West Milford High School

Summary:

West Milford High School is a public high school serving 935 students in grades 9-12 in West Milford, New Jersey, which is part of the West Milford Township Public School District. While the school has a graduation rate in line with the state average, its academic performance is generally below state standards, particularly in math and science.

West Milford High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, typically between 200-300 out of around 400-426 schools. On the NJSLA assessments, the school's proficiency rates are below the state average across most subjects and grade levels, with only 50.2% of 9th graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 58.1%. Math performance is especially low, with only 19.7% of 9th graders proficient in Algebra I and 25% proficient in Geometry, well below the state averages. The school's science performance is also weak, with only 24.1% of 11th graders proficient on the NJSLA-S assessment, compared to the state average of 28.1%.

Interestingly, West Milford High School's academic performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Female students generally perform better than male students, and Hispanic students perform better than White students. However, students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform below the school's overall ranking. Compared to nearby high schools like Wayne Hills High School, Ramapo High School, and Pequannock Township High School, which all rank significantly higher in the state, West Milford High School's academic performance is relatively low.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 67 Highlander Drive
       West Milford, NJ  07480-3708


(973) 697-1701

District: West Milford Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
266th of 426 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,162 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  937

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.7%
Hispanic:
14.3%
Asian:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.5% Help


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Compare Details West Milford High School ranks worse than 62.4% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.19. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at West Milford High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.7%), Hispanic (14.3%), Asian (1.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 16.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Milford High School is 11.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Milford High School is $13,162.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Milford High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Milford High School 266th of 426 New Jersey public high schools. (See West Milford High School in the ranking list.)

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West Milford Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Milford Township Public School District 315th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Milford High School

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Rank History for all students at West Milford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 62.36 154th 343 55.1%
2004 58.76 174th 348 50.0%
2005 62.97 165th 351 53.0%
2006 62.13 167th 357 53.2%
2007 62.01 170th 361 52.9%
2008 51.03 222nd 359 38.2%
2009 63.68 171st 370 53.8%
2010 56.70 211th 371 43.1%
2011 65.59 165th 378 56.3%
2012 65.90 164th 388 57.7%
2013 62.00 198th 396 50.0%
2014 66.67 160th 411 61.1%
2015 38.14 219th 406 46.1%
2016 37.67 241st 409 41.1%
2017 37.28 236th 411 42.6%
2018 29.91 289th 415 30.4%
2019 40.99 213th 416 48.8%
2021 29.65 266th 405 34.3%
2022 32.01 259th 415 37.6%
2023 37.67 222nd 422 47.4%
2024 31.19 266th 426 37.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Milford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.17 212th 355 40.3%
2019 30.82 229th 349 34.4%
2021 27.81 240th 333 27.9%
2022 27.82 259th 344 24.7%
2023 30.83 213th 339 37.2%
2024 29.24 243rd 349 30.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Milford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.95 270th 345 21.7%
2019 41.14 176th 347 49.3%
2021 37.91 200th 326 38.7%
2022 31.36 213th 324 34.3%
2023 34.90 203rd 344 41.0%
2024 47.08 122nd 350 65.1%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at West Milford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.28 238th 403 40.9%
2019 42.60 212th 408 48.0%
2021 29.92 276th 402 31.3%
2022 34.18 242nd 414 41.5%
2023 30.74 259th 416 37.7%
2024 28.84 271st 416 34.9%
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Rank History for Male students at West Milford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.56 310th 405 23.5%
2019 35.15 231st 407 43.2%
2021 31.62 251st 402 37.6%
2022 19.99 315th 410 23.2%
2023 49.55 149th 414 64.0%
2024 25.29 290th 415 30.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Milford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.18 270th 368 26.6%
2019 52.51 135th 364 62.9%
2021 32.78 253rd 374 32.4%
2022 32.84 240th 382 37.2%
2023 38.72 194th 385 49.6%
2024 39.15 209th 394 47.0%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at West Milford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.03 278th 340 18.2%
2019 25.58 240th 339 29.2%
2021 21.27 282nd 336 16.1%
2022 19.67 270th 335 19.4%
2023 27.93 232nd 335 30.7%
2024 22.14 253rd 337 24.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Open Quote The high school is not even marginal. The environment is negative. Drugs in the school are not properly dealt with. Administrative staff is apathetic and some are openly hostile. Many teachers are good but the highly experienced teachers are leaving because their hands are tied by the district and they get no support. Nepotism is rampant is the district overall so as great teachers leave, they may be replaced with under qualified professionals hired through "internal referral" or they may be hired based on being related to current faculty members. The leaders of the school have no regard for student welfare. There is absolutely no positive relationship between the school and parents. The school is extremely focused on the arts which is great if your child is an "arts" kid.The school has a decent offering of honors and elective classes but many students cannot even get into them as the main office is incapable of consistently making appropriate class schedules. Parents need to learn to navigate issues on their own as the Guidance Department is ill informed and not interested in helping. This school needs a complete overhaul if it is not expected to sink even further in the rankings in NJ. Given others options, I would not send my kids here and would not recommend anyone else does either. Close Quote



