West Side High School

West Side High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school complex in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Newark Public Schools.The West Side campus hosts two separate high school programs that operate independently but share a facility and athletic programs: Newark Early College High School, which prepares students in grades 7-12 to complete up to 60 college-level credits during their high school career As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 324 students and 40.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.1:1.Newark Vocational High School prepares students in grades 9-12 for college and career options. As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 395 students and 40.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1.HistoryWest Side High School opened on September 14, 1925, in a building designed to provide students with classrooms, an auditorium, gyms, and other facilities, serving 520 boys and 809 girls.