The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Math. The lowest is 45% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Memorial School
Memorial School serves the youngest students in Lyndhurst, children in pre-kindergarten through second grade. It is one of five K-2 elementary buildings in the Lyndhurst Public School District, which means the school is part of a system designed to transition students to a different primary school for grades three through five before they move on to middle school and then high school. The enrollment is small by most measures, and the student body is composed largely of Hispanic and white children, with a smaller number of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. The free or reduced-price lunch rate indicates that about a third of the students come from households with lower income, which is a meaningful share though not a majority. The school does not appear to have a Title I status on record, and no data on students with disabilities or English learners was available in the data provided, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those support programs.
State testing results are available for third graders, and it is important to note that because Memorial School ends at second grade, the only students tested here are those who are actually enrolled in third grade elsewhere in the district but are part of the Memorial Campus testing cohort. The proficiency rates in math and English language arts from that testing cycle placed the school's overall performance in the bottom quarter among districts in Bergen County. In math, about half of the tested students scored at or above the proficient level, while in English language arts, fewer than half met that benchmark. Participation rates were high, which supports the reliability of the results, but the outcomes themselves are a soft spot compared with many other schools in the county. A parent looking at these scores will want to understand what academic interventions or enrichment are available at Memorial and how the school supports early literacy and numeracy before students leave for the upper elementary grades.
Lyndhurst itself is a residential township in Bergen County with a mix of single-family homes, some commercial strips, and a portion of its land in the uninhabited New Jersey Meadowlands. It has an NJ Transit rail station and is largely a car-oriented suburban community. The housing market in the area is high. Homes are expensive, with values well above the national median, and the typical rent is also steep. For a family moving into town, the cost of living is a significant factor. The Lyndhurst school district recently filed a major amendment to its Long-range Facilities Plan, which suggests a substantial investment in the district's school buildings and infrastructure that will affect the physical environment for students and families across all nine schools.
Memorial School is a straightforward neighborhood school for the district's youngest children. Its small size means a family can expect a contained elementary setting where students spend only the first few years of their schooling. The academic results on the state tests are below the midpoint of what families in Bergen County see, and that is worth exploring with the school. There is no data on disciplinary climate, class size, or staffing. The school handles the foundational years, so the curriculum focus will be on reading readiness, early math, and social development. For a family weighing this school, the key considerations are the cost of housing in Lyndhurst, the academic outcomes at the early grade level, and the fact that their child will attend a different school for the remainder of elementary school.
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