West Side High School (Newark Public School District SCH DIST.), New Jersey - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

West Side High School is a High in Newark, NJ. It currently serves 621 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Newark Public School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Newark Public School District School District and all schools in New Jersey.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:621
Number of Teachers: 44
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.28

Location Info

Location: 403 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103
Mailing Address: 403 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103
Phone: (973)733-7019
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 170
Grade 11 169
Grade 12 143
Grade 9 139
Gender/Sex of West Side High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 329 52.98
Female 292 47.02
Race/Ethnicity Demography of West Side High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.32
Asian 1 0.16
Black or African American 502 80.84
Hispanic/Latino 110 17.71
Two or more races 2 0.32
White 4 0.64
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.30
Black or African American 267 81.16
Hispanic/Latino 57 17.33
Two or more races 1 0.30
White 3 0.91
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.34
Asian 1 0.34
Black or African American 235 80.48
Hispanic/Latino 53 18.15
Two or more races 1 0.34
White 1 0.34

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 139 81.77
Hispanic/Latino 31 18.24
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 133 78.70
Hispanic/Latino 34 20.12
White 2 1.18
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.70
Black or African American 116 81.12
Hispanic/Latino 25 17.48
Two or more races 1 0.70
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.44
Black or African American 114 82.01
Hispanic/Latino 20 14.39
Two or more races 1 0.72
White 2 1.44