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Memorial High School

Public Grades 9-12

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 21% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Memorial High School is a public high school located in West New York, New Jersey, serving around 2,300 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the West New York School District, which is ranked 472 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with its academic performance significantly below state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 39.5% of 9th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. In Algebra I, the proficiency rates were even lower, with 0% of 10th graders and only 12.7% of students overall being proficient. The school's graduation rate, ranging from 82.7% to 91.3% in recent years, is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate, between 1.0% and 2.4%, is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School, High Technical High School, and Hoboken High School, Memorial High School's performance is generally lower. However, the nearby Jose Marti STEM Academy, which is also part of the Union City School District, stands out with its exceptional performance, ranking among the top 5% of high schools in the state.

2,345

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,146

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5501 Park Ave
West New York, NJ 07093-3523

(201) 553-4110

District: West New York School District

Feeder schools for Memorial High School:

Elementary:	Albio Sires Elementary School
	Harry L Bain
	Public School Number Five
	Public School Number One
	More...
	Public School Number Three
	Public School Number Two
Middle:	West New York Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

White:

1.7%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (81% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg49%

341^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

472^nd of 609West New York 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	23.9	341 of 434	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	316 of 429	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	319 of 422	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	324 of 415	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	315 of 405	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	317 of 416	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	303 of 415	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	279 of 411	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	215 of 409	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	252 of 406	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.9	310 of 411	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.8	300 of 396	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.4	300 of 388	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	294 of 378	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	300 of 371	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	294 of 370	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	302 of 359	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	284 of 361	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	273 of 357	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	295 of 351	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	296 of 348	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.8	267 of 343	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	27.6	192 of 254	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	154 of 215	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	166 of 191	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	107 of 161	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	70 of 137	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	53 of 101	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	86 of 138	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	81 of 146	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	332 of 426	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	328 of 420	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	317 of 416	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	335 of 414	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	310 of 402	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	333 of 408	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	326 of 403	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	269 of 406	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	246 of 403	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	226 of 385	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	238 of 382	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	270 of 374	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	254 of 364	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	234 of 368	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	196 of 377	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	133 of 358	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	155 of 344	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	164 of 324	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	149 of 326	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	197 of 347	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	139 of 345	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	321 of 426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	290 of 419	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	298 of 414	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	314 of 410	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	311 of 402	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	315 of 407	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	311 of 405	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	273 of 359	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	152 of 361	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.5	324 of 339	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	240 of 344	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	215 of 333	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	249 of 349	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	228 of 355	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	191 of 347	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	262 of 345	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	167 of 335	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	191 of 335	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	147 of 336	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)48th percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2019)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%-13 vs state

Geometry39%-17 vs state

Mathematics36%-22 vs state

Science14%-17 vs state

Algebra I13%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	5501 Park Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4110	2,345	149	15.7	84.4%	41 (1.7%)	27 (1.2%)	2,259 (96.3%)	15 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.9	341^st of 434 public high schools	21.4%		29	316^th of 429 public high schools	26.3%	25	67.7	35.6		13.9			39.5					13.3	0.0	12.7		41.0	37.2			$10,146	$323	$9,823
Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	604	50	12.0	52.8%	206 (34.1%)	29 (4.8%)	323 (53.5%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	42.7	248^th of 434 public high schools	42.9%		38.2	266^th of 429 public high schools	38.0%	18	88.9	63.3	16.6	19.3	66.3	49.4	42.5	39.4	7.7	100.0	35.7	10.5		27.9	62.6	18.5	34.9	93.4	93.4	$9,025	$112	$8,913
North Bergen High School	Public	8-12	7417 Kennedy Blvd	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 295-2800	2,328	158	14.7	66.1%	138 (5.9%)	24 (1.0%)	2,121 (91.1%)	38 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	21.8	350^th of 434 public high schools	19.4%		22.7	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%	6	70.2	39.4		17.2			28.9					8.5	0.0	7.4		19.7	19.7			$6,811		$6,811
Union City High School	Public	9-12	2500 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 330-8678	3,147	181	17.3	73.2%	52 (1.7%)	50 (1.6%)	3,024 (96.1%)	21 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	315^th of 434 public high schools	27.4%		27.8	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%	9	65.6	30.1		10.6			55.0					21.1		20.9						$9,632	$446	$9,186
Jose Marti STEM Academy	Public	9-12	1800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5400	625	55	11.3	74.4%	23 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	576 (92.2%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89.8	14^th of 434 public high schools	96.8%		87.7	26^th of 429 public high schools	93.9%	12		86.8		54.4			97.7					73.4		73.4						$12,231	$466	$11,765
Secaucus High School	Public	9-12	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2033	612	57	10.7	41.5%	163 (26.6%)	24 (3.9%)	263 (43.0%)	155 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	46	228^th of 434 public high schools	47.5%		54.7	171^st of 429 public high schools	60.1%	57		54.7		25.5			55.4					28.1		27.5		80.8	80.8			$12,407	$360	$12,047
Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	652	47	13.9	52.1%	201 (30.8%)	89 (13.7%)	309 (47.4%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	58.5	151^st of 434 public high schools	65.2%		56.5	163^rd of 429 public high schools	62.0%	12	89.0	64.7		30.8			69.4					11.6		11.6		59.1	58.4			$19,451	$358	$19,093
Cliffside Park High School	Public	9-12	64 Riverview Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2370	1,314	94	13.9	70.2%	246 (18.7%)	23 (1.8%)	1,018 (77.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	34.7	294^th of 434 public high schools	32.3%		28.5	321^st of 429 public high schools	25.2%	27	70.2	53.1		25.4			41.9					19.8	2.3	15.6				72.4	72.4	$11,311	$239	$11,072
Ridgefield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	555 Walnut St	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 945-4455	512	45	11.3	46.7%	125 (24.4%)	19 (3.7%)	269 (52.5%)	88 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	51.9	189^th of 434 public high schools	56.5%		52.7	185^th of 429 public high schools	56.9%	4	84.5	51.9		32.1			59.2					23.9		23.9						$14,548	$46	$14,502
Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	Veterans Plaza	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 941-1100	747	54	13.8	73.9%	57 (7.6%)	15 (2.0%)	500 (66.9%)	170 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	22.7	346^th of 434 public high schools	20.3%		27.6	325^th of 429 public high schools	24.2%	21	60.3	38.1	12.0	22.5	37.8	32.3	31.5	27.4	11.9		83.3	10.8	5.9	21.7						$14,384	$256	$14,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial High School

What schools feed into Memorial High School?

Memorial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Albio Sires Elementary School
Elementary : Harry L Bain
Elementary : Public School Number Five
Elementary : Public School Number One
Elementary : Public School Number Three
Elementary : Public School Number Two
Middle : West New York Middle School

What district is Memorial High School in?

West New York School District

How many students attend Memorial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,345 students attended Memorial High School.

What is the racial makeup of Memorial High School?

Students at Memorial High School are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

Is Memorial High School a good school?

Memorial High School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of New Jersey high schools.

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