The West New York, NJ educational system consists of 8 public schools, 4 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools. West New York public schools have average test scores of 33% which is 22% lower than than the New Jersey average and 32% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of West New York public schools is 14:1, compared to 13:1 in New Jersey and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 73.7% of students have completed 8th grade, 71.4% have completed high school, 25.9% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.3% have completed a doctorate degree.