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Memorial Middle School

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Memorial Middle School ranks 100 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Memorial Middle School is a public middle school located in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 646 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Fair Lawn Public School District, which is ranked 59 out of 609 districts in the state.

Memorial Middle School consistently ranks among the top 20% of middle schools in New Jersey, with impressive performance on state assessments. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceed the state averages, and it excels in Algebra I, with proficiency rates of 97% for the End of Course exam and 100% for 7th-grade students. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from diverse backgrounds.

In comparison to nearby schools, Memorial Middle School outperforms many of its counterparts, particularly those in the Paterson Public School District, which generally have lower proficiency rates and rankings. However, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, also in the Fair Lawn Public School District, performs at a similarly high level to Memorial Middle School.

655

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,028

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 - 00 First Street
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

(201) 794-5470

District: Fair Lawn Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Asian:

16.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg66%

New Jersey avg42%

100^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Fair Lawn Public School District

59^th of 609Fair Lawn 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	82.9	100 of 752	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	124 of 743	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	136 of 748	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	88 of 745	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	110 of 652	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	201 of 745	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	180 of 716	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	76.8	154 of 712	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.3	141 of 713	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	142 of 713	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	73.7	209 of 717	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	174 of 704	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.8	222 of 677	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	222 of 684	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.1	235 of 677	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.5	257 of 664	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.8	181 of 640	71.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	152 of 631	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.3	213 of 615	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.7	145 of 599	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.3	190 of 588	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.2	279 of 574	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	49 of 204	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	88 of 200	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	67 of 201	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	32 of 200	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	31 of 147	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	107 of 199	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	95 of 200	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	24 of 343	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	44 of 320	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	28 of 288	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	10 of 270	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	7 of 197	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	100 of 728	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	111 of 717	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	144 of 720	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	114 of 726	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	159 of 625	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	169 of 703	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	117 of 680	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	94 of 608	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	80 of 589	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	94 of 587	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	63 of 591	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	91 of 480	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	66 of 524	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	68 of 504	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	23 of 613	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	52 of 584	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	40 of 568	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	13 of 549	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	51 of 467	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	44 of 541	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	93 of 522	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	128 of 726	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	152 of 719	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	137 of 718	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	75 of 730	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	74 of 635	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	223 of 697	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	213 of 675	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	56 of 507	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	66 of 510	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	81 of 505	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	112 of 535	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	74 of 401	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	282 of 492	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	134 of 471	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	75 of 502	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	117 of 510	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	154 of 509	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	117 of 512	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	105 of 435	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	261 of 504	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	228 of 497	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)96th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+57 vs state

English Language Arts74%+19 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science30%+6 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)					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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	12 - 00 First Street	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5470	655	69	9.5	25.6%	323 (49.3%)	23 (3.5%)	176 (26.9%)	110 (16.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.7%)	82.9	100^th of 752 public middle schools	86.7%		79.9	124^th of 743 public middle schools	83.3%	24	34.4	25.2		67.6	81.4	72.0	76.8		55.9	66.9	57.6	48.2	100.0		97.0					$9,028	$110	$8,918
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Hawthorne Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 423-6460	522	51	10.1	39.7%	215 (41.2%)	20 (3.8%)	258 (49.4%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	58.7	288^th of 752 public middle schools	61.7%		48.6	358^th of 743 public middle schools	51.8%	70		10.5			75.3	75.4	66.6			35.3	41.5	16.3		90.5	90.5					$12,975	$325	$12,650
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	375 River Drive	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 796-8700	569	46	12.4	53.3%	168 (29.5%)	76 (13.4%)	272 (47.8%)	42 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	30.8	506^th of 752 public middle schools	32.7%		30.6	503^rd of 743 public middle schools	32.3%	3		5.6			54.7	46.9	48.6			20.8	25.0	5.3		53.8	53.8					$6,790	$1,062	$5,728
New Roberto Clemente	Public	6-8	482-506 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0240	473	45	10.5	63.0%	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.4%)	413 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	742^nd of 752 public middle schools	1.3%		8.4	725^th of 743 public middle schools	2.4%	17		0.0			15.8	8.3	10.8			8.2	1.9	2.1		36.4	36.4					$13,069		$13,069
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	35 - 01 Morlot Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 703-2240	1,100	97	11.3	16.6%	596 (54.2%)	25 (2.3%)	222 (20.2%)	216 (19.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.4%)	90	47^th of 752 public middle schools	93.8%		89.8	44^th of 743 public middle schools	94.1%	3	50.6	38.0		84.6	84.0	83.4	82.1		75.7	77.2	69.3	39.1	100.0	97.4	98.2			100.0	100.0	$8,430	$04	$8,426
Young Men's Academy	Public	3-8	45 Smith Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2380	50	7	7.1	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	31 (62.0%)	18 (36.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	10.0		30.0	10.0		30.8		30.0	0.0		7.7									$21,107		$21,107
Glen Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Harristown Road	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	642	59	10.8	1.1%	408 (63.6%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.0%)	173 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	89.6	53^rd of 752 public middle schools	93.0%		85.9	74^th of 743 public middle schools	90.0%	21		43.8			86.3	82.1	88.0			71.2	76.8	25.3		92.4	92.7	100.0	100.0			$15,503	$28	$15,475
Prospect Park Middle School	Public	7-8	13 Wagaraw Bvd	Prospect Park	07508	Passaic County	Prospect Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 790-7909	143	15	9.5	51.7%	9 (6.3%)	13 (9.1%)	109 (76.2%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	17.8	628^th of 752 public middle schools	16.5%					(n/a)		4.7				27.8	26.6				19.7	12.2		53.3	53.3
High Mountain School	Public	5-8	515 High Mountain Road	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-1220	259	25	10.4	23.6%	189 (73.0%)	9 (3.5%)	51 (19.7%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	67.8	216^th of 752 public middle schools	71.3%		73.5	170^th of 743 public middle schools	77.1%	46	19.4	21.2		52.8	71.1	54.0	77.3		31.9	44.1	35.9	67.3		100.0	100.0					$13,562	$520	$13,042
Joseph A. Taub School	Public	6-8	202 Union Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0700	976	57	17.2	67.9%	36 (3.7%)	104 (10.7%)	579 (59.3%)	255 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17.6	629^th of 752 public middle schools	16.4%		17.7	624^th of 743 public middle schools	16.0%	5		3.2			33.4	35.8	31.9			13.7	18.2	5.0		60.0	60.0					$7,202		$7,202

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