| West Essex High School | |
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65 West Greenbrook Road , , 07006 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°52′10″N 74°16′03″W / 40.869371°N 74.267459°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Dedicated to Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility." |
| Established | 1960 |
| NCES School ID | 341746002462[1] |
| Principal | Kimberly Westervelt |
| Faculty | 99.0 FTEs[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,043 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.5:1[1] |
| Campus | 100 acres (0.40 km2) |
| Color(s) | Red white and black[2] |
| Athletics conference | Super Essex Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Knights[2] |
| Publication | Roundtable[3] |
| Newspaper | Wessex Wire[3] |
| Yearbook | Milestone[3] |
| Website | hs |
West Essex High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in North Caldwell. The high school is part of the West Essex Regional School District, which is comprised of the constituent municipalities of Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and Roseland, four municipalities in western Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[4][5] The constituent municipalities are largely filled with single-family homes and populated by individuals with high socioeconomic characteristics.[6]
The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1964.[7] Block scheduling was implemented for the 2014-15 school year.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,043 students and 99.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1. There were 23 students (2.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 6 (0.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
- ^ a b c d e School data for West Essex High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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Publicationswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ West Essex Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 4, 2017. "The West Essex Regional School District is a comprehensive high school serving the communities of Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell, and Roseland in northern New Jersey."
- ^ School History, West Essex Regional School District. Accessed June 4, 2016.
- ^ Profile 2018-2019, West Essex Regional School District. Accessed January 12, 2020. "Population is comprised of business leaders, entrepreneurs and other professionals, with an above average socio-economic level. Primarily comprised of single family homes"
- ^ West Essex Senior High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 30, 2012. Accessed March 30, 2015.