Enrollment information for West Milford High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1442 21 7 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1475
1989 1337 23 11 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1383
1990 1255 18 15 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1298
1991 1187 23 14 17 0 n/a n/a 0 1241
1992 1142 25 20 20 2 n/a n/a 0 1209
1993 1092 29 22 21 2 n/a n/a 0 1166
1994 1131 25 23 26 3 n/a n/a 0 1208
1995 1159 33 22 21 2 n/a n/a 0 1237
1996 1159 33 22 21 2 n/a n/a 0 1237
1998 1195 30 16 20 1 n/a n/a 0 1262
1999 1201 29 16 14 5 n/a n/a 0 1265
2000 1207 32 19 25 9 n/a n/a 0 1292
2001 1271 33 18 23 7 n/a n/a 0 1352
2002 1371 28 18 20 5 n/a n/a 0 1442
2003 1371 28 18 20 5 n/a n/a 0 1442
2004 1383 30 12 22 3 n/a n/a 0 1450
2005 1421 27 13 28 4 n/a n/a 0 1493
2006 1634 33 10 39 11 n/a n/a 0 1727
2007 1349 23 6 35 8 n/a n/a 0 1421
2008 1385 25 11 13 5 n/a n/a 0 1439
2009 1286 19 11 58 7 0 0 0 1381
2010 1238 20 8 59 6 0 0 0 1331
2011 1210 22 10 47 2 0 1 0 1292
2012 1158 19 8 50 2 0 0 0 1237
2013 1144 18 9 46 3 1 0 0 1221
2014 1116 10 9 41 4 1 0 0 1181
2015 1100 12 10 47 4 1 1 0 1175
2016 1069 13 11 47 6 0 1 0 1147
2017 1011 11 12 64 5 0 1 0 1104
2018 970 10 17 72 4 1 5 0 1079
2019 922 10 18 78 3 1 8 0 1040
2020 859 12 18 81 4 1 10 0 985
2021 832 13 16 80 4 1 7 0 953
2022 800 13 16 91 6 1 6 3 936
2023 778 12 18 107 6 1 9 4 935
2024 756 14 17 134 3 0 11 2 937

