Watsessing Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Bloomfield, New Jersey

Watsessing Elementary School in Bloomfield, New Jersey enrolled 333 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

305 students in 2022-23, 332 students in 2023-24, 333 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 31.0.

Students enrolled at Watsessing Elementary School by school year2022-23: 305, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-233052023-243322024-25333
Students enrolled at Watsessing Elementary School by school year2022-23: 305, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-233052023-243322024-25333
Students enrolled at Watsessing Elementary School by school year2022-23: 305, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-233052023-243322024-25333
Students enrolled at Watsessing Elementary School by school year2022-23: 305, 2023-24: 332, 2024-25: 33301002003004002022-233052023-243322024-25333
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330532.09.5
2023-2433231.010.7
2024-2533331.010.7

10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 10.7; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 10.7; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 10.7; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 10.7; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 271 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Watsessing Elementary School enrolled 271 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 271 of the 271 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.6% of students were Hispanic, 27.9% Black, 17.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic45.6%
  2. Black27.9%
  3. White17.1%
  4. Asian6.9%
  5. Two or more races1.8%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Watsessing Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%50%48.6%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%30% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Bloomfield

8 public elementary schools in Bloomfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Watsessing Elementary School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fairview Elementary School49911.543.7%
Demarest Elementary School48211.427.8%
Berkeley Elementary School45310.460.7%
Oak View Elementary School39912.612.5%
Carteret Elementary School3838.665.5%
Franklin Elementary School35210.541.8%
Brookdale Elementary School34210.910.2%
Watsessing Elementary School33310.746.8%

All public schools in Bloomfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Watsessing Elementary School

  1. Whitney E. Houston AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 385 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Berkeley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 453 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Watsessing Elementary School with Whitney E. Houston AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bloomfield School District spends per student$23,287 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,287
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyWatsessing Elementary School is the number 955 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#955 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Watsessing Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Watsessing Elementary School?
    333 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 305 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bloomfield, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Watsessing Elementary School?
    10.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Watsessing Elementary School a Title I school?
    Watsessing Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Watsessing Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Watsessing Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Watsessing Elementary School in?
    Bloomfield School District, NCES district ID 3401830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340183002004 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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