Memorial High School
5501 Park Ave
West New York NJ, 07093, Hudson County
Phone: 201-553-4110
Ranking: (269 out of 346, bottom 22%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West New York Town School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 144 | NA | NA | 154 | 135 | 145 | 129 | 125 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,844 | 1,739 | 1,740 | 1,711 | 1,764 | 1,734 | 1,671 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 572 | 31.0% | 487 | 28.0% | 500 | 28.7% | 492 | 28.8% | 469 | 26.6% | 480 | 27.7% | 492 | 29.4% |
Grade 10: | 440 | 23.9% | 465 | 26.7% | 462 | 26.6% | 427 | 25.0% | 474 | 26.9% | 441 | 25.4% | 472 | 28.2% |
Grade 11: | 387 | 21.0% | 408 | 23.5% | 361 | 20.7% | 430 | 25.1% | 407 | 23.1% | 461 | 26.6% | 380 | 22.7% |
Grade 12: | 390 | 21.1% | 339 | 19.5% | 394 | 22.6% | 344 | 20.1% | 403 | 22.8% | 342 | 19.7% | 318 | 19.0% |
Ungraded: | 55 | 3.0% | 40 | 2.3% | 23 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.1% | 11 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 974 | 52.8% | 875 | 50.3% | 869 | 49.9% | 852 | 49.8% | 900 | 51.0% | 900 | 51.9% | 835 | 50.0% |
Female: | 870 | 47.2% | 864 | 49.7% | 871 | 50.1% | 859 | 50.2% | 864 | 49.0% | 834 | 48.1% | 832 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 9 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.5% | 32 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 1,714 | 93.0% | 1,643 | 94.5% | 1,655 | 95.1% | 1,622 | 94.8% | 1,685 | 95.5% | 1,663 | 95.9% | 1,508 | 90.2% |
Black: | 20 | 1.1% | 21 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.2% | 14 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.7% |
White: | 96 | 5.2% | 62 | 3.6% | 49 | 2.8% | 58 | 3.4% | 49 | 2.8% | 51 | 2.9% | 113 | 6.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,374 | 74.5% | 1,291 | 74.2% | 1,185 | 68.1% | 1,043 | 61.0% | 1,140 | 64.6% | 1,075 | 62.0% | 744 | 44.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 7.9% | 161 | 9.3% | 153 | 8.8% | 157 | 9.2% | 195 | 11.1% | 249 | 14.4% | 162 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.81 | NA | NA | 11.27 | 12.67 | 12.17 | 10.80 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 70.8% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 69.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 67.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 77.2% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 80.2% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 71.8% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 71.4% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 80.0% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.4% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.5% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 55.2% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 53.8% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 64.8% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 69.9% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 70.8% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 59.6% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.5% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.7% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 71.9% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 74.6% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 57.0% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Memorial High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.