Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Westfield High School – US News & World Report – 100/100

Westfield High School
550 DORIAN RD
WESTFIELD, NJ 07090

Phone: (908) 789-4500

District: Westfield

Overview

Westfield High School is ranked 22nd within New Jersey. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Westfield High School is 58 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 14 percent. Westfield High School is the only high school in the Westfield.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#306
State Rank
#22
STEM Rank
#100
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,839
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 14%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 2%
Full-Time Teachers 111
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Language 97%
Proficient in Math 92%
College Readiness Index 53.7
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 1
Total Students 1,839
Proficient in Language (district average) 97%
Proficient in Math (district average) 92%
College Readiness (district average) 53.7

Total Enrollment 1,839
9th Grade 474 Students
10th Grade 456 Students
11th Grade 457 Students
12th Grade 452 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 14%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 6%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 4%
White Enrollment (% of total) 86%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 0%
Gender

Male (% of total) 50%
Female (% of total) 50%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 1%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 2%

Subject Proficiency Testing

Student exit exams receive grades among multiple proficiency levels established by the state. These figures display how the school as a whole performed in different subjects.

Language Proficiency Distribution

Language proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 456
Partially Proficient 3%
Proficient 51%
Advanced 46%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 455
Partially Proficient 8%
Proficient 38%
Advanced 54%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 119.4
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 10.1
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 84.8
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 94.9
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -10.1
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 17.3
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 53.7
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 58%
Participant Passing Rate 91%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.3
Exam Pass Rate 89%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 52%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.2