📍 620 Passaic Ave, West Caldwell, Essex County, 07006
Essex County West Caldwell Tech is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in West Caldwell, Essex County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Essex County Schools of Technology school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Essex County West Caldwell Tech enrolls 344 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 38% |
| White | 6 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 344 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 219 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Essex County West Caldwell Tech is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 26.
Essex County West Caldwell Tech is one of 3 schools in Essex County Schools of Technology, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 2,190 students district-wide and employs 185 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 344 students, Essex County West Caldwell Tech is smaller than the district average of about 730 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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