Watsessing’s public schools score below 57% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Watsessing’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
What Watsessing’s schools are like
Which school depends on your street
With eight elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Bloomfield Middle School and Bloomfield High School. Bloomfield sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Watsessing spends 18% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the two towns on its borders, Watsessing ranks 2nd of 3. Glen Ridge (A) is graded higher. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Watsessing compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Watsessing.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Watsessing vs. its neighbors
Watsessing’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New Jersey districts.
Every school in Watsessing
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Watsessing families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Watsessing
There’s no college in Watsessing, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine in Bloomfield, 0.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Watsessing. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.