West Caldwell Tech
| West Caldwell Tech | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 620 Passaic Avenue West Caldwell, NJ 07006 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Vocational Public high school |
| School district | Essex County Vocational Technical Schools |
| Principal | Chet Singh |
| Faculty | 31.2 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 238 (as of 2010-11)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.63:1[1] |
| Athletics conference | Independent |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Website | School website |
West Caldwell Tech is a regional public high school located in West Caldwell, that offers occupational and academic instruction for students in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 238 students and 31.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.63:1. There were 138 students (58.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 41 (17.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Awards, recognition and rankings
West Caldwell Tech was named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, one of only 17 schools in the state of New Jersey and 269 school nationwide to receive the designation. The Department of Education awards the National Blue Ribbon to public and private elementary, middle and high schools for being high performing schools or to schools that show significant improvement in the students' level of achievement. West Caldwell Tech received the designation for being an "Exemplary Improving School."[2]
Schooldigger.com ranked the school as 307th out of 389 public high schools statewide in its 2012 rankings (an increase of 8 positions from the previous ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy (64.7%) and mathematics (88.2%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[3]
Athletics
West Caldwell Tech competes as an independent school with no conference affiliation, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[4] With 157 students in grades 10 to 12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2011-12 school year as North I Group I, a category that included schools with enrollment of 157 to 489 in those three grades.[5]
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[6]
- Chet Singh, Principal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 School Data for Essex County Vocational West Caldwell, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 11, 2012.
- ↑ 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education, October 26, 2012. Accessed August 22, 2013.
- ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed August 22, 2013.
- ↑ League Memberships – 2012-2013, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 24, 2012.
- ↑ 2011-2012 Public Schools Group Classification for ShopRite Cup–Tennis–Soccer–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North I, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 15, 2012.
- ↑ Home page, West Caldwell Tech. Accessed May 12, 2011.
External links
- West Caldwell Tech
- Essex County Vocational Technical Schools
- Essex County Vocational Technical Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Statistical data for the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°44′23″N 74°10′55″W / 40.739794°N 74.181867°W
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