📍 14 Garden St, Montclair, Essex County, 07042
Watchung Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Montclair, Essex County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montclair Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Watchung Elementary School enrolls 394 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 11% |
| Asian | 32 | 8.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
39 of the school's 394 students (9.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 31 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Watchung Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Watchung Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Montclair Public School District, based in Montclair, New Jersey. The district serves 6,278 students district-wide and employs 564 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 394 students, Watchung Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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