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West Morris Central High School
259 Bartley Rd
Chester NJ, 07930, Morris County
Phone: 908-879-5212
Ranking: 
(25 out of 346, top 7%)*
(25 out of 346, top 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West Morris 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: | 104 | 104 | 108 | 96 | 101 | 114 | 97 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,334 | 1,349 | 1,380 | 1,417 | 1,394 | 1,383 | 1,367 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 340 | 25.5% | 314 | 23.3% | 332 | 24.1% | 356 | 25.1% | 344 | 24.7% | 334 | 24.2% | 368 | 26.9% |
| Grade 10: | 313 | 23.5% | 331 | 24.5% | 352 | 25.5% | 347 | 24.5% | 339 | 24.3% | 374 | 27.0% | 333 | 24.4% |
| Grade 11: | 323 | 24.2% | 351 | 26.0% | 352 | 25.5% | 341 | 24.1% | 376 | 27.0% | 330 | 23.9% | 331 | 24.2% |
| Grade 12: | 358 | 26.8% | 353 | 26.2% | 344 | 24.9% | 373 | 26.3% | 327 | 23.5% | 334 | 24.2% | 329 | 24.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 8 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 652 | 48.9% | 654 | 48.5% | 679 | 49.2% | 688 | 48.6% | 681 | 48.9% | 679 | 49.1% | 662 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 682 | 51.1% | 695 | 51.5% | 701 | 50.8% | 729 | 51.4% | 713 | 51.1% | 704 | 50.9% | 701 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 44 | 3.3% | 48 | 3.6% | 46 | 3.3% | 52 | 3.7% | 60 | 4.3% | 54 | 3.9% | 52 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 74 | 5.5% | 70 | 5.2% | 86 | 6.2% | 81 | 5.7% | 69 | 4.9% | 69 | 5.0% | 46 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 16 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.4% | 24 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.5% |
| White: | 1,181 | 88.5% | 1,194 | 88.5% | 1,217 | 88.2% | 1,256 | 88.6% | 1,237 | 88.7% | 1,224 | 88.5% | 1,245 | 91.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.2% | 10 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.0% | 13 | 0.9% | 20 | 1.4% | 12 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.79 | 12.96 | 12.75 | 14.76 | 13.80 | 11.20 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 94.7% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 96.3% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 97.2% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 96.2% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 98.1% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 96.6% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 97.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 98.8% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 97.5% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 98.9% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 99.1% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 90.1% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 92.5% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 93.2% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 93.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 93.6% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.3% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 91.5% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 90.1% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 91.9% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 95.3% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 94% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Morris Central 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.