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Watsessing Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

71 Prospect Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 · (973) 680-8570 · Part of Bloomfield Township School District

Bloomfield Township’s School Grade B− better than 52% of New Jersey school districts

Students
333
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Watsessing Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bloomfield Township kids: Bloomfield Middle School

On the path

Where Bloomfield Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Watsessing Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Bloomfield Middle Schoolin Bloomfield

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

71 Prospect Street, Bloomfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten47
Grade 149
Grade 243
Grade 349
Grade 447
Grade 540
Grade 658
Enrollment over time
276’20
270’21
305’22
332’23
333’24

Up 20.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%Black 28%White 17%Asian 7%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Watsessing Elementary School from Bloomfield Township families.

Other schools in Bloomfield Township School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Bloomfield Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.