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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at West Essex High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,061
High
DISTRICT 810 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ESSEX REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341746002462
West Essex High School
65 WEST GREENBROOK RD, NORTH CALDWELL, NJ 07006 · (973) 228-1200 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.4:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
35 students
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 280 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 258 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 267 | 25% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Essex Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 58.4% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 West Essex High School
West Essex High School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Essex High School this school | 1,061 | 3.3% | 55.8% |
| Cranford High School CRANFORD | 1,116 | 1.9% | 54.6% |
| Allentown High School ALLENTOWN | 1,033 | 6.3% | 42.3% |
| North Hunterdon High School Annandale | 1,259 | 4.1% | 54.0% |
| Ramapo High School FRANKLIN LAKES | 1,166 | 0.9% | 49.2% |
| West Morris Central High School CHESTER | 1,015 | 1.4% | 61.2% |
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 West Essex High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #86 of 397 | #8 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #66 of 400 ▲ 5 | #7 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #97 of 395 ▼ 3 | #9 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,061 | #160 of 442 | #15 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #140 of 388 | #13 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #333 of 389 | #29 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.3% | #371 of 405 | #36 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #146 of 200 | #12 of 14 |
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
1,061
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 1,061 | 93 | 11.4:1 | 3% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 1,055 | 99 | 10.7:1 | 4% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 1,043 | 99 | 10.5:1 | 3% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 1,069 | 97 | 11.0:1 | 3% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 1,108 | 101 | 11.0:1 | 3% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 1,113 | 92 | 12.1:1 | 3% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 1,025 | 81 | 12.7:1 | 2% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 0% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 57 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Essex High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,108 to 1,061); teachers down 8% (101 to 93).
About West Essex High School
This page covers West Essex High School, a medium-sized high school in NORTH CALDWELL, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 1,061 students, in grades 9 through 12.
The district, West Essex Regional School District, operates 2 schools serving 1,619 students.
White students make up a majority at West Essex High School, at 80%. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Essex County is roughly 30% White. West Essex High School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at West Essex High School total 93 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.4:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 3%. That is 51 points below the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
allk12 grades West Essex High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
West Essex High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.8%, compared with a predicted 64.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Essex County has about 863,002 residents, and the median household income is $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Essex County has 249 public schools and roughly 145,473 students.
Nearest public school: West Essex Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.0%; West Essex High School's is 55.8%, ranking 3rd of 4.
West Essex High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,069 students in 2020-21 and 1,061 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 West Essex Regional School District
- West Essex Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
Nearby schools
- West Essex Middle School0.2 mi · 558
- Grandview Elementary School0.8 mi · 420
- Essex Junior Academy0.9 mi · 15
- Essex Campus Academy0.9 mi · 37
- Essex High School0.9 mi · 34
- Gould/Mountain Elementary School1.2 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About West Essex High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Essex High School?
West Essex High School enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Essex High School serve?
West Essex High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Essex High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Essex High School is approximately 11.4:1 (93 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Essex High School?
At West Essex High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is West Essex High School in?
West Essex High School is part of West Essex Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.