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Memorial Middle School

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Memorial Middle School ranks 208 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 72% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Memorial Middle School is a public middle school located in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 593 students. The school is part of the Point Pleasant Borough School District, which is ranked 232 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial Middle School consistently ranks among the top 25% of middle schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 75-208 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) is significantly higher than the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 60.2% to 70%, compared to the state average of 56.1% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25% to 63.3%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 39.8%. The school's Algebra I proficiency rates are also noteworthy, with 73.4% of students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 38.2%.

While Memorial Middle School's overall performance is impressive, the school also outperforms many of the nearby middle schools, such as Howell Township Middle School North, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School, and Toms River Intermediate School East, which are also located within a reasonable distance. This sustained excellence is a testament to the school's effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and commitment to student success.

634

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,151

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

808 Laura Herbert Dr
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742

(732) 701-1900

District: Point Pleasant Borough School District

Students who attend Memorial Middle School usually attend:

High:

Point Pleasant Borough High School

Feeder schools for Memorial Middle School:

Elementary:	Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School
	Ocean Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (72nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg53%

New Jersey avg43%

208^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

232^nd of 609Point Pleasant Borough 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	69.0	208 of 752	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	188 of 743	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	132 of 748	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	86 of 745	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	75 of 652	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	161 of 745	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	191 of 716	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	143 of 712	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	76.9	137 of 713	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	134 of 713	81.2%	★★★★☆
2014	72.8	221 of 717	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.0	213 of 704	69.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	226 of 677	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.6	198 of 684	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	184 of 677	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	164 of 664	75.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	138 of 640	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.7	148 of 631	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	128 of 615	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.5	126 of 599	79.0%	★★★★☆
2004	72.2	205 of 588	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.9	205 of 574	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	209 of 728	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	169 of 717	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	125 of 720	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	48 of 726	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	81 of 625	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	171 of 703	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	177 of 680	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	144 of 608	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	124 of 589	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	130 of 587	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	35 of 591	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	30 of 480	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	131 of 524	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	200 of 504	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	141 of 613	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	108 of 584	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	137 of 568	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	20 of 549	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	24 of 467	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	86 of 541	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	216 of 522	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	184 of 726	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	199 of 719	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	144 of 718	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	97 of 730	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	63 of 635	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	145 of 697	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	193 of 675	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	94 of 507	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	123 of 510	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	177 of 505	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	89 of 535	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	49 of 401	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	143 of 492	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	96 of 471	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	211 of 502	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	196 of 510	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	130 of 509	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	78 of 512	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	72 of 435	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	149 of 504	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	178 of 497	64.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I73%+28 vs state

English Language Arts64%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+20 vs state

Science22%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Memorial Middle School

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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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	808 Laura Herbert Dr	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 701-1900	634	56	11.2	16.9%	556 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	69	208^th of 752 public middle schools	72.3%		70.7	188^th of 743 public middle schools	74.7%	20	21.8	63.3	70.0	60.2	63.3	60.7	25.0		73.4	73.4			$12,151	$285	$11,866
Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Hendrickson Avenue	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	865	77	11.3	35.4%	563 (65.1%)	66 (7.6%)	184 (21.3%)	22 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	52.4	330^th of 752 public middle schools	56.1%		50.8	338^th of 743 public middle schools	54.5%	8	17.6	54.7	65.0	57.1	26.7	43.6	20.5		94.8	94.8			$8,586	$223	$8,363
Wall Intermediate School	Public	6-8	2801 Allaire Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2500	755	84	9.0	14.2%	624 (82.6%)	17 (2.3%)	78 (10.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	79.2	133^rd of 752 public middle schools	82.3%		81.1	116^th of 743 public middle schools	84.4%	17	21.6	72.9	73.2	77.4	60.5	62.3	52.8	100.0	94.5	96.8	95.9	95.9	$11,793	$147	$11,646
Howell Township Middle School South	Public	6-8	220 Ramtown-Greenville Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 836-1327	893	78	11.4	28.0%	559 (62.6%)	21 (2.4%)	244 (27.3%)	30 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.3%)	59.6	282^nd of 752 public middle schools	62.5%		52.3	327^th of 743 public middle schools	56.0%	45	17.3	63.5	62.8	55.3	52.9	40.4	24.6	100.0	94.6	96.7	95.6	95.6	$10,545	$08	$10,537
Lake Riviera Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Beaverson Boulevard	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	893	76	11.8	42.4%	526 (58.9%)	37 (4.1%)	279 (31.2%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.9%)	48.5	363^rd of 752 public middle schools	51.7%		49.1	352^nd of 743 public middle schools	52.6%	11	12.8	52.6	61.3	51.2	36.9	42.8	16.2		94.6	94.6			$8,086	$171	$7,915
Lakewood Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3600	574	67	8.5	93.0%	19 (3.3%)	34 (5.9%)	514 (89.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.8	608^th of 752 public middle schools	19.1%		29.1	516^th of 743 public middle schools	30.6%	92	3.2		37.6	30.7		19.6	6.0		86.1	86.1			$13,211	$902	$12,309
Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5777	1,271	86	14.7	34.8%	898 (70.7%)	31 (2.4%)	262 (20.6%)	35 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	53.5	321^st of 752 public middle schools	57.3%		53.6	319^th of 743 public middle schools	57.1%	2	18.0	56.2	66.7	65.4	27.2	38.3	18.7		89.6	90.6	92.9	92.9	$5,993		$5,993
Toms River Intermediate School North	Public	6-8	150 Intermediate North Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5800	970	83	11.6	55.5%	397 (40.9%)	86 (8.9%)	386 (39.8%)	64 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	32.7	485^th of 752 public middle schools	35.5%		35.8	457^th of 743 public middle schools	38.5%	28	11.6	40.3	49.0	47.5	26.4	26.1	9.7		80.9	83.1			$7,203	$194	$7,009
Neptune Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	595	65	9.1	71.6%	66 (11.1%)	253 (42.5%)	225 (37.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.1%)	23.1	571^st of 752 public middle schools	24.1%		26.5	540^th of 743 public middle schools	27.3%	31	8.9	40.3	29.8	41.7	17.5	18.8	10.0		70.6	68.6			$13,565	$585	$12,980
Howell Township Middle School North	Public	6-8	501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-0095	970	78	12.4	32.0%	564 (58.1%)	49 (5.1%)	249 (25.7%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	66.1	232^nd of 752 public middle schools	69.1%		60	277^th of 743 public middle schools	62.7%	45	16.6	67.2	61.5	66.0	50.5	46.6	36.4	100.0	97.6	98.5	100.0	100.0	$10,272	$63	$10,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Middle School

How many students attend Memorial Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Memorial Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Middle School?

Students at Memorial Middle School are 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Memorial Middle School a good school?

Memorial Middle School ranks 208^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Memorial Middle School attend?

Students who attend Memorial Middle School usually go on to attend Point Pleasant Borough High School

What district is Memorial Middle School in?

Point Pleasant Borough School District

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