West Side High School
403 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103 · (973) 733-7019 · Part of Newark City School District
Newark’s School Grade D better than 13% of New Jersey school districts
What stands out about West Side High School
- Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
- Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
- Small classes: 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 12.7% since 2020–21
On the path
Where Newark kids come from and go next. The whole path →
Test scores
2020–21Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).
Location
Directions ↗
403 South Orange Avenue, Newark
Students
Down 12.7% since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about West Side High School from Newark families.
Other schools in Newark City School District
School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Newark’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.