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Watsessing Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bloomfield, Essex County. The school has 305 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomfield Township School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watsessing Elementary School enrolls 305 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 105 | 34% |
| White | 36 | 12% |
| Asian | 18 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
108 of the school's 305 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Watsessing Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Watsessing Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Bloomfield Township School District, based in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The district serves 6,468 students district-wide and employs 553 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 305 students, Watsessing Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 588 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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