Westfield Senior High School
550 Dorian Rd
Westfield NJ, 07090, Union County
Phone: 908-789-4500
Ranking:
(35 out of 346, top 10%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Westfield 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: | 147 | 150 | 147 | 111 | 114 | 137 | 115 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,836 | 1,860 | 1,839 | 1,839 | 1,796 | 1,788 | 1,784 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 435 | 23.7% | 474 | 25.5% | 461 | 25.1% | 474 | 25.8% | 448 | 24.9% | 459 | 25.7% | 439 | 24.6% |
Grade 10: | 473 | 25.8% | 456 | 24.5% | 469 | 25.5% | 456 | 24.8% | 458 | 25.5% | 446 | 24.9% | 433 | 24.3% |
Grade 11: | 449 | 24.5% | 468 | 25.2% | 452 | 24.6% | 457 | 24.9% | 454 | 25.3% | 431 | 24.1% | 443 | 24.8% |
Grade 12: | 467 | 25.4% | 443 | 23.8% | 439 | 23.9% | 452 | 24.6% | 436 | 24.3% | 452 | 25.3% | 443 | 24.8% |
Ungraded: | 12 | 0.7% | 19 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 26 | 1.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 948 | 51.6% | 944 | 50.8% | 916 | 49.8% | 914 | 49.7% | 896 | 49.9% | 898 | 50.2% | 893 | 50.1% |
Female: | 888 | 48.4% | 916 | 49.2% | 923 | 50.2% | 925 | 50.3% | 900 | 50.1% | 890 | 49.8% | 887 | 49.7% |
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: | 115 | 6.3% | 114 | 6.1% | 115 | 6.3% | 117 | 6.4% | 110 | 6.1% | 116 | 6.5% | 107 | 6.0% |
Hispanic: | 71 | 3.9% | 59 | 3.2% | 70 | 3.8% | 67 | 3.6% | 62 | 3.5% | 65 | 3.6% | 61 | 3.4% |
Black: | 69 | 3.8% | 79 | 4.2% | 72 | 3.9% | 68 | 3.7% | 68 | 3.8% | 75 | 4.2% | 83 | 4.7% |
White: | 1,580 | 86.1% | 1,608 | 86.5% | 1,582 | 86.0% | 1,587 | 86.3% | 1,556 | 86.6% | 1,532 | 85.7% | 1,533 | 85.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 42 | 2.3% | 34 | 1.8% | 23 | 1.3% | 28 | 1.5% | 28 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.2% | 26 | 1.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.8% | 19 | 1.0% | 17 | 0.9% | 24 | 1.3% | 14 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.52 | 12.42 | 12.55 | 16.60 | 15.75 | 11.50 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.5% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 95.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 95.4% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.5% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.4% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.9% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.3% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.8% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 91.0% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 92.9% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 91.0% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.3% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 72.7% |
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* Westfield Senior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.