West Milford High School

West Milford High School is a senior high of mid-tier scale in WEST MILFORD, New Jersey, run under West Milford Township Public School District, educateing 947 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 7 schools in West Milford Township Public School District (2,920 students total), West Milford High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, West Milford High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest consists of 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting West Milford High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at West Milford High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Milford High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.8%; actual is 29.9%, a gap of -23.9 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Passaic County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), West Milford High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Macopin Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, West Milford High School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. West Milford High School's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,079 (now 947). The White share of enrollment declined from 90% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.