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What tradition at Westwood Regional High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
830
High
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTWOOD REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341782000906
Westwood Regional High School
701 RIDGEWOOD ROAD, TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NJ 07676 · (201) 664-0880 · Bergen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- 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
10.0:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
130 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 188 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 183 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 198 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 199 | 24% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Westwood Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -29.0pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 29 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 48.1% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Westwood Regional High School
Westwood Regional High School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Regional High School this school | 830 | 15.7% | 50.9% |
| Lakeland Regional High School WANAQUE | 823 | 15.3% | 39.1% |
| Jefferson Township High School OAK RIDGE | 761 | 14.7% | 39.9% |
| Bernards High School Bernardsville | 751 | 18.1% | 56.1% |
| Manasquan High School Manasquan | 917 | 15.8% | 49.8% |
| James Caldwell High School WEST CALDWELL | 749 | 11.5% | 56.4% |
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 Westwood Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #111 of 397 | #24 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #114 of 400 ▼ 9 | #26 of 48 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #209 of 395 ▼ 127 | #43 of 48 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #216 of 442 | #23 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #46 of 388 | #12 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #253 of 389 | #39 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #309 of 405 | #29 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #13 of 200 | #2 of 31 |
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
830
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 830 | 83 | 10.0:1 | 16% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 81.8 | 10.3:1 | 12% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 83.9 | 10.0:1 | 10% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 83 | 10.2:1 | 9% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 1,111 | 100.8 | 11.0:1 | 8% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 1,091 | 95 | 11.5:1 | 9% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 973 | 76 | 12.8:1 | 5% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 929 | 82 | 11.3:1 | 3% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 84 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,111 to 830); teachers down 18% (100.8 to 83).
About Westwood Regional High School
Westwood Regional High School is a medium-sized high school. Its address is in TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 830 students in grades 9 through 12.
In Westwood Regional School District, 6 schools enroll a combined 2,764 students.
White students are the majority at Westwood Regional High School, with 69% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Bergen County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Westwood Regional High School, 83 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.0:1. That is lower than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Roughly 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.
allk12 grades Westwood Regional High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Westwood Regional High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.9% and a predicted 57.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 291 public schools in Bergen County, enrolling about 133,883 students in all.
Nearby, Washington Elementary School is about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Westwood Regional High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Westwood Regional High School is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 843 in 2020-21 and 830 in 2024-25.
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westwood Regional School District
- Westwood Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Jessie F. George ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- Berkeley ElementaryElementary · 277 students
Other schools in TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Jessie F. George ElementaryElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.9 mi · 329
- Jessie F. George Elementary0.9 mi · 282
- Glen School1.2 mi · 126
- Westwood Regional Middle School1.3 mi · 656
- Brookside Elementary School1.3 mi · 390
- Memorial School1.5 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood Regional High SchoolHow many students attend Westwood Regional High School?
Westwood Regional High School enrolls approximately 830 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Westwood Regional High School serve?
Westwood Regional High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westwood Regional High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westwood Regional High School is approximately 10.0:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westwood Regional High School?
At Westwood Regional High School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Westwood Regional High School?
Westwood Regional High School is overseen by Westwood Regional School District in Bergen County.
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