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Watchung Elementary School

Regular School · MONTCLAIR, NJ

Watchung Elementary School is a regular school school in MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 406 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
406
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 245 60%
Hispanic/Latino 57 14%
Two or more races 45 11%
Asian 31 8%
Black or African American 28 7%
Total enrollment 406 198M / 208F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 45-49% 25.6% 190
Reading Proficiency 55-59% 46.8% 189
Science Proficiency 20-29% — 59

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.85 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
13
3.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 406 100%

Contact & Location

14 GARDEN ST

MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042

Phone: (973)509-4259

http://www.montclair.k12.nj.us

District

Montclair Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $36,146

District enrollment: 6,122

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

341056002184

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD