For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 353 students in Little Ferry Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Little Ferry Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
833 Schools
# Students
822 Students
459,259 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
39,700 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Little Ferry Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#371 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
17%
9%
% Hispanic
53%
39%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
25%
31%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $35,788 is higher than the state median of $27,031. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $33,280 is higher than the state median of $25,924. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$29 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$35,788
$27,031
Spending / Student
$33,280
$25,924
Best Little Ferry Public School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Memorial Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
130 Liberty St
Little Ferry, NJ 07643
(201) 641-6186
Little Ferry, NJ 07643
(201) 641-6186
Gr: 5-8 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
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