Work Readiness Academy
Public high school, grade 12 · Westfield, New Jersey
Work Readiness Academy in Westfield, New Jersey enrolled 23 students in 2024-25 with 7.6 full-time teachers, 3.0 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
25 students in 2022-23, 26 students in 2023-24, 23 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.4 to 7.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 25 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 8.3 | 3.1 |
| 2024-25 | 23 | 7.6 | 3.0 |
3.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 New Jersey high schools
Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Work Readiness Academy enrolled 22 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
34.8% of students were Hispanic, 30.4% White, 30.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic34.8%
- White30.4%
- Black30.4%
- Asian4.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Westfield
2 public high schools in Westfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Work Readiness Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Senior High School | 1,776 | 11.4 | 1.7% |
| Work Readiness Academy | 23 | 3.0 | 17.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Work Readiness Academy
- Cranford High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 1,116 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- David Brearley Middle/High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 774 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Work Readiness Academy with Cranford High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Union County Educational Services Commission spends per student$283,692 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$283,692
- The largest public schools in New JerseyWork Readiness Academy is the number 435 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#435 of 447
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher3.0 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.3.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Work Readiness Academy
How many students attend Work Readiness Academy?
23 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 25 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Westfield, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Work Readiness Academy?
3.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Work Readiness Academy a Title I school?
Work Readiness Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Work Readiness Academy in?
Union County Educational Services Commission, NCES district ID 3416400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341640003430 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.