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Westfield Public School District

At a glance

49^thof 609 New Jersey districts▲ 4

Better than 91% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 7 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

302 Elm Street
Westfield, NJ 07090·(908) 789-4420·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 92% of districts

Schools

5,838

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedWilson Elementary School21^st of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wilson Elementary School up 104 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McKinley Elementary School 9.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Westfield Public School District is a high-performing school system in New Jersey, comprising 10 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district consistently demonstrates strong academic achievement, with several standout schools that rank among the top in the state.

Westfield Senior High School is the district's top-performing school, ranking 30th out of 422 high schools in New Jersey and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Algebra, Geometry, and Science. At the elementary level, Washington Elementary School and Wilson Elementary School stand out, ranking 51st and 21st, respectively, out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools, with exceptional English Language Arts proficiency.

Overall, the Westfield Public School District demonstrates consistently high academic performance, with multiple schools ranking among the top in the state. However, the district may face some equity considerations, as the relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients suggest a lack of socioeconomic diversity. Additionally, the district's high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% across all schools is an area that could benefit from further investigation and targeted interventions.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	728 Westfield Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4455	268	18	14.6	3.0%	177 (66.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																									$4,578	$17	$4,561
Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,776	155	11.4	2.5%	1,389 (78.2%)	43 (2.4%)	134 (7.5%)	150 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.0%)	80.5	50^th of 434 public high schools	88.5%		82.6	48^th of 429 public high schools	88.8%	2	87.5			68.1							69.2									43.0	42.1		79.5	79.5	$7,575		$7,575
Roosevelt Intermediate School	Public	6-8	301 Clark Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4560	638	62	10.2	0.9%	509 (79.8%)	8 (1.3%)	46 (7.2%)	44 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	83.9	93^rd of 752 public middle schools	87.6%		89.2	48^th of 743 public middle schools	93.5%	45			31.2					77.1	70.3	78.0					70.6	75.9	31.7		90.1		90.1				$7,490	$17	$7,473
Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	800	74	10.7	2.6%	550 (68.8%)	24 (3.0%)	63 (7.9%)	122 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	86	75^th of 752 public middle schools	90.0%		84.2	86^th of 743 public middle schools	88.4%	11			39.6					73.9	71.4	80.1					74.7	70.3	38.3	100.0	94.7		95.4	100.0		100.0	$7,471	$21	$7,450
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	509	39	12.9	0.6%	385 (75.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	91.7	86^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	73^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	13		56.9			79.8	76.3	80.4					77.5	86.8	81.4											$6,401	$17	$6,384
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	467	34	13.5	0.6%	279 (59.7%)	13 (2.8%)	46 (9.9%)	102 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	91.6	87^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.4	88^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.4%	1		62.8			77.6	78.5	76.9					81.5	85.0	73.1											$6,449	$17	$6,432
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.2	171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	87.2%	25		59.7			62.1	76.3	67.2					68.9	80.0	75.4											$6,690	$306	$6,384
Tamaques Elementary School	Public	1-5	641 Willow Grove Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4580	427	34	12.6	3.5%	290 (67.9%)	12 (2.8%)	35 (8.2%)	56 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.0%)	89.6	126^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.6%		89.5	123^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	90.8%	3		61.4			74.2	80.4	75.0					76.5	77.0	70.5											$6,564	$189	$6,375
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	300	23	13.0	1.0%	216 (72.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	32 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	93.6	51^st of 1347 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.6	84^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.7%	33		64.2			82.4	87.8	86.5					77.9	81.6	76.2											$6,459	$17	$6,442
Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 Linden Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4605	362	30	12.1	0.8%	291 (80.4%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.5%)	35 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	95.5	21^st of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%		89.3	125^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.7%	104		64.9			81.6	91.8	90.5					87.7	85.3	78.4											$6,428	$17	$6,411

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garwood Boro	1.21 mi	2	228^th
Union County Educational Services Commission	1.29 mi	6
Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	1.64 mi	8	137^th
Cranford Public School District	1.75 mi	7	87^th
Union County Vocational-Technical School District	1.76 mi	8	81^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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