📍 51 Conforti Ave, West Orange, Essex County, 07052
West Orange High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Orange, Essex County. The school has 2,151 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Orange Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 189.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 36 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Orange High School enrolls 2,151 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 189.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 796 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 789 | 37% |
| White | 351 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 85 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
992 of the school's 2,151 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 808 qualify for free lunch and 184 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.
West Orange High School 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 27, state house district 27.
West Orange High School is one of 13 schools in West Orange Public Schools, based in West Orange, New Jersey. The district serves 7,119 students district-wide and employs 645 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,151 students, West Orange High School is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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