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Memorial High School

5501 Park Ave, West New York, NJ, 07093-3523 -

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Definition of Terms

Memorial High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Hudson County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1739 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

144 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 559 students

Grade 10 - 521 students

Grade 11 - 325 students

Grade 12 - 329 students

Grade Not Listed - 5 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	7%
% Hispanic	94%	15%
% Black	1%	17%
% White	4%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

41%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

West New York Town School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	5
Number of Students Managed	6,452 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$107,900,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$108,986,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$16,723	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$16,892	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	99%	81%

At Memorial, volunteering is very cool (El Nuevo)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:01:39 am
WEST NEW YORK - In between classes, athletics and nightly homework, the students of Memorial High School still find time to volunteer to help the needy.
'A showcase of the very best' (The Patriot-News)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 05:27:26 am
Harrisburg-area high school marching bands cleaned up in the top 10 in this year's Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships. The competition, held over the last two Sundays at Hersheypark Stadium, drew 120 bands from seven states.
Susquehanna Twp. takes 4th in Tournament of Bands competition (The Patriot-News)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 12:42:33 am
More than 50 high school marching bands are well into the second and final day of competition in Hershey Stadium today.
Obituaries published in Nov. 6, 2009 Warren Reporter (The Warren Reporter)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 01:07:03 pm
Jeannine “Jeanne” E. Schnapp Jeannine “Jeanne” E. Schnapp, 80, passed away peacefully at Warren Haven Nursing Home, Washington, Oct. 21, 2009. Born Jan. 20, 1929, in Union City, she also lived in Brick and Guttenberg. She was the daughter of...
College Basketball Capsules: Carter and Dunn trying to fill in for Baylor (The Brownsville Herald)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 12:11:13 am
WACO — Hanging on the wall in the Baylor basketball office are framed brackets from last spring’s NIT and Big 12 tournaments. The brackets are almost filled out, listing every victory that got the Bears to the championship games of each tournament.

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Memorial High School is a four-year public high school that serves students from West New York, New Jersey, United States, as part of the West New York School District. WNYSD, an Abbott District, serves all of the city of West New York.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,739 students and 144.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.1.
The school was the 289th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 261st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Memorial High School Tigers compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
In 2001, the boys baseball team made it to the finals of the North I Group IV state tournament, falling to rivalNorth Bergen High School 4-3 in the final game.
In 2002, the boys basketball team won the North I Group IV state title, defeating Hackensack High School 65-62.
School clubs
Academic Team
Math Club
Spanish Club
French Club
Italian Club
Debate Team
Key Club
Drama Club
Chess Club
FBLA
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Robert Sanchez - Principal
Scott Cannao - Assistant Principal
Yvette Grasso - Assistant Principal
Nelson Lopez - Assistant Principal
Gene Pagnozzi - Assistant Principal
Alina Mendoza - Assistant Principal for Alternative Education
Notable alumni
Vincent J. Dellay (1907-1999), represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957-1959.
John Mahnken (born 1922), former professional basketball player.
Albio Sires (M.A., 1985). Member of the United States House of Representatives from .
Silverio Vega (born 1956), Mayor of West New York, who earlier served in the New Jersey General Assembly and on the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
External links
Memorial High School
West New York School District
Data for the West New York School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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About This Zip Code (07093)

School Zip (07093)

(NJ) State Average

Population (Approximate)

56,559 people

8,215,963 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

22%

35%

Population Average Age

34 years old

36 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$34,745

$55,509

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

3.7 rooms

5.6 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

54 years old

47 years old

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Zipcode (07093)

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% Owning / % Renting

23% / 77%

62% / 38%

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3. North Bergen High School - 2399 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
4. Beacon School - 1042 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
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