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West Milford High School

Q: Is West Milford High School a good school?

West Milford High School ranks 256 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

West Milford High School serves 947 students in grades 9–12 in West Milford, New Jersey. The central concern is its weak grade 9 math performance: in 2025–2026, proficiency was 8% in Algebra I and 26% in Geometry, compared with 22% and 50% statewide.

Results vary considerably by test. In NJSLA, the school ranked second-lowest among nearby schools in grade 9 Algebra I and lowest in Geometry; its 38% grade 9 ELA result was below all ten nearby schools with reported scores. The math results also matched the West Milford Township Public School District rates, while falling well below the state. The 11th-grade NJGPA is a brighter spot: ELA proficiency was 84% versus 76% statewide, and math was 65% versus 61%. Still, its NJGPA math result was third-lowest among nearby schools with reported scores.

Several NJSLA results have worsened over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, grade 9 ELA fell 12 percentage points, Algebra I fell 9 points, Geometry fell 12 points, and grade 11 Science fell 12 points. Graduation is another concern: the rate was 81% in 2024–2025, down 13 points from 2023–2024 and 8 points below the state. SchoolDigger rated the school 2 stars, at the 41st percentile in New Jersey, the lowest standing among the nearby schools; its percentile fell 9 points from the prior year. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.4, and 23% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the third-highest share among nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 65th percentile in 2025–2026, 24 points above the school’s overall percentile, though down from 78 in 2023–2024. Latest Algebra II values are state-suppressed, so current performance in that subject cannot be assessed.

947

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,990

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

67 Highlander Drive
West Milford, NJ 07480-3708

(973) 697-1701

District: West Milford Township Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

15.6%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (81% vs 89%)

!Geometry scores 29 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg48%

256^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

285^th of 607West Milford Township Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	256 of 434	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	218 of 434	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	241 of 429	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	222 of 422	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	259 of 415	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	266 of 405	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	213 of 416	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	289 of 415	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	236 of 411	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	241 of 409	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	219 of 406	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.7	160 of 411	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.0	198 of 396	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.9	164 of 388	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.6	165 of 378	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	211 of 371	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	171 of 370	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.0	222 of 359	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.0	170 of 361	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	167 of 357	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.0	165 of 351	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.8	174 of 348	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.4	154 of 343	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	234 of 428	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	140 of 426	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	233 of 420	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	259 of 416	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	242 of 414	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	276 of 402	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	212 of 408	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	238 of 403	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	207 of 399	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	222 of 406	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	158 of 403	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	194 of 385	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	240 of 382	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	253 of 374	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	135 of 364	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	270 of 368	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	131 of 371	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	128 of 377	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	79 of 358	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	34.9	203 of 344	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	213 of 324	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	200 of 326	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	176 of 347	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	270 of 345	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	232 of 426	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	242 of 426	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	265 of 419	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	149 of 414	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.0	315 of 410	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	251 of 402	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	231 of 407	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	310 of 405	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	221 of 358	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.6	285 of 359	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	238 of 361	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	213 of 339	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	259 of 344	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	240 of 333	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	229 of 349	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	212 of 355	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	240 of 341	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	197 of 347	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	231 of 345	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	232 of 335	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	270 of 335	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	282 of 336	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	240 of 339	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	278 of 340	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+8 vs state

