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Memorial Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

375 River Drive, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 · (201) 796-8700 · Part of Elmwood Park Borough School District

Elmwood Park’s School Grade C better than 31% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
569
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Memorial Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Elmwood Park kids: Memorial Senior High School

On the path

Where Elmwood Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Memorial Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Memorial Senior High School823 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

375 River Drive, Elmwood Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6192
Grade 7197
Grade 8180
Enrollment over time
643’20
599’21
579’22
571’23
569’24

Down 11.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 30%Black 13%Asian 7%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Memorial Middle School from Elmwood Park families.

Other schools in Elmwood Park Borough School District

The district →
Gilbert Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elmwood Park
B−
456 students14:1
Sixteenth Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elmwood Park
C
410 students10:1
Gantner Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elmwood Park
C
339 students11:1
Memorial Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elmwood Park
C
823 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Elmwood Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.