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Milford High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1475 109.0 13.5 n/a
1989 1383 109.0 12.6 n/a
1990 1298 105.0 12.3 1.8
1991 1241 99.0 12.5 1.3
1992 1209 99.0 12.2 1.7
1993 1166 94.5 12.3 2.8
1994 1208 92.4 13.1 3
1995 1237 90.2 13.7 4
1996 1237 90.2 13.7 4
1998 1262 91.6 13.8 3.6
1999 1265 90.6 14.0 4
2000 1292 92.6 13.9 5.1
2001 1352 94.2 14.4 4.1
2002 1442 104.2 13.8 4
2003 1442 104.2 13.8 4
2004 1450 107.6 13.5 3
2005 1493 104.0 14.4 n/a
2006 1727 103.5 16.7 3.6
2007 1421 100.0 14.2 5.1
2008 1439 86.0 16.7 6.7
2009 1381 108.8 11.5 6.4
2010 1331 98.0 13.5 7.4
2011 1292 77.7 16.6 6.4
2012 1237 105.0 11.7 11.2
2013 1221 92.4 13.2 13.3
2014 1181 98.7 11.9 13.5
2015 1175 95.0 12.3 12.4
2016 1147 99.0 11.5 10.3
2017 1104 103.0 10.7 13.6
2018 1079 103.2 10.4 14.8
2019 1040 95.4 10.9 14.9
2020 985 94.3 10.4 15.4
2021 953 100.4 9.4 14.5
2022 936 91.8 10.1 14.2
2023 935 83.7 11.1 15.3
2024 937 79.2 11.8 16.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Milford High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1475 109.0 13.5 n/a
1989 1383 109.0 12.6 n/a
1990 1298 105.0 12.3 1.8
1991 1241 99.0 12.5 1.3
1992 1209 99.0 12.2 1.7
1993 1166 94.5 12.3 2.8
1994 1208 92.4 13.1 3
1995 1237 90.2 13.7 4
1996 1237 90.2 13.7 4
1998 1262 91.6 13.8 3.6
1999 1265 90.6 14.0 4
2000 1292 92.6 13.9 5.1
2001 1352 94.2 14.4 4.1
2002 1442 104.2 13.8 4
2003 1442 104.2 13.8 4
2004 1450 107.6 13.5 3
2005 1493 104.0 14.4 n/a
2006 1727 103.5 16.7 3.6
2007 1421 100.0 14.2 5.1
2008 1439 86.0 16.7 6.7
2009 1381 108.8 11.5 6.4
2010 1331 98.0 13.5 7.4
2011 1292 77.7 16.6 6.4
2012 1237 105.0 11.7 11.2
2013 1221 92.4 13.2 13.3
2014 1181 98.7 11.9 13.5
2015 1175 95.0 12.3 12.4
2016 1147 99.0 11.5 10.3
2017 1104 103.0 10.7 13.6
2018 1079 103.2 10.4 14.8
2019 1040 95.4 10.9 14.9
2020 985 94.3 10.4 15.4
2021 953 100.4 9.4 14.5
2022 936 91.8 10.1 14.2
2023 935 83.7 11.1 15.3
2024 937 79.2 11.8 16.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Milford High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $16 (0.1%) $13,146 (99.9%) $13,162

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Milford High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 213th of 416 High schoolsRanks 222nd of 422 High schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (West Milford High School)52.750.2
 2.5%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (West Milford Township Public School District)52.750.2
 2.5%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (West Milford High School)25.117.2
 7.9%
   9th Grade Algebra I (West Milford Township Public School District)25.117.2
 7.9%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (West Milford High School)89.437.9
 51.5%
   9th Grade Geometry (West Milford Township Public School District)89.437.9
 51.5%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
10th Grade Algebra I (West Milford High School)2523.1
 1.9%
   10th Grade Algebra I (West Milford Township Public School District)2523.1
 1.9%
   10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)7.813.3
 5.5%
End of Course Algebra I (West Milford High School)25.117.2
 7.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (West Milford Township Public School District)37.827.8
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (West Milford High School)23.137.9
 14.8%
   End of Course Geometry (West Milford Township Public School District)23.136
 12.9%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (West Milford High School)60.347.6
 12.7%
   End of Course Algebra II (West Milford Township Public School District)60.347.6
 12.7%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.361.7
 5.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1040935
 10.1%
African American1012
 20%
American Indian36
 100%
Asian1818
Hispanic78107
 37.2%
Pacific Islander11
White922778
 15.6%
Two or More Races89
 12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.9%15.3%
 0.4%


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West Milford High School ranks 266th of 426 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at West Milford High School are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 937 students attended West Milford High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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