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Enrollment
947
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341752004996
West Milford High School
67 HIGHLANDER DRIVE, WEST MILFORD, NJ 07480 · (973) 697-1701 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New Jersey public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.5:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
214 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 223 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 248 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 220 | 23% |
Student demographics
37%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 Milford Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -18.7pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 21.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Milford High School
West Milford High School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Milford High School this school | 947 | 22.6% | 29.9% |
| Raritan High School HAZLET | 781 | 22.9% | 27.0% |
| Vernon Township High School VERNON | 906 | 24.8% | 45.8% |
| High Point Regional High School District SUSSEX | 791 | 24.1% | 37.0% |
| Seneca High School TABERNACLE | 1,058 | 18.6% | 30.6% |
| Middletown High School North MIDDLETOWN | 1,289 | 21.7% | 42.9% |
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 Milford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #257 of 397 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #267 of 400 ▼ 15 | #9 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #301 of 395 ▼ 47 | #14 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 947 | #185 of 442 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #146 of 388 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #316 of 389 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #266 of 405 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #66 of 200 | #5 of 11 |
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
947
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,241
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 947 | 82.4 | 11.5:1 | 23% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 79.2 | 11.8:1 | 17% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 935 | 83.7 | 11.2:1 | 15% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 953 | 100 | 9.5:1 | 14% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 1,079 | 103.2 | 10.5:1 | 15% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 1,147 | 98 | 11.7:1 | 10% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 1,292 | 77 | 16.8:1 | 6% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 1,352 | 94 | 14.4:1 | 4% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 1,241 | 99 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Milford High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,079 to 947); teachers down 20% (103.2 to 82.4).
About West Milford High School
At 67 HIGHLANDER DRIVE in WEST MILFORD, New Jersey, West Milford High School operates as a mid-sized high school. The school has 947 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.
West Milford High School sits within West Milford Township Public School District, which has 7 schools and 2,920 students.
Federal enrollment data show West Milford High School is 77% White. Next come 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 41% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at West Milford High School, there are about 11.5 students; the school has 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 23%. Among public schools in Passaic County, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
West Milford High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of New Jersey public high schools.
West Milford High School is a bottom-10% school in New Jersey on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.9% against a predicted 53.8%.
For the population of Passaic County, median household income comes to about $87,522, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Passaic County's 155 public schools enroll about 83,237 students and include West Milford High School.
Macopin Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of West Milford High School, there are 6 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, West Milford High School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal data place West Milford High School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (953) and 2024-25 (947). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
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Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Milford Township Public School District
- Macopin Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Maple Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Apshawa Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Other schools in WEST MILFORD
- Macopin Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Maple Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Apshawa Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Westbrook Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Macopin Middle School0.2 mi · 675
- Maple Road Elementary School1.2 mi · 303
- Marshall Hill Elementary School4.1 mi · 283
- Apshawa Elementary School4.1 mi · 266
- Paradise Knoll Elementary School4.5 mi · 196
- Walter T. Bergen Middle School4.6 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About West Milford High SchoolHow large is West Milford High School?
West Milford High School enrolls approximately 947 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Milford High School serve?
West Milford High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West Milford High School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at West Milford High School.
How diverse is West Milford High School?
West Milford High School reports a student body of 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is West Milford High School public or private?
West Milford High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Milford Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.