West Essex Middle School
65 West Greenbrook Rd
Caldwell NJ, 07006, Essex County
Phone: 973-228-1200
Ranking: (261 out of 1,847, top 14%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: West Essex Regional School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 55 | 55 | 52 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 563 | 579 | 594 | 564 | 576 | 569 | 796 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 297 | 52.8% | 266 | 45.9% | 312 | 52.5% | 281 | 49.8% | 281 | 48.8% | 288 | 50.6% | 268 | 33.7% |
Grade 8: | 263 | 46.7% | 309 | 53.4% | 280 | 47.1% | 283 | 50.2% | 292 | 50.7% | 273 | 48.0% | 269 | 33.8% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 290 | 51.5% | 295 | 50.9% | 293 | 49.3% | 275 | 48.8% | 273 | 47.4% | 286 | 50.3% | 411 | 51.6% |
Female: | 273 | 48.5% | 284 | 49.1% | 301 | 50.7% | 289 | 51.2% | 303 | 52.6% | 283 | 49.7% | 381 | 47.9% |
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: | 23 | 4.1% | 18 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.5% | 30 | 5.3% | 33 | 5.7% | 29 | 5.1% | 30 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 37 | 6.6% | 27 | 4.7% | 33 | 5.6% | 41 | 7.3% | 36 | 6.3% | 32 | 5.6% | 27 | 3.4% |
Black: | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% |
White: | 494 | 87.7% | 522 | 90.2% | 529 | 89.1% | 479 | 84.9% | 503 | 87.3% | 505 | 88.8% | 734 | 92.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.31 | 10.53 | 11.36 | 15.08 | 13.09 | 9.10 | 13.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 93.7% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 86.4% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 88.2% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.5% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 77.7% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.7% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 84.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.4% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.2% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.3% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 80.6% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 77.7% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 88.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 93.2% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 93.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.2% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 93.2% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 93.0% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 78.4% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 76.6% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 76.1% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88.0% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 89.4% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 88.2% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 78.9% |
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* West Essex Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.