School district · New Jersey

West New York School District

West New York School District in New Jersey: 9 public schools with 7,399 students and 14.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,655 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
7,399
Students per teacher
14.6
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,655
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
507
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
1,233
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
10.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Jersey: 54%

42%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 75% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

2,946 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

31%proficient

+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

2,993 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$17.4K15
$15.7K16
$16.3K17
$16.5K18
$17.5K19
$17.8K20
$20.0K21
$22.2K22
$26.5K23
$22.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.8% · $16.9M
State
82% · $178.2M
Local
9.8% · $21.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,442
Support services
$8,212
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.5M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K39530.4——
K–651811.341%39%
K–659915.644%35%
K–657014.140%32%
K–675813.040%33%
K–650611.143%33%
K–662112.947%42%
7–81,08716.042%21%
9–122,34515.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
6028 Broadway, West New York, NJ 07093
Phone
(201)553-4000
Website