Westfield Senior High School

Westfield Senior High School is one of the roomy senior highs in Westfield, New Jersey, part of Westfield Public School District, with 1,776 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 91% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Across the 10 schools in Westfield Public School District (5,838 students total), Westfield Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Westfield Senior High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 155 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Westfield Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 3% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westfield Senior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.8%; this one delivers 67.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Union County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Westfield Senior High School is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

The closest other public school is McKinley Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westfield Senior High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 71.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Westfield Senior High School's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,913 (now 1,776). White enrollment moved from 85% to 78% across the same window.

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