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Memorial Junior School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

61 Highland Avenue, Whippany, NJ 07981 · (973) 515-2427 · Part of Hanover Township School District

Hanover Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
419
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
6%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Memorial Junior School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hanover Township kids: Whippany Park High School

On the path

Where Hanover Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Memorial Junior SchoolYou are here
9–12Whippany Park High Schoolin Whippany

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A−, 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 ↗

61 Highland Avenue, Whippany

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6138
Grade 7128
Grade 8153
Enrollment over time
466’20
471’21
466’22
426’23
419’24

Down 10.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Hispanic 16%Asian 13%Two or more races 7%Black 4%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 Junior School from Hanover Township families.

Other schools in Hanover Township School District

The district →
Bee Meadow School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whippany
B+
294 students10:1
Mountview Road School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morris Plains
A
276 students11:1
Salem Drive School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Whippany
B+
245 students9:1

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; Hanover Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.