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Memorial Elementary School

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Memorial Elementary School ranks 535 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Laurence Harbor, New Jersey, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Old Bridge Township School District, which is ranked 245 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across grades 3-5, with particularly strong performance in 5th grade. In Mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with some grades exceeding the state average and others falling below. The school stands out for its exceptional performance among African American and Hispanic students, ranking highly in the state. However, the school's performance for Asian and White students is relatively weaker.

Compared to nearby schools, Memorial Elementary School generally performs on par with or slightly better than the district average, outperforming schools like Cheesequake School, Samsel Upper Elementary School, and South Amboy Elementary. However, the school lags behind higher-performing nearby schools like Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School and Raritan Valley School.

388

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,387

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Ely Ave
Laurence Harbor, NJ 08879

(732) 290-3876

District: Old Bridge Township School District

Students who attend Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Sandburg Middle School
High:	Old Bridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Asian:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg46%

535^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Old Bridge Township School District

245^th of 609Old Bridge Township 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	60.0	535 of 1347	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	504 of 1338	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	563 of 1342	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	527 of 1345	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	478 of 1317	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	319 of 1360	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	477 of 1353	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.7	415 of 1352	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.5	517 of 1346	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.2	454 of 1357	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.4	619 of 1363	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.1	565 of 1367	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.7	603 of 1363	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.9	785 of 1360	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.1	661 of 1354	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	846 of 1346	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.5	1055 of 1338	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.3	723 of 1329	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.2	836 of 1314	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.7	759 of 1303	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.3	865 of 1298	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.0	704 of 1204	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	98.6	5 of 463	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	28 of 494	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	281 of 330	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	256 of 340	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	285 of 346	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	278 of 348	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	256 of 339	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	271 of 370	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	262 of 370	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	555 of 1326	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	563 of 1317	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	572 of 1318	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	491 of 1326	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	410 of 1290	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	217 of 1331	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	458 of 1333	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	167 of 1032	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	107 of 989	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	130 of 982	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	62 of 953	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	177 of 896	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	59 of 899	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	67.5	226 of 870	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	202 of 1023	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	49 of 939	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	72.1	172 of 910	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	203 of 863	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	300 of 839	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.3	70 of 948	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	72.4	197 of 942	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	490 of 1318	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	409 of 1313	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	512 of 1315	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	525 of 1324	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	563 of 1297	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	421 of 1335	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	450 of 1334	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	654 of 1023	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	525 of 989	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	582 of 958	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	716 of 949	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	356 of 868	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	493 of 1007	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.1	804 of 1001	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	631 of 970	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	695 of 963	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	643 of 975	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	604 of 976	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	669 of 964	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	351 of 1023	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	485 of 1022	52.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)99th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+11 vs state

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

Science26%-4 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)		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 3rd 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 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Ely Ave	Laurence Harbor	08879	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3876	388	33	11.7	34.8%	167 (43.0%)	39 (10.1%)	85 (21.9%)	72 (18.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	60	535^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.3%		63.1	504^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.3%	31	26.1		56.0	65.2	61.9				50.9	52.2	50.8						$13,387	$816	$12,571
Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Birchwood Drive	Keyport	07735	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3881	216	17	12.5	50.0%	101 (46.8%)	24 (11.1%)	48 (22.2%)	34 (15.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	53.6	633^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.0%		58.5	560^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.1%	73	18.7		51.5	63.9	57.8				62.8	52.8	35.5						$12,805	$1,097	$11,708
Cliffwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	422 Cliffwood Avenue	Cliffwood	07721	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 705-5600	358	33	10.9	49.4%	162 (45.3%)	53 (14.8%)	94 (26.3%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	48.6	701^st of 1347 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.1	767^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.7%	66			47.1						46.3								$17,457	$548	$16,909
Ravine Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	170 Ravine Drive	Matawan	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5800	395	30	13.0	28.6%	245 (62.0%)	23 (5.8%)	84 (21.3%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	66.7	459^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.9%		46.2	719^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.3%	260			64.6						50.8								$10,613	$76	$10,537
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	601 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5230	488	40	12.2	46.1%	183 (37.5%)	83 (17.0%)	92 (18.9%)	97 (19.9%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	20 (4.1%)	52	652^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	51.6%		53.8	623^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	53.4%	29			41.4						56.2								$6,725	$153	$6,572
Samsel Upper Elementary School	Public	4-5	298 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-4050	870	81	10.7	46.7%	337 (38.7%)	148 (17.0%)	177 (20.3%)	143 (16.4%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	49 (5.6%)								(n/a)	23.5			58.8	56.3					46.2	44.2						$8,651	$166	$8,485
Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	605	68	8.9	47.3%	257 (42.5%)	35 (5.8%)	274 (45.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	47.9	708^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.8	655^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	20.4	5.7	51.0	47.2	38.9	57.2	62.0	41.5	50.0	47.2	46.3	46.5	40.0	9.1	80.0	80.0	$10,296	$571	$9,725
South Amboy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 John Street	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-2118	584	49	11.9	62.0%	195 (33.4%)	45 (7.7%)	296 (50.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.8%)	27.3	991^st of 1347 public elementary schools	26.4%		26.7	982^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	26.6%	9	20.1		32.0	39.7	38.8				40.8	25.4	32.5						$9,301	$772	$8,529
Raritan Valley School	Public	1-4	37 Cresci Blvd	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-1333	241	19	12.3	17.4%	181 (75.1%)	5 (2.1%)	45 (18.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	65.6	472^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.0%		72.4	389^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.9%	83			55.4	59.3					60.7	55.4							$10,336		$10,336
Madison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Harvard Rd	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 360-4485	328	29	11.2	39.3%	109 (33.2%)	43 (13.1%)	64 (19.5%)	105 (32.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	66.8	457^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%		67.2	454^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.1%	3	36.1		52.3	67.8	72.9				60.3	56.1	45.9						$16,024	$1,059	$14,965

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