Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Summary:

Essex County West Caldwell Technical is a public high school serving 344 students in grades 9-12 in West Caldwell, New Jersey. The school is part of the Essex County Schools of Technology district, which is ranked 378 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby high schools like Montville Township High School, Montclair High School, and West Essex High School, Essex County West Caldwell Technical has a significantly higher percentage of minority students, with 37.79% African American and 58.14% Hispanic enrollment. The school also consistently underperforms on state assessments, with only 45.6% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 19.1% proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to state and district averages. However, the school has maintained a 0.0% dropout rate, which is a positive indicator.

A significant portion of the student population at Essex County West Caldwell Technical comes from low-income families, with 79.07% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is much higher than the nearby schools, which have significantly lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. The school's leadership and the Essex County Schools of Technology district should closely examine the factors contributing to these disparities and develop targeted strategies to address the needs of their diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 620 Passaic Ave
       West Caldwell, NJ  07006


(973) 412-2205

District: Essex County Schools of Technology

SchoolDigger Rank:
269th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,110 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  8.8 Help
Number of students:  344

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.1%
African American:
37.8%
White:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.1% Help


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Compare Details Essex County West Caldwell Technical ranks worse than 63.7% of high schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 3 ranked high schools in the Essex County Schools of Technology District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.8. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Essex County West Caldwell Technical freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 high 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 Essex County West Caldwell Technical has the smallest high school student body size in the Essex County Schools of Technology District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.1%), African American (37.8%), White (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Essex County Schools of Technology District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Essex County West Caldwell Technical is 8.8, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Essex County Schools of Technology District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Essex County West Caldwell Technical is $13,110, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Essex County Schools of Technology District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Essex County West Caldwell Technical:

SchoolDigger ranks Essex County West Caldwell Technical 269th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Essex County West Caldwell Technical in the ranking list.)

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Essex County Schools of Technology:

SchoolDigger ranks Essex County Schools of Technology 378th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Essex County West Caldwell Technical

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Rank History for all students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 0.07 343rd 343 0.0%
2004 0.02 348th 348 0.0%
2006 0.03 355th 357 0.6%
2007 0.04 361st 361 0.0%
2008 0.39 349th 359 2.8%
2009 5.23 346th 370 6.5%
2010 5.31 346th 371 6.7%
2011 25.88 307th 378 18.8%
2012 32.71 308th 388 20.6%
2013 75.12 89th 396 77.5%
2014 61.99 206th 411 49.9%
2015 35.22 250th 406 38.4%
2016 33.85 264th 409 35.5%
2017 31.30 268th 411 34.8%
2018 30.92 286th 415 31.1%
2019 33.03 258th 416 38.0%
2021 19.04 329th 405 18.8%
2022 40.11 214th 415 48.4%
2023 30.80 269th 422 36.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 75.96 14th 137 89.8%
2023 46.97 59th 161 63.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.39 134th 355 62.3%
2019 77.92 47th 349 86.5%
2021 28.07 238th 333 28.5%
2022 45.72 137th 344 60.2%
2023 35.79 186th 339 45.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.20 99th 345 71.3%
2019 55.19 102nd 347 70.6%
2021 40.79 188th 326 42.3%
2022 59.42 69th 324 78.7%
2023 48.37 104th 344 69.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.11 276th 403 31.5%
2019 32.56 263rd 408 35.5%
2021 22.55 319th 402 20.6%
2022 28.93 271st 414 34.5%
2023 28.01 276th 416 33.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.02 254th 405 37.3%
2019 30.07 256th 407 37.1%
2021 20.19 326th 402 18.9%
2022 38.93 194th 410 52.7%
2023 28.64 254th 414 38.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.41 118th 266 55.6%
2019 51.57 97th 254 61.8%
2021 35.52 153rd 247 38.1%
2022 45.03 108th 256 57.8%
2023 52.57 71st 250 71.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.32 133rd 368 63.9%
2019 51.99 137th 364 62.4%
2021 42.16 192nd 374 48.7%
2022 59.38 94th 382 75.4%
2023 46.99 158th 385 59.0%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Essex County West Caldwell Technical

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 28 68 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 102
1989 23 78 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 107
1990 95 120 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 228
1991 88 121 0 21 2 n/a n/a 0 232
1992 33 100 2 20 0 n/a n/a 0 155
1993 29 98 3 20 0 n/a n/a 0 150
1994 63 100 3 27 0 n/a n/a 0 193
1995 89 119 6 51 1 n/a n/a 0 266
1996 89 119 6 51 1 n/a n/a 0 266
1998 70 143 4 52 3 n/a n/a 0 272
1999 21 144 44 54 0 n/a n/a 0 263
2000 30 129 8 49 1 n/a n/a -2 215
2001 48 118 0 51 0 n/a n/a -204 13
2002 8 112 1 44 0 n/a n/a 0 165
2003 8 112 1 44 0 n/a n/a 0 165
2004 10 125 0 43 0 n/a n/a 0 178
2005 48 142 0 42 0 n/a n/a 0 232
2006 58 141 1 57 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2007 52 101 32 96 2 n/a n/a 0 283
2008 57 142 3 74 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2009 18 117 2 85 0 1 0 0 223
2010 19 96 4 91 0 1 0 0 211
2011 23 99 2 110 1 1 2 0 238
2012 16 95 2 118 1 1 0 0 233
2013 11 72 2 139 1 0 1 0 226
2014 11 87 1 158 0 0 2 0 259
2015 10 94 2 163 0 0 6 0 275
2016 6 92 3 158 0 0 2 0 261
2017 8 126 5 145 0 1 2 0 287
2018 8 135 4 150 0 0 3 0 300
2019 7 137 1 159 0 1 1 0 306
2020 8 136 0 183 0 2 2 0 331
2021 9 135 0 188 0 1 3 0 336
2022 14 143 1 195 1 1 3 0 358
2023 6 130 2 200 2 0 3 1 344

