West Orange High School Teachers Ranked 60th Best in New Jersey

As we enter the middle of the week, we are in the thick of “Teacher Appreciation Week” in the United States and West Orange High School’s teachers have been ranked as the 60th best in the state of New Jersey, according to Niche.com.

Niche.com is dedicated to evaluating U.S. and Puerto Rican schools based on parent and student reviews. The site reported that parent/student surveys gave West Orange High School an A teacher Niche grade.

According to the study’s methodology, Niche.com ranked 5,886 public high schools in the United States based on key teaching statistics and nearly 920,000 teacher ratings from students and parents.

“A high ranking indicates that teachers are intelligent and engaging, the school is invested in its teachers, and students and parents rate their teachers favorably,” Niche.com states on their website.

>> See the full methodology here.

Here is a sample of what some of the students said:

• “The teachers try their best and try to connect with students.”
• “[They] care about the students.”
• “Just as the students the teachers at west orange high school are very different from each other. All have different ways of managing their classes. All, though do a great job at performing their job.”
• “I was in all honors or AP classes in high school. The classroom was filled with students who cared about their work which made it easier for the teacher to lighten up and teach well. Each student was able to bond with the teacher and get comfortable on a level where no one would be embarrassed to ask for help. We all helped each other even the teacher. I can easily say that my teachers helped motivate me to keep working hard to get where I am.”

What do you think? Do you agree with the website’s assessment of West Orange High School? Let us know in the comments.