Westfield High School (New Jersey)
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550 Dorian Road Westfield, NJ 07090 United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1869 1951 (current location) |
| School district | Westfield Public Schools |
| Principal | Derrick Nelson |
| Asst. principals | Jim DeSarno Mabel Huynh (Acting) Margaret McFadden |
| Faculty | 146.6 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,836 (as of 2013-14) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.5:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
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Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Blue Devils |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and New Jersey Department of Education |
| Publication | Folio literary magazine |
| Newspaper | Hi's Eye |
| Yearbook | The Weather Vane |
| Website | School website |
Westfield Senior High School (WHS, or Westfield High School) is a comprehensive public high school located in Westfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Westfield Public Schools. It was established in the early 1900s at its original location on Elm Street until 1951 when it was moved to its current location on Dorian Road. The new wing designated for biology, chemistry, physics, and other sciences, along with English as a Second Language was completed in 2002. Westfield High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1928.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,836 students and 146.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. There were 42 students (2.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 14 (0.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The oldest high school in Westfield was the old brick academy on Mountain Avenue opposite the Presbyterian Church, a town landmark. The minister of the church was the supervisor of it and all the schools in Westfield.
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