Enrollment
353
High
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESSEX COUNTY SCHOOLS OF TECHNOLOGY·NCES 340480002080
Essex County West Caldwell Tech
620 Passaic Ave, West Caldwell, NJ 07006 · (973) 412-2205 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Jersey public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
233 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 23% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -15.5pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 34.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Essex County West Caldwell Tech
Essex County West Caldwell Tech's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County West Caldwell Tech this school | 353 | 66.0% | 36.8% |
| Asbury Park High School ASBURY PARK | 379 | 67.5% | 18.1% |
| Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts PATERSON | 258 | 59.7% | 8.4% |
| Arts High School NEWARK | 611 | 68.2% | 30.2% |
| Penns Grove High School CARNEYS POINT | 632 | 69.5% | 11.9% |
| Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies PLAINFIELD | 357 | 77.3% | 26.0% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Essex County West Caldwell Tech ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #205 of 397 | #18 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #194 of 400 ▼ 35 | #18 of 39 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #176 of 395 ▼ 44 | #23 of 39 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #360 of 442 | #36 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #53 of 388 | #4 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #191 of 389 | #10 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #85 of 405 | #21 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #49 of 173 | #9 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
+17 (+5%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 353 | 35 | 10.1:1 | 66% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 37 | 9.4:1 | 75% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 39 | 8.8:1 | 79% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 35 | 9.6:1 | 66% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 33 | 9.1:1 | 75% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 32 | 8.2:1 | 80% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 31 | 7.7:1 | 75% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 24 | 9.0:1 | 69% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 25 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Essex County West Caldwell Tech.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (300 to 353); teachers up 6% (33 to 35).
About Essex County West Caldwell Tech
West Caldwell, New Jersey, is home to Essex County West Caldwell Tech, a small high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 353 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
Essex County Schools of Technology oversees Essex County West Caldwell Tech and 2 other schools, with 2,189 students in total.
Roughly 56% of students at Essex County West Caldwell Tech are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 38% Black and 4% White. Among all residents of Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Essex County West Caldwell Tech's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 35 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.1:1. That is lower than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 66%. That is 12 points above the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, Essex County West Caldwell Tech receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Essex County West Caldwell Tech's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (36.8%) and its predicted rate (30.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Essex County show that the median household income is $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 249 public schools in Essex County, enrolling about 145,473 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Harrison School, about 0.4 miles away. Essex County West Caldwell Tech is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Essex County West Caldwell Tech at 7th of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 353, a 5% gain from 336 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Essex County West Caldwell Tech can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Essex County Schools of Technology
- Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyHigh · 1,230 students
- Essex County Newark TechHigh · 606 students
Other schools in West Caldwell
- James Caldwell High SchoolHigh · 749 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison School0.4 mi · 39
- James Caldwell High School0.8 mi · 749
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 409
- Grover Cleveland Middle School0.9 mi · 610
- Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 246
- Wilson Elementary School1.3 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Essex County West Caldwell TechHow many students attend Essex County West Caldwell Tech?
Essex County West Caldwell Tech enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 09-12.
Is Essex County West Caldwell Tech an elementary, middle, or high school?
Essex County West Caldwell Tech is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Essex County West Caldwell Tech?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Essex County West Caldwell Tech is approximately 10.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Essex County West Caldwell Tech?
Student demographics at Essex County West Caldwell Tech are roughly 4% White, 56% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Essex County West Caldwell Tech?
Essex County West Caldwell Tech is overseen by Essex County Schools of Technology in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.