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Memorial High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West New York, Hudson County. The school has 2,251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West New York School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Memorial High School enrolls 2,251 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 146 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,167 | 96% |
| White | 48 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 18 | <1% |
| Asian | 14 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,805 of the school's 2,251 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,524 qualify for free lunch and 281 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Memorial High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-80, state senate district 32, state house district 32.
Memorial High School is one of 9 schools in West New York School District, based in West New York, New Jersey. The district serves 8,008 students district-wide and employs 529 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,251 students, Memorial High School is larger than the district average of about 890 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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