Public schools in Westfield, NJ

Westfield has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,088 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Westfield Public School District runs 10 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 2 districts and agencies that run Westfield's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in WestfieldDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Westfield Public School District105,992$22,299
Union County Educational Services Commission5312not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

4 high schools in Westfield, 1,928 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Westfield Senior High School1,77611.41.7%Westfield
Hillcrest Academy-South877.652.9%Union County Educational Services Commission
Lamberts Mill Academy424.521.4%Union County Educational Services Commission
Work Readiness Academy233.017.4%Union County Educational Services Commission

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Westfield, 1,438 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Thomas Edison Intermediate School80010.81.9%Westfield
Roosevelt Intermediate School63810.20.8%Westfield

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

8 elementary schools in Westfield, 2,676 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Franklin Elementary School50913.00.6%Westfield
Jefferson Elementary School46713.60.6%Westfield
Tamaques Elementary School42712.62.3%Westfield
Wilson Elementary School36212.10.8%Westfield
Washington Elementary School30013.01.0%Westfield
McKinley Elementary School2919.62.1%Westfield
Lincoln Early Childhood Center26814.61.5%Westfield
Crossroads School524.719.2%Union County Educational Services Commission

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Westfield, 46 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Westlake465.126.1%Union County Educational Services Commission

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Westfield's public schools compare with New Jersey's

The median Westfield school has 10.8 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 300 students (state 435).

Westfield against New Jersey, schools open in 2024-25 with students
WestfieldNew Jersey
Median students per teacher10.811.3
Median school size (students)300435
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)0%31%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)33%8.1%
Charter schools0%3.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Westfield schools and the 2,480 New Jersey schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Westfield

  1. Westfield Public School DistrictRuns 10 of Westfield's 15 public schools and spent $22,299 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,299
  2. Westfield Senior High School, the largest high school in Westfield1,776 students in 2024-25, 11.4 per teacher.1,776
  3. Compare Westfield Public School District with Union County Educational Services CommissionWestfield's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Westfield addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in New Jersey

  1. Newark78 schools
  2. Jersey City52 schools
  3. Paterson46 schools
  4. Elizabeth38 schools
  5. Trenton34 schools
  6. Hamilton26 schools
  7. Camden22 schools
  8. East Orange21 schools

Questions about schools in Westfield

  1. How many public schools are in Westfield, NJ?
    15 public schools with an address in Westfield were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,088 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Westfield?
    Westfield Senior High School, with 1,776 students in 2024-25 (Westfield Public School District).
  3. Which districts run Westfield's schools?
    Westfield Public School District (10 schools), Union County Educational Services Commission (5 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .