Memorial Junior School
61 Highland Ave
Whippany NJ, 07981, Morris County
Phone: 973-515-2427
Ranking: (304 out of 1,847, top 16%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Hanover Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 43 | 40 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 541 | 546 | 556 | 557 | 535 | 544 | 497 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 176 | 32.5% | 175 | 32.1% | 183 | 32.9% | 191 | 34.3% | 177 | 33.1% | 186 | 34.2% | 172 | 34.6% |
Grade 7: | 173 | 32.0% | 182 | 33.3% | 190 | 34.2% | 182 | 32.7% | 179 | 33.5% | 178 | 32.7% | 175 | 35.2% |
Grade 8: | 188 | 34.8% | 189 | 34.6% | 183 | 32.9% | 184 | 33.0% | 179 | 33.5% | 180 | 33.1% | 150 | 30.2% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 278 | 51.4% | 270 | 49.5% | 286 | 51.4% | 279 | 50.1% | 277 | 51.8% | 284 | 52.2% | 253 | 50.9% |
Female: | 263 | 48.6% | 276 | 50.5% | 270 | 48.6% | 278 | 49.9% | 258 | 48.2% | 260 | 47.8% | 240 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 77 | 14.2% | 80 | 14.7% | 73 | 13.1% | 68 | 12.2% | 67 | 12.5% | 73 | 13.4% | 64 | 12.9% |
Hispanic: | 27 | 5.0% | 24 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.1% | 23 | 4.1% | 19 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.9% | 9 | 1.8% |
Black: | 8 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% |
White: | 427 | 78.9% | 435 | 79.7% | 450 | 80.9% | 454 | 81.5% | 444 | 83.0% | 444 | 81.6% | 419 | 84.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.47 | 13.68 | 12.41 | 15.05 | 15.29 | 11.70 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 78.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 80.8% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 79.5% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 79.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 80.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 84.7% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 84.7% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 87.3% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.8% | 74.8% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 69.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 72.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 78.4% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 67.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.7% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 93.8% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 90.2% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.2% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 90.4% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 83.9% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 87.3% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.8% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 90.8% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 85.3% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 91.4% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 84.8% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 93.2% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 77.7% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 90.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.8% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 91.4% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 78.9% |
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* Memorial Junior School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.