Mathematics65%+4 vs state

Geometry20%-29 vs state

Science16%-13 vs state

Algebra I8%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 30, 2015

The high school is not even marginal. The environment is negative. Drugs in the school are not properly dealt with. Administrative staff is apathetic and some are openly hostile. Many teachers are good but the highly experienced teachers are leaving because their hands are tied by the district and they get no support. Nepotism is rampant is the district overall so as great teachers leave, they may be replaced with under qualified professionals hired through "internal referral" or they may be hired based on being related to current faculty members. The leaders of the school have no regard for student welfare. There is absolutely no positive relationship between the school and parents. The school is extremely focused on the arts which is great if your child is an "arts" kid.The school has a decent offering of honors and elective classes but many students cannot even get into them as the main office is incapable of consistently making appropriate class schedules. Parents need to learn to navigate issues on their own as the Guidance Department is ill informed and not interested in helping. This school needs a complete overhaul if it is not expected to sink even further in the rankings in NJ. Given others options, I would not send my kids here and would not recommend anyone else does either. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)	NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Milford High School	Public	9-12	67 Highlander Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-1701	947	82	11.4	22.6%	733 (77.4%)	27 (2.9%)	148 (15.6%)	19 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.6%)	41	256^th of 434 public high schools	41.0%		47.3	218^th of 434 public high schools	49.8%	38	83.5	65.2	15.8	38.0	8.2		8.2	25.5	0.0	20.3				$17,990	$338	$17,652
Lakeland Regional High School	Public	9-12	205 Conklintown Road	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Lakeland Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-1900	823	75	11.0	15.3%	563 (68.4%)	28 (3.4%)	181 (22.0%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	52.3	181^st of 434 public high schools	58.3%		55	171^st of 434 public high schools	60.6%	10	87.3	71.2	14.4	51.2	21.9		21.9	60.7		58.8				$25,501	$186	$25,315
Kinnelon High School	Public	9-12	121 Kinnelon Road	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5500	507	48	10.5	6.7%	388 (76.5%)	15 (3.0%)	43 (8.5%)	56 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	69.3	93^rd of 434 public high schools	78.6%		70.6	92^nd of 434 public high schools	78.8%	1		86.5	51.2	63.3	17.9		17.9	75.6		76.3				$26,324	$794	$25,530
Butler High School	Public	9-12	38 Bartholdi Avenue	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2000	482	38	12.6	27.8%	301 (62.4%)	11 (2.3%)	155 (32.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	45	230^th of 434 public high schools	47.0%		54.5	173^rd of 434 public high schools	60.1%	57	74.0	63.8	27.0	43.0	19.5		19.3	72.7		72.7				$18,997	$462	$18,535
Pompton Lakes High School	Public	9-12	44 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 835-7100	610	52	11.6	24.9%	366 (60.0%)	19 (3.1%)	185 (30.3%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	49.8	197^th of 434 public high schools	54.6%		49.9	202^nd of 434 public high schools	53.5%	5	82.9	67.7	19.1	61.6	6.9	0.0	5.3	51.0		50.0				$20,194	$457	$19,737
Indian Hills High School	Public	9-12	97 Yawpo Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-0100	668	75	8.8	3.4%	523 (78.3%)	4 (0.6%)	91 (13.6%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	80.2	55^th of 434 public high schools	87.3%		72.4	82^nd of 434 public high schools	81.1%	27		81.6	40.6	81.3	58.7		56.9	80.5		73.3				$29,534	$44	$29,490
Pequannock Township High School	Public	9-12	85 Sunset Road	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6000	655	65	10.1	6.4%	529 (80.8%)	5 (0.8%)	95 (14.5%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	64.2	121^st of 434 public high schools	72.1%		77.3	60^th of 434 public high schools	86.2%	61		80.0	26.2	66.2	31.2		31.2	92.3		92.3				$21,805	$69	$21,736
Jefferson Township High School	Public	9-12	1010 Weldon Rd Rd2	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3535	761	72	10.5	14.7%	559 (73.5%)	17 (2.2%)	141 (18.5%)	22 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	52.3	180^th of 434 public high schools	58.5%		47.8	217^th of 434 public high schools	50.0%	37	88.2	69.0	36.0	42.9	12.4		12.3	58.3		56.7				$7,170	$300	$6,870
Medicine Innovation Government and Environmental Science	Public	9-12	400 E. Main St.	Denville	07434	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3535	36			8.3%	26 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)	62.4	139^th of 434 public high schools	68.0%					(n/a)			38.9	78.1	32.3		32.3	51.4		51.4				$6,915		$6,915
Wayne Hills High School	Public	9-12	272 Berdan Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 317-2000	1,162	121	9.5	11.3%	783 (67.4%)	22 (1.9%)	181 (15.6%)	144 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.7%)	73.7	73^rd of 434 public high schools	83.2%		70.1	95^th of 434 public high schools	78.1%	22	88.9	73.3	48.5	69.5	39.4		39.4	59.0		59.0				$23,639	$86	$23,553

Frequently Asked Questions about West Milford High School

West Milford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Apshawa Elementary School
Elementary : Maple Road Elementary School
Elementary : Marshall Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Paradise Knoll Elementary School
Elementary : Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School
Middle : Macopin Middle School

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