West Essex Middle School

Regular School · NORTH CALDWELL, NJ

West Essex Middle School is a regular school school in NORTH CALDWELL, New Jersey, serving grades 07–08 with 558 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 08

Enrollment

558

Teachers (FTE)

59.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	417	75%
Hispanic/Latino	64	11%
Asian	46	8%
Black or African American	16	3%
Two or more races	15	3%
Total enrollment	558	290M / 268F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -1.6pp	25.6%	519
Reading Proficiency	68.0% +21.2pp	46.8%	520
Science Proficiency	28.0%	—	251

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

2.7% 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.)	558	100%

Contact & Location

65 WEST GREENBROOK RD

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ 07006

Phone: (973)228-1200

http://www.westex.org

District

West Essex Regional School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $31,882

District enrollment: 1,642

Other Schools in District

West Essex High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07006) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341746002464

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