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Schools in Watsessing

Watsessing’s public schools

Bloomfield Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watsessing. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/10schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.2K
▼ 18% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
0
6,242 students on the public path
In brief

Watsessing’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Watsessing’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Brookdale Elementary School places highest (better than 76%); Berkeley Elementary School lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Watsessing, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bloomfield High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Watsessing, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Watsessing’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A−, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–68 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
7–8Bloomfield Middle Schoolin BloomfieldB−
9–12Bloomfield High Schoolin BloomfieldB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bloomfield Township School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 48.6% · 3183 students tested
Math30%
State average 35.5% · 3216 students tested

Watsessing vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Watsessing’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Watsessing—Bloomfield Township
BloomfieldB−Bloomfield Township
Glen RidgeAGlen Ridge Borough

Every school in Watsessing

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Watsessing’s schools

Are Watsessing’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Watsessing. Bloomfield Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watsessing. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Watsessing in?

Bloomfield Township School District.

Where do Watsessing kids go to high school?

Bloomfield High School.

Parents talk

What Watsessing families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.