The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in Math. The lowest is 46% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Memorial School
Memorial School is the early-elementary campus for the Maywood School District, serving children from prekindergarten through third grade. The school sits inside a small, densely built Bergen County borough where the downtown commercial strip, the local park, and the civic buildings are all within easy walking distance of the residential blocks that surround it. Because the school stops at third grade, the traditional measures that older-school parents look for — a graduation rate, advanced coursework, chronic absenteeism data — do not apply here. The full K-8 picture in Maywood continues at Maywood Avenue School, which serves grades four through eight, but Memorial is where the district’s youngest students start.
The student body of about that size for an early-elementary school is diverse. More than two-fifths of students identify as Hispanic, roughly three-tenths as white, and a substantial share as Asian, with smaller groups of Black students and multiracial students. A relatively modest portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a number that typically signals a mix of income levels rather than concentrated poverty. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported in the available records, so a family with a child who receives special education services or is learning English may want to follow up directly with the school to understand how those supports are structured.
Academically, Memorial School participates in New Jersey’s state assessment program in third grade, the only tested year in the building. In math, more than half of third graders scored at the proficient or above level. In English language arts, the share was just under half. Both results place Memorial’s overall proficiency level below the midpoint among districts in Bergen County. From a single grade’s snapshot, it is hard to say whether this is a trend or a one-year data point, but a parent should know that the scores are not at the top of the county’s wide range. The school’s grade band means there are no results for middle or high school subjects, so this is the only academic evidence the public record provides for Memorial itself.
The community context shapes what daily life feels like. Maywood is a borough of limited geography and slow infill growth, fully built out, with a walkable layout that lets a family reach the public library, Memorial Park, and the downtown restaurants and shops without a car. The park sits directly across from Memorial School, a convenience for outdoor time after school. The housing market in this corner of Bergen County commands high values, and the national affordability reading suggests a typical home requires a considerable share of income to carry. The district itself has no major recent changes publicly reported, so families can expect the current structure to continue without immediate disruption.
For a parent deciding whether Memorial School fits, the main consideration is timing. This is an elementary entry point, not a destination school. A child will be here for only a few years before moving up to the upper elementary and middle school building. The academic profile is mixed — strong in math for a majority of third graders, weaker in reading for nearly half — and the district’s overall proficiency relative to the rest of Bergen County suggests room for growth. The setting is compact, walkable, and integrated into the town’s fabric, which appeals to families who want school and community life to overlap. A parent should also inquire about early-grade offerings like full-day pre-K, enrichment, and special education support, since those details were not available in the public data.
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