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Memorial Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school in Montvale, New Jersey, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Montvale Board of Education School District. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools, delivering outstanding academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

Memorial Elementary School's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.2% of 3rd graders and 71.2% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, 84.9% of 3rd graders and 77.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school's academic excellence is on par with or exceeds the performance of nearby high-ranking schools, such as Roberge Elementary and Wandell School.

What sets Memorial Elementary School apart is its commitment to equity and inclusion in academic achievement. The school's diverse student population, with strong performance across different subgroups, is noteworthy. Female students, Hispanic students, and special education students all rank in the top 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, demonstrating the school's ability to support the academic success of all its learners. Additionally, the school achieves these exceptional results with a relatively low spending per student, suggesting efficient resource allocation and effective teaching practices.

532

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,895

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

53 Grand Avenue West
Montvale, NJ 07645

(201) 391-2900

District: Montvale Board of Education School District

Students who attend Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fieldstone Middle School
High:	Pascack Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Asian:

21.6%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (77% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg49%

129^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 609Montvale Board of Education 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	89.5	129 of 1347	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	181 of 1338	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	195 of 1342	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	348 of 1345	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	330 of 1317	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	211 of 1360	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	199 of 1353	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	203 of 1352	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.4	179 of 1346	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	84.0	210 of 1357	84.5%	★★★★☆
2014	80.4	235 of 1363	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	192 of 1367	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	180 of 1363	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.5	318 of 1360	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	256 of 1354	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	179 of 1346	86.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.9	200 of 1338	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	488 of 1329	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.0	165 of 1314	87.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.9	261 of 1303	80.0%	★★★★☆
2004	73.7	363 of 1298	72.0%	★★★★☆
2003	73.7	375 of 1204	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	61 of 330	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	128 of 340	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	149 of 346	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	200 of 348	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	142 of 339	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	18 of 370	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	55 of 370	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	111 of 1326	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	121 of 1317	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	174 of 1318	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	249 of 1326	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	419 of 1290	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.9	210 of 1331	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	294 of 1333	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	42 of 1032	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	127 of 989	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	87 of 982	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	127 of 953	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	141 of 1318	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	244 of 1313	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	237 of 1315	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	393 of 1324	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	232 of 1297	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	239 of 1335	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	142 of 1334	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	136 of 1023	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	113 of 989	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	420 of 958	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	283 of 949	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	380 of 868	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	315 of 1007	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	241 of 1001	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	177 of 970	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	164 of 963	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	197 of 975	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	461 of 976	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	419 of 964	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	340 of 1023	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	343 of 1022	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)96th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+33 vs state

English Language Arts73%+24 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 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	53 Grand Avenue West	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Montvale Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 391-2900	532	51	10.4	7.1%	303 (57.0%)	18 (3.4%)	76 (14.3%)	115 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	89.5	129^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.4%		86.8	181^st of 1338 public elementary schools	86.5%	52		75.2	71.2			84.9	77.7			$8,895	$267	$8,628
West Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 South First Street	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	343	27	12.6	3.2%	260 (75.8%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (12.2%)	23 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	91.1	95^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.9%		88.1	148^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.9%	53	60.8	64.1	80.8	83.6	85.8	79.5	73.0	82.2	73.8	$11,688	$29	$11,659
East Brook Elementary School	Public	K-6	167 Sibbald Dr	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 573-6000	314	31	10.2	10.2%	195 (62.1%)	3 (1.0%)	64 (20.4%)	30 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	81.2	269^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		84.1	217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.8%	52	38.6	72.3	71.2	86.0	83.0	72.4	51.0	65.9	66.0	$11,625	$337	$11,288
Woodside Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Rivervale Rd	River Vale	07675	Bergen County	River Vale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-4028	326	23	14.3		247 (75.8%)	5 (1.5%)	29 (8.9%)	37 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	82.9	231^st of 1347 public elementary schools	82.9%		87.5	161^st of 1338 public elementary schools	88.0%	70	54.4	62.7	78.6	79.4		65.4	62.5	63.3		$14,921	$41	$14,880
Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Dorchester Road	Woodcliff Lake	07677	Bergen County	Woodcliff Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 930-5600	494	52	9.4	1.4%	374 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	68 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	90.8	103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	92.4%		90	113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.6%	10	52.4	74.1	87.2	90.5		71.6	73.1	81.0		$14,696	$44	$14,652
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
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
Wandell School	Public	PK, KG-5	97 E Allendale Rd	Saddle River	07458	Bergen County	Saddle River School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-0727	116	15	7.8		74 (63.8%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.2%)	25 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)	92.3	75^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.4%		87.8	154^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.5%	79	42.9	76.5	95.2	85.7		76.5	85.7	100.0		$23,157	$608	$22,549
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 School St	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Old Tappan Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 664-7176	374	35	10.7	0.8%	178 (47.6%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.2%)	141 (37.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	79.5	290^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.5%		89.3	126^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.6%	164		55.8	81.5			63.9	74.2			$8,945		$8,945
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Elementary School

What district is Memorial Elementary School in?

Montvale Board of Education School District

How many students attend Memorial Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Memorial Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Elementary School?

Students at Memorial Elementary School are 57% White, 22% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Memorial Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Memorial Elementary School ranks in the top 9.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Memorial Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Memorial Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fieldstone Middle School
High : Pascack Hills High School

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