I just graduated from West Essex in 2008 and I feel that I am very prepared for college. I worked har throughout high school and used my teachers as resources. Unlike what someone said before, people graduating from West Essex are not going to community colleges unless they did very little in high
... Read more school. I, for instance, got into lafayette, the college of new jersey, villanova and university of richmond to name a few. One friend is going to MIT (he was valedictorian), another is going to george washington university. West Essex definitely gives you the opportunity to go to whatever college you want as long as you're willing to work hard. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/25/08
West Essex is a great school. It l provided my son with a good education and perpared him for college.
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Posted by a parent on 07/02/08
Not a good school- please look elsewhere. If you are looking to do anything in life, this is not a good learning environment. There is constant construction, and sports are more important than the curriculum. this is Kathryn Perez by the way a student to this school (soon to be former student)
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Posted by a student on 06/22/07
West Essex gives a lot of homework. I always thought this was a bad thing but then when I look at my test scores they are above average and I must admit that I did learn a lot. The construction is out of control though. I think we really needs to get things moving.
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Posted by a student on 10/23/05
I attend the West Essex Regional and I do enjoy it very much. The academics are incredible. I have looked at other schools and their ratings on how well the students performed in testing and its noting compared to West Essex. The students at West Essex strive more for good grades because we have the
... Read more oppurtunity to achieve them here. Most teachers go way above and beyond to help students get the grades they've always dreamed of. True as it seems the athletics seem to be of more importance but that statement is incorrect. Any student participating in any sport must have a 2.7GPA, some schools are only require a 2.0. I do believe it should be more around 3.0GPA requirement to participates in sports. Our required GPA is set an exceptable level as is. So you see, sports are a priority, but to the school administration and board academics are more important. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/27/05
It is my very strong belief that the West Essex Regional School District is exceptionally overrated. Given the amount of money spent per student, the end result is a fairly poor product. Most of the students do go on to college. Morris County Community. The 'star school' rating is a farce. The emphasis
... Read more in the system is on sports and other extra-curriculars (it's not good for your child if he or she does not participate)and not on academics. The school construction has been badly mishandled, school delayed, yet that football field was redone and the games started on time. Sure tells you where the prioities are. If you have a social or academic issue with your child, don't bother contacting the teachers or administration. They don't want to hear it. Our tax dollars at work. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/17/05
West Essex has some great teachers and many programs for the students to participate in. Although the teachers are usually very responsive to the needs and concerns of the students and their parents, the construction project has been handled very badly by the administration. Rather than working with
... Read more parents and students throught the difficulties, the administration has baeen very adversarial. A change in attitdue has resulted in too much emphasis on having winning athletic teams and a show off field rather than a friendly and community orientated environment. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/09/04
I think that this school is highly overrated. The fact that it has been named a 'Star School' expresses very little about the academic performance put forth by the administration. This school is a 'Star School' simply because they provide students with Problem Based Learning (PBL's) assignments. These
... Read more assignments put restrictions on what a student must do to achieve a certain grade, they also give the institution more funding for the classrooms so teachers can buy new 'toys' for the classrooms, such as CD players and High Definition Television sets, which have very little to do with education. Read less
Posted by a other on 01/21/04
I think with an awesome new principal in place--Barbara Longo--this school can excel. She is a good disciplinarian with enormous empathy for the students. I wish she had been my daughter's principal; instead, she was her terrific soccer coach until some overinvolved overinflated parents took too much
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Caldwell schools — West Essex Senior High School is located at 65 W Greenbrook Rd, Caldwell NJ 07006. 65 W Greenbrook Rd is in the 07006 ZIP code in Caldwell, NJ The school district for West Essex Senior High School is the West Essex Regional School District. West Essex Senior High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 10 - 12.
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