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Memorial Middle School

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Memorial Middle School ranks 399 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 47% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Memorial Middle School is a public middle school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 347 students. The school is part of the Woodland Park School District, which is ranked 395 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 250 out of 745 New Jersey middle schools in 2021-2022 to 399 out of 752 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 51.2% to 57.8% across grades, and Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 25.9% to 32.7%. Compared to the state averages, Memorial Middle School's ELA proficiency rates are slightly below the state, while its Mathematics proficiency rates are significantly lower, especially in 8th grade. The school's performance on the NJSLA-S Science assessment is particularly low, with only 11.3% of 8th-grade students proficient in 2024-2025.

Memorial Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Hispanic students and English Language Learners (ELLs) perform relatively better, with their subgroup rankings in the top 40% of New Jersey middle schools. In contrast, White students and students with disabilities perform significantly worse, with their subgroup rankings in the bottom 30% of New Jersey middle schools. The school's performance for low-socioeconomic status (SES) students is a bright spot, with their subgroup ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 19.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

374

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,806

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Memorial Drive
Woodland Park, NJ 07424

(973) 317-7750

District: Woodland Park School District

Students who attend Memorial Middle School usually attend:

High:

Passaic Valley Regional High School

Feeder schools for Memorial Middle School:

Elementary:	Beatrice Gilmore School
	Charles Olbon School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

White:

43.9%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2022 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2022) to 47th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg43%

399^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

395^th of 609Woodland Park 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	45.3	399 of 752	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	395 of 743	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	320 of 748	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	250 of 745	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	291 of 652	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	425 of 745	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	449 of 716	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	377 of 712	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.0	363 of 713	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	447 of 713	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.8	520 of 717	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.7	491 of 704	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.1	347 of 677	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	424 of 684	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.1	437 of 677	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.4	437 of 664	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.1	407 of 640	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.3	408 of 631	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	416 of 615	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.1	335 of 599	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.6	284 of 588	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.6	346 of 574	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	154 of 343	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	148 of 320	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	231 of 288	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	337 of 728	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	384 of 717	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	267 of 720	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	279 of 726	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	257 of 625	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	392 of 703	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	409 of 680	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	227 of 608	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	281 of 589	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	229 of 587	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	185 of 591	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	184 of 480	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	276 of 524	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	280 of 504	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	152 of 613	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	245 of 584	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	140 of 568	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	48 of 549	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.3	46 of 467	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	49.6	246 of 541	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	331 of 522	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	411 of 726	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	379 of 719	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	330 of 718	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	218 of 730	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	280 of 635	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	408 of 697	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	444 of 675	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	445 of 507	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	395 of 510	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	328 of 505	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	169 of 535	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	243 of 401	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	233 of 492	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	278 of 471	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	369 of 502	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	350 of 510	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	253 of 509	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	180 of 512	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	281 of 435	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	349 of 504	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	394 of 497	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-6 vs state

Science11%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 12, 2018

It's so sad that only a case manager shows up for your child's IEP and you report to board of ed in town and don't even get a call back about this. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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 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 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 Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Memorial Drive	Woodland Park	07424	Passaic County	Woodland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-7750	374	38	9.9	47.9%	164 (43.9%)	12 (3.2%)	181 (48.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	45.3	399^th of 752 public middle schools	46.9%		43.2	395^th of 743 public middle schools	46.8%	4		11.3			51.2	57.8	54.8			27.5	32.7	25.9	100.0	100.0	$13,806	$614	$13,192
Washington Park School	Public	4-8	10 Crews Street	Totowa	07512	Passaic County	Totowa Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 956-0010	485	40	12.2	32.4%	231 (47.6%)	24 (4.9%)	205 (42.3%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.8	291^st of 752 public middle schools	61.3%		59	283^rd of 743 public middle schools	61.9%	8	24.4	18.1	44.0	69.8	56.2	72.3	68.2	36.0	41.9	38.2	35.3	20.2	95.0	95.0	$11,100	$295	$10,805
Little Falls Township Public School # 1	Public	5-8	32 Stevens Avenue	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1033	392	42	9.4	27.6%	236 (60.2%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (29.8%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	78.6	137^th of 752 public middle schools	81.8%		86.6	69^th of 743 public middle schools	90.7%	68	42.0	10.9		70.0	75.6	81.2	75.3		73.0	68.3	64.8	42.5	89.5	89.5	$13,515	$313	$13,202
Joseph A. Taub School	Public	6-8	202 Union Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0700	976	57	17.2	67.9%	36 (3.7%)	104 (10.7%)	579 (59.3%)	255 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17.6	629^th of 752 public middle schools	16.4%		17.7	624^th of 743 public middle schools	16.0%	5		3.2			33.4	35.8	31.9			13.7	18.2	5.0	60.0	60.0	$7,202		$7,202
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Van Houten Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2348	1,255	115	10.8	56.1%	357 (28.4%)	58 (4.6%)	718 (57.2%)	96 (7.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	41.6	423^rd of 752 public middle schools	43.8%		41.7	410^th of 743 public middle schools	44.8%	13		13.1			36.1	51.1	51.4			31.1	35.5	25.8	96.3	96.3	$12,567		$12,567
Dr. Hani Awadallah	Public	6-8	515 Marshall Street	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(973) 413-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Young Men's Academy	Public	3-8	45 Smith Street	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2380	50	7	7.1	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	31 (62.0%)	18 (36.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	10.0		30.0	10.0		30.8		30.0	0.0		7.7				$21,107		$21,107
Memorial Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Ridge Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-2646	468	48	9.7	9.4%	355 (75.9%)	12 (2.6%)	58 (12.4%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	71.6	185^th of 752 public middle schools	75.4%		64.7	238^th of 743 public middle schools	68.0%	53	46.3	17.9		81.4	73.1	68.4	78.8		76.7	53.4	56.5	22.1	86.7	86.7	$8,390	$21	$8,369
New Roberto Clemente	Public	6-8	482-506 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0240	473	45	10.5	63.0%	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.4%)	413 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	742^nd of 752 public middle schools	1.3%		8.4	725^th of 743 public middle schools	2.4%	17		0.0			15.8	8.3	10.8			8.2	1.9	2.1	36.4	36.4	$13,069		$13,069
Christopher Columbus Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Piaget Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2360	1,092	120	9.1	74.1%	204 (18.7%)	35 (3.2%)	771 (70.6%)	50 (4.6%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.5%)	28.5	528^th of 752 public middle schools	29.8%		29.9	510^th of 743 public middle schools	31.4%	18		8.1			36.3	37.2	42.8			23.8	28.9	13.7	100.0	100.0	$12,843	$593	$12,250

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