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West Side High School

Regular School · Newark, NJ

West Side High School is a regular school school in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 541 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
541
Teachers (FTE)
43.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 436 81%
Hispanic/Latino 96 18%
Two or more races 4 1%
White 2 0%
Asian 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 541 281M / 260F

English Language Learners: 13 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 3.0% -22.6pp 25.6% 205
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 46.8% 102
Science Proficiency <=5% — 145
4-Year Graduation Rate 74.0% —

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (4)
42 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
175 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
242
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
93
17.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
258
47.7% 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.) 541 100%

Contact & Location

403 South Orange Avenue

Newark, NJ 07103

Phone: (973)733-7019

http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/WSD

District

Newark Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $44,682

District enrollment: 37,662

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

341134002208

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