West Side High Scool High School
403 South Orange Ave Newark NJ, 07103, Essex County Phone: 973-733-6630 Ranking: (337 out of 346, bottom 3%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Newark City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 56 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 77 | 76 | 81 | |||||||
Total Students: | 545 | 810 | 1,058 | 965 | 1,276 | 1,487 | 1,502 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 76 | 13.9% | 117 | 14.4% | 250 | 23.6% | 150 | 15.5% | 241 | 18.9% | 324 | 21.8% | 295 | 19.6% |
Grade 10: | 113 | 20.7% | 161 | 19.9% | 167 | 15.8% | 222 | 23.0% | 291 | 22.8% | 307 | 20.6% | 312 | 20.8% |
Grade 11: | 146 | 26.8% | 145 | 17.9% | 225 | 21.3% | 230 | 23.8% | 285 | 22.3% | 310 | 20.8% | 334 | 22.2% |
Grade 12: | 108 | 19.8% | 227 | 28.0% | 233 | 22.0% | 223 | 23.1% | 270 | 21.2% | 325 | 21.9% | 330 | 22.0% |
Ungraded: | 102 | 18.7% | 160 | 19.8% | 183 | 17.3% | 140 | 14.5% | 189 | 14.8% | 221 | 14.9% | 231 | 15.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 281 | 51.6% | 419 | 51.7% | 500 | 47.3% | 462 | 47.9% | 619 | 48.5% | 733 | 49.3% | 754 | 50.2% |
Female: | 264 | 48.4% | 391 | 48.3% | 558 | 52.7% | 503 | 52.1% | 657 | 51.5% | 754 | 50.7% | 744 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 39 | 7.2% | 45 | 5.6% | 59 | 5.6% | 45 | 4.7% | 44 | 3.4% | 36 | 2.4% | 37 | 2.5% |
Black: | 501 | 91.9% | 763 | 94.2% | 989 | 93.5% | 919 | 95.2% | 1,228 | 96.2% | 1,447 | 97.3% | 1,461 | 97.3% |
White: | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 422 | 77.4% | 660 | 81.5% | 753 | 71.2% | 690 | 71.5% | 806 | 63.2% | 865 | 58.2% | 781 | 52.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.3% | 55 | 6.8% | 60 | 5.7% | 49 | 5.1% | 78 | 6.1% | 91 | 6.1% | 84 | 5.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.73 | 9.64 | 13.53 | 14.09 | 16.57 | 19.80 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.0% | 46.0% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 48.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 52.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 53.5% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 58.3% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 51.2% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 59% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 12.1% | 24.2% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 15.2% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 37.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 34.2% | 40.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 29.5% | 39.7% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 25.3% | 40.4% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 27.4% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 26.1% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 29.5% | 72.7% |
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* West Side High Scool High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.