West Orange High School
51 Conforti Ave
West Orange NJ, 07052, Essex County
Phone: 973-669-5301
Ranking: 
(244 out of 346, bottom 29%)*
(244 out of 346, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West Orange Town School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 190 | 178 | 176 | 165 | 172 | 158 | 150 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,119 | 2,139 | 2,141 | 2,143 | 2,042 | 2,002 | 1,972 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 515 | 24.3% | 551 | 25.8% | 501 | 23.4% | 592 | 27.6% | 499 | 24.4% | 526 | 26.3% | 481 | 24.4% |
| Grade 10: | 543 | 25.6% | 506 | 23.7% | 569 | 26.6% | 525 | 24.5% | 557 | 27.3% | 482 | 24.1% | 503 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 476 | 22.5% | 520 | 24.3% | 487 | 22.7% | 505 | 23.6% | 463 | 22.7% | 479 | 23.9% | 494 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 489 | 23.1% | 467 | 21.8% | 484 | 22.6% | 427 | 19.9% | 442 | 21.6% | 441 | 22.0% | 408 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | 96 | 4.5% | 95 | 4.4% | 100 | 4.7% | 94 | 4.4% | 81 | 4.0% | 74 | 3.7% | 86 | 4.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,095 | 51.7% | 1,091 | 51.0% | 1,086 | 50.7% | 1,084 | 50.6% | 1,009 | 49.4% | 1,001 | 50.0% | 972 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 1,024 | 48.3% | 1,048 | 49.0% | 1,055 | 49.3% | 1,059 | 49.4% | 1,033 | 50.6% | 1,001 | 50.0% | 996 | 50.5% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 134 | 6.3% | 140 | 6.5% | 149 | 7.0% | 141 | 6.6% | 147 | 7.2% | 145 | 7.2% | 149 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic: | 513 | 24.2% | 508 | 23.7% | 479 | 22.4% | 477 | 22.3% | 476 | 23.3% | 446 | 22.3% | 446 | 22.6% |
| Black: | 1,046 | 49.4% | 1,032 | 48.2% | 1,018 | 47.5% | 1,009 | 47.1% | 916 | 44.9% | 876 | 43.8% | 851 | 43.2% |
| White: | 409 | 19.3% | 445 | 20.8% | 486 | 22.7% | 514 | 24.0% | 502 | 24.6% | 535 | 26.7% | 525 | 26.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 668 | 31.5% | 619 | 28.9% | 714 | 33.3% | 670 | 31.3% | 519 | 25.4% | 431 | 21.5% | 386 | 19.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 6.7% | 152 | 7.1% | 131 | 6.1% | 163 | 7.6% | 159 | 7.8% | 154 | 7.7% | 192 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.14 | 12.00 | 12.19 | 12.99 | 11.87 | 10.00 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 83.6% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 83.6% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 86.0% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 82.1% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 87.1% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 64.1% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 67.6% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.2% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.5% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 66.9% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 69.5% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 70.9% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 71.3% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 62.4% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Orange High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.