9000	390	38	10.3	12.6%	258 (66.2%)	8 (2.1%)	82 (21.0%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	79.8	288^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.6%		83.5	229^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.9%	59	41.2	68.4	66.2	82.6		72.9	57.8	69.9		$4,864	$18	$4,846
Berkeley Elementary	Public	K-5	47 Berkeley Ave	Westwood	07675	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-7760	277	26	10.5	18.1%	158 (57.0%)	11 (4.0%)	65 (23.5%)	30 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	87.1	171^st of 1347 public elementary schools	87.3%		93.9	51^st of 1338 public elementary schools	96.2%	120	47.2	66.1	81.0	94.5		66.1	78.6	83.4		$4,648	$231	$4,417
Jessie F. George Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Palm Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-3033	282	29	9.6	3.9%	218 (77.3%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	20 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	89.4	131^st of 1347 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.8	180^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.5%	49	38.7	88.4	83.4	81.7		83.7	86.1	77.5		$6,151	$25	$6,126
Roberge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	617 Westwood Ave	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4006	338	36	9.5	1.2%	242 (71.6%)	5 (1.5%)	31 (9.2%)	34 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	89.9	117^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.5	122^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	90.9%	5	46.9	69.4	88.2	89.8		73.4	84.3	73.4		$14,173	$41	$14,132
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 School Street	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-6440	329	30	11.0	7.3%	217 (66.0%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.6%)	36 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	73.9	365^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.9%		77.7	311^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.8%	54	41.5	49.2	78.4	68.3		60.4	66.7	61.0		$5,601	$20	$5,581
Oradell Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 Propect Avenue	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	Oradell Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-1180	809	62	13.0		440 (54.4%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.2%)	228 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (8.2%)	91.7	84^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.8%		92.2	77^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.2%	7	62.8	69.8	81.0	87.6	89.0	74.8	70.6	80.1	76.7	$12,862	$147	$12,715
Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Piermont Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-8088	318	33	9.6	3.5%	228 (71.7%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.9%)	25 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	95.3	27^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.0%		91.3	89^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62		90.0	95.6			88.0	76.5			$11,913	$35	$11,878
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 E. Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	297	27	11.0	15.8%	134 (45.1%)	11 (3.7%)	64 (21.5%)	78 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	91.4	92^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	82.6%	141		76.0	80.7			82.2	74.2			$16,646		$16,646
Ann Blanche Smith	Public	K-4	1000 Hillsdale Ave	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Hillsdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-1188	315	34	9.3	11.1%	217 (68.9%)	3 (1.0%)	63 (20.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	81.7	258^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.2	334^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	76		83.3	78.8			76.1	46.1			$10,680	$227	$10,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial School

What is the racial makeup of Memorial School?

Students at Memorial School are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Memorial School attend?

Students who attend Memorial School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Patrick M Villano School
High : Emerson Junior Senior High

What district is Memorial School in?

Emerson Public School District

Is Memorial School a good school?

Memorial School ranks 466^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Memorial School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Memorial School.

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