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 Essex County West Caldwell Technical

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 102 20.0 5.1 n/a
1989 107 21.0 5.0 n/a
1990 228 21.0 10.8 23.7
1991 232 25.0 9.2 31
1992 155 24.0 6.4 54.2
1993 150 25.0 6.0 55.3
1994 193 25.0 7.7 61.7
1995 266 24.0 11.1 47
1996 266 24.0 11.1 47
1998 272 25.0 10.9 45.2
1999 263 25.0 10.5 40.7
2000 215 25.0 8.6 65.9
2001 13 24.8 8.8 68.7
2002 165 23.0 7.2 98.2
2003 165 23.0 7.2 98.2
2004 178 26.0 6.8 93.8
2005 232 26.0 8.9 n/a
2006 257 29.0 8.9 64.2
2007 283 30.0 9.4 66.8
2008 276 21.0 13.1 66.7
2009 223 39.2 5.2 79.8
2010 211 31.0 6.8 89.6
2011 238 31.2 7.6 75.2
2012 233 33.5 6.9 73
2013 226 33.5 6.7 81.4
2014 259 33.5 7.7 81.9
2015 275 33.0 8.3 76.7
2016 261 32.0 8.1 80.1
2017 287 33.0 8.6 78.7
2018 300 33.0 9.0 75.3
2019 306 25.0 12.2 51.3
2020 331 34.0 9.7 53.2
2021 336 35.0 9.6 66.4
2022 358 37.0 9.6 61.2
2023 344 39.0 8.8 79.1

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 Essex County West Caldwell Technical

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 102 20.0 5.1 n/a
1989 107 21.0 5.0 n/a
1990 228 21.0 10.8 23.7
1991 232 25.0 9.2 31
1992 155 24.0 6.4 54.2
1993 150 25.0 6.0 55.3
1994 193 25.0 7.7 61.7
1995 266 24.0 11.1 47
1996 266 24.0 11.1 47
1998 272 25.0 10.9 45.2
1999 263 25.0 10.5 40.7
2000 215 25.0 8.6 65.9
2001 13 24.8 8.8 68.7
2002 165 23.0 7.2 98.2
2003 165 23.0 7.2 98.2
2004 178 26.0 6.8 93.8
2005 232 26.0 8.9 n/a
2006 257 29.0 8.9 64.2
2007 283 30.0 9.4 66.8
2008 276 21.0 13.1 66.7
2009 223 39.2 5.2 79.8
2010 211 31.0 6.8 89.6
2011 238 31.2 7.6 75.2
2012 233 33.5 6.9 73
2013 226 33.5 6.7 81.4
2014 259 33.5 7.7 81.9
2015 275 33.0 8.3 76.7
2016 261 32.0 8.1 80.1
2017 287 33.0 8.6 78.7
2018 300 33.0 9.0 75.3
2019 306 25.0 12.2 51.3
2020 331 34.0 9.7 53.2
2021 336 35.0 9.6 66.4
2022 358 37.0 9.6 61.2
2023 344 39.0 8.8 79.1

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 Essex County West Caldwell Technical

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $420 (3.2%) $12,690 (96.8%) $13,110

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Essex County West Caldwell Technical

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 258th of 416 High schoolsRanks 269th of 422 High schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Essex County West Caldwell Technical)5045.6
 4.4%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Essex County Schools of Technology)61.960.5
 1.4%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Essex County West Caldwell Technical)29.519.1
 10.4%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Essex County Schools of Technology)3623.2
 12.8%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
End of Course Algebra I (Essex County West Caldwell Technical)29.519.1
 10.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Essex County Schools of Technology)36.123.1
 13%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Essex County West Caldwell Technical)023.1
 23.1%
   End of Course Geometry (Essex County Schools of Technology)13.736.1
 22.4%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students306344
 12.4%
African American137130
 5.1%
American Indian02
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic159200
 25.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White76
 14.3%
Two or More Races13
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.3%79.1%
 27.8%


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Essex County West Caldwell Technical ranks 269th of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 344 students attended Essex County West Caldwell Technical.

Students at Essex County West Caldwell Technical are 58% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% White.


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