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Scotch Plains-fanwood High School vs. Westfield Senior High School

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School Overview

School
Scotch Plains-fanwood High School
667 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
: 
8/
10
Top 30%
Westfield Senior High School
550 Dorian Road
Westfield, NJ 07090
: 
10/
10
Top 10%
Top Rankings

Scotch Plains-fanwood High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)

Westfield Senior High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Overview
Serving 1,551 students in grades 9-12, Scotch Plains-fanwood High School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in New Jersey for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 42% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 36%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 70% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 49%).
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is higher than the New Jersey state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 1,784 students in grades 9-12, Westfield Senior High School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in New Jersey for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 70% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 36%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 76% (which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 49%).
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is higher than the New Jersey state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Total Students
1,551 students
1,784 students
This chart displays total students of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays total students of Westfield Senior High School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
51% | 49%
51% | 49%
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Total Classroom Teachers
116 teachers
152 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
12:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Westfield Senior High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#641 out of 2201 schools in NJ
(Top 30%)
#199 out of 2201 schools in NJ
(Top 10%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Westfield Senior High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
42%
(Top 50% in NJ)
70%
(Top 10% in NJ)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
70%
(Top 20% in NJ)
76%
(Top 20% in NJ)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
53%
(Top 10% in NJ)
63%
(Top 5% in NJ)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
90%
(Top 50% in NJ)
89%
(Top 50% in NJ)
This chart displays graduation rate of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and public school graduation rate of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays graduation rate of Westfield Senior High School and public school graduation rate of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Westfield Senior High School by grade.
Grade 9 Students
399
434
Grade 10 Students
364
426
Grade 11 Students
388
454
Grade 12 Students
400
470

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
8%
8%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of Asian public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of Asian public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
16%
7%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
9%
3%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of Black public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of Black public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
62%
79%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of White public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of White public school students in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
3%
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.58
0.37
This chart displays the diversity score of Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the public school average diversity score of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Westfield Senior High School and the public school average diversity score of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
4%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
1%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Scotch Plains-fanwood High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Westfield Senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data.
 
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