Memorial High School

5501 Park Ave, West New York NJ, 7093 | West New York Town School District | 201-553-4110
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1938
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 25% 53% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
37%West New York
52%New Jersey

Memorial High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "West New York Town School District" in West New York, NJ. There are a total of 1,938 students and 150 teachers at Memorial High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Memorial High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 24.5%, which is 53% lower than the New Jersey average.

Memorial High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1938
Teachers150
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment134
Taking some courses134
Taking some courses (not tests)2
Passing some courses72
Passing no courses53

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Memorial High School, there are a total of 134 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 134 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All14%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School14%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Memorial High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 4.6% 8.4% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 1.0% 0.9% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 0.7% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 93.5% 89.8% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.1%

West New York demographics profile

StatisticWest New YorkNew JerseyNational
Population52,7788,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)53,0821,21591
Median age35.839.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%56%55%
Speak English20%69%79%
Speak Spanish70%16%13%

Education level achieved in West New York

IndexWest New YorkNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade73.7%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school71.4%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college46.2%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree30.5%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.9%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters9.0%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.3%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Memorial High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.