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Essex County West Caldwell Tech

Career and Technical School · West Caldwell, NJ

Essex County West Caldwell Tech is a career and technical school school in West Caldwell, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 353 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.1:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
353
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 197 56%
Black or African American 133 38%
White 14 4%
Asian 6 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 1%
Two or more races 1 0%
Total enrollment 353 177M / 176F

English Language Learners: 27 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 20-24% 25.6% 159
Reading Proficiency 30-34% 46.8% 61
Science Proficiency 6-9% 73
4-Year Graduation Rate 90-94%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (7)
62 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
96 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
79
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
22
6.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
17
4.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 353 100%

Contact & Location

620 Passaic Ave

West Caldwell, NJ 07006

Phone: (973)412-2205

http://www.essextech.org

District

Essex County Schools of Technology

Per-pupil expenditure: $56,569

District enrollment: 2,017

NCES ID

340480002080

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD