Watchung School

Watchung School

Public Elementary School | Grade K-5
14 Garden St,  Montclair, NJ
Montclair Neighborhood
Montclair Public Schools
3.6
385 Students
A
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Patrick Krenn
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Math Proficiency
62%
Reading Proficiency
72%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A+
Teachers
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
72%
Math Proficiency
62%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Teachers
33
Full Time Teachers
33
Teachers in First or Second Year
17.2%

GreatSchools Rating

8
Test Scores
3
Equity
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
400:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.8%
Female
49.2%
White
55.3%
Hispanic
14.7%
Black
10.9%
Two or more races
10.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
8.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
3.6 11 Reviews
2.0 parent
5/24/2024
School district has declined. Principals are not on “top” of their teachers. For example, the music department at Watchung elementary is terrible. Kids watch videos and do coloring worksheets. The winter concert is ok- I had my son in K and they didn’t even sing about the friggen snow or anything fe...
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5.0 parent
11/6/2023
The teachers have been amazing with engaging our daughter across a variety of subjects. They communicate often and clearly with us and are a pleasure to deal with day to day. We have been very impressed at the advancement we have seen in math and reading in 3 years.
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5.0 parent
3/30/2016
Excellent school with great teachers & parents. There always complainers at every school. It's all dependent on your teacher & how your child is doing, just like in every school.
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3.0 parent
10/4/2015
There are obvious classism and racism issues at this school. Most of the fellow parents are cliquey and form their exclusive groups. PTA does not make all parents feel welcome to contribute. Sometimes new kids are excluded by children and I have personally seen some parents who encouraged such behav...
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