Watchung Elementary School
14 Garden St
Montclair NJ, 07042, Essex County
Phone: 973-509-4259
Ranking: (32 out of 1,847, top 2%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Montclair Town School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 27 | NA | NA | 26 | 28 | 31 | 24 | ||||||
Total Students: | 452 | 452 | 456 | 446 | 466 | 440 | 432 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 84 | 18.6% | 74 | 16.4% | 73 | 16.0% | 70 | 15.7% | 78 | 16.7% | 75 | 17.0% | 78 | 18.1% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 16.8% | 75 | 16.6% | 74 | 16.2% | 73 | 16.4% | 74 | 15.9% | 74 | 16.8% | 78 | 18.1% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 17.7% | 71 | 15.7% | 75 | 16.4% | 72 | 16.1% | 78 | 16.7% | 80 | 18.2% | 73 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 69 | 15.3% | 73 | 16.2% | 75 | 16.4% | 73 | 16.4% | 77 | 16.5% | 74 | 16.8% | 75 | 17.4% |
Grade 4: | 69 | 15.3% | 73 | 16.2% | 74 | 16.2% | 76 | 17.0% | 74 | 15.9% | 75 | 17.0% | 51 | 11.8% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 16.4% | 76 | 16.8% | 77 | 16.9% | 71 | 15.9% | 76 | 16.3% | 53 | 12.0% | 69 | 16.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 250 | 55.3% | 240 | 53.1% | 243 | 53.3% | 238 | 53.4% | 252 | 54.1% | 242 | 55.0% | 234 | 54.2% |
Female: | 202 | 44.7% | 212 | 46.9% | 213 | 46.7% | 208 | 46.6% | 214 | 45.9% | 198 | 45.0% | 194 | 44.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 35 | 7.7% | 44 | 9.7% | 35 | 7.7% | 37 | 8.3% | 42 | 9.0% | 46 | 10.5% | 45 | 10.4% |
Hispanic: | 48 | 10.6% | 48 | 10.6% | 46 | 10.1% | 34 | 7.6% | 25 | 5.4% | 26 | 5.9% | 36 | 8.3% |
Black: | 99 | 21.9% | 104 | 23.0% | 105 | 23.0% | 100 | 22.4% | 109 | 23.4% | 90 | 20.5% | 83 | 19.2% |
White: | 251 | 55.5% | 249 | 55.1% | 262 | 57.5% | 264 | 59.2% | 290 | 62.2% | 278 | 63.2% | 268 | 62.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 10.2% | 44 | 9.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 6.2% | 28 | 6.4% | 20 | 4.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 14 | 3.2% | 9 | 2.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.14 | 16.74 | NA | NA | 17.15 | 16.64 | 10.00 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 88.0% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 91.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 89.4% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 89.8% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 94.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 78.2% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 71.5% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 77.7% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 76.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 76.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 85.3% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 91.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 91% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 92.2% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 94.7% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 85.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 86.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 87.7% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 83.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 85.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 85.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 89.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 85.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 88.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 85.6% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 89.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 76.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 74.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 73.3% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 74.4% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 73.1% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 75.0% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 74.4% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 80.8% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 89.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 91.3% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 93.3% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 86.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 84.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 87.6% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 86.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 87.9% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 86.5% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 93.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 91.8% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 93.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 98.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.7% | 96.8% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.9% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 96.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 93.8% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 75.2% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 80.9% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 75.7% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 78.9% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 74.2% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 73.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 90.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 88.5% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 90.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 90.1% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 90.8% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 88.1% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 89.5% | 79.9% |
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* Watchung Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.