West Side High School (New Jersey)
High school in Newark, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West Side High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school complex in Newark, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Newark Public Schools.
West Side High School | |
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Address | |
403 South Orange Avenue , , 07103 United States | |
Coordinates | 40.741149°N 74.20292°W / 40.741149; -74.20292 |
Information | |
Type | public high school |
Established | 1925 |
School district | Newark Public Schools |
NCES School ID | 341134002208[1] |
Principal | Akbar Cook |
Faculty | 46.0 FTEs[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 609 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.2:1[1] |
Color(s) | Green and white[2] |
Athletics conference | Super Essex Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
Team name | Roughriders[2] |
Website | www |
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 609 students and 46.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 432 students (70.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 35 (5.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
From 2014 to 2018, the West Side campus hosted two separate high school programs that operated independently but shared a facility and athletic programs:
- Newark Early College High School, which prepares students in grades 7–12 to complete up to 60 college-level credits during their high school career[3]
- Newark Vocational High School prepares students in grades 9-12 for college and career options.[4]