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Memorial School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

1105^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Memorial School is an elementary school located in Totowa, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 425 students. The school is part of the Totowa Public School District, which is ranked 425 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial School's academic performance has been a concern, with consistently lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to state averages over the past few years. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 24.4% compared to the state's 44.9%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 33% compared to the state's 49.8%. The school's performance on ELA and Mathematics assessments has also been declining, with its ranking among New Jersey elementary schools dropping from 710 in 2022-2023 to 1105 in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools like John P. Holland Charter School and Beatrice Gilmore School, Memorial School's proficiency rates are lower.

Memorial School's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for White students and students with special education needs. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively better. Additionally, Memorial School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.2% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and the nearby schools. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and learning from the successes of neighboring schools could be crucial in improving the overall educational outcomes for the students at Memorial School.

413

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,009

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

294 Totowa Road
Totowa, NJ 07512-2661

(973) 956-0010

District: Totowa Public School District

Students who attend Memorial School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Park School
High:	Passaic Valley Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

Hispanic:

36.3%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg47%

1,105^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 15 pts since 2022

From bottom 33% (2022) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

425^th of 609Totowa 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	19.4	1105 of 1347	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1106 of 1338	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	710 of 1342	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	900 of 1345	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1182 of 1326	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1021 of 1317	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	603 of 1318	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	745 of 1326	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	703 of 1032	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	775 of 989	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	457 of 982	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	567 of 953	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	950 of 1023	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	743 of 939	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	74.0	156 of 910	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	376 of 863	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	938 of 1318	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1081 of 1313	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	776 of 1315	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	956 of 1324	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	735 of 1023	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	922 of 989	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	705 of 958	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	721 of 949	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	909 of 970	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	915 of 963	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	569 of 975	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	801 of 976	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-17 vs state

English Language Arts24%-21 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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	294 Totowa Road	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	413	28	14.7	29.5%	208 (50.4%)	11 (2.7%)	150 (36.3%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	19.4	1105^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.7	1106^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.3%	1			24.4						33.0						$14,009	$72	$13,937
John P. Holland Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Garret Mountain Plaza	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	John P Holland Charter School School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 345-2212	787	50	15.7	86.0%	5 (0.6%)	105 (13.3%)	669 (85.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.8	914^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.1%		28.9	955^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.6%	41	9.8	6.3	58.4	29.8	37.8	60.7	77.4	50.1	53.3	21.2	23.1	22.6	33.4	20.0	$9,769	$684	$9,085
Beatrice Gilmore School	Public	3-5	1075 McBride Avenue	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7740	359	28	12.8	47.9%	167 (46.5%)	17 (4.7%)	147 (40.9%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	43	772^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.6	850^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.5%	78	30.7		45.5	45.3	46.2				49.6	32.8	43.6				$12,753	$609	$12,144
School 7	Public	K-5	106 Ramsey Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0070	250	22	11.3	89.6%	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	140 (56.0%)	89 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.4	1106^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.9%		12	1206^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.9%	100	11.8		41.9	29.8	36.0				31.8	18.8	15.7				$12,688		$12,688
School 27	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Richmond Ave	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0270	641	48	13.3	80.8%	35 (5.5%)	58 (9.0%)	351 (54.8%)	193 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18	1130^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.5	1095^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.2%	35	12.6		27.7	36.3	34.4				28.2	30.3	14.2				$8,335		$8,335
Charles Olbon School	Public	PK, KG-2	50 Lincoln Lane	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7730	404	31	13.0	52.5%	154 (38.1%)	11 (2.7%)	197 (48.8%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$12,574	$614	$11,960
School 19	Public	K-4	31 James Street	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0190	288	23	12.5	74.7%	4 (1.4%)	28 (9.7%)	158 (54.9%)	95 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33	913^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.4	990^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.0%	77			34.9	54.1					38.3	26.9					$9,566		$9,566
Community Charter School of Paterson	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Spruce St	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Community Charter School of Paterson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 413-2057	896	49	18.2	99.3%	4 (0.4%)	244 (27.2%)	632 (70.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	27.6	987^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.7%		26	996^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.6%	9	3.2	3.8	32.0	44.3	33.0	32.2	47.3	43.8	58.8	48.4	13.7	14.3	8.7	17.2	$10,771	$1,994	$8,777
School 5	Public	K-5	430 Totowa Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0050	753	58	12.9	74.8%	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.7%)	448 (59.5%)	256 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22	1060^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.3%		18.9	1090^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.5%	30	14.9		30.2	34.9	31.9				34.9	32.2	25.6				$10,638		$10,638
School 2	Public	K-8	22 Passaic Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0020	473	41	11.6	84.6%	8 (1.7%)	69 (14.6%)	369 (78.0%)	27 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	1076^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.1%		11.3	1217^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.0%	141	4.0	0.0	27.7	38.9	35.0	53.8	76.4	71.8	29.5	25.0	14.6	17.9	18.5	19.2	$11,646		$11,646

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