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Watchung Borough School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 680 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Watchung Borough School District is a school district in New Jersey (Somerset County). During the 2024 school year, 680 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Watchung Borough School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dorie Harvey2027
Adam Kraft2027
Jessica Maddox2027
Jennifer Agugliaro20232026
Danielle Amedeo20232026
Fatima Santos20232026
Manuel Gonzalez2025
Phyllis Juette2025
Mohamad Freij20222025

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Overlapping state house districts

Watchung Borough School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 21Michele MatsikoudisRepublican Party 100% 4%
New Jersey General Assembly District 21Nancy MuñozRepublican Party 100% 4%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $348,000 $565 2%
Local: $12,616,000 $20,481 74%
State: $4,153,000 $6,742 24%
Total: $17,117,000 $27,787
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $16,765,000 $27,215
Total Current Expenditures: $15,300,000 $24,837
Instructional Expenditures: $9,860,000 $16,006 59%
Student and Staff Support: $2,408,000 $3,909 14%
Administration: $1,618,000 $2,626 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,412,000 $2,292 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $91,000 $147
Construction: $17,000 $27
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 60-64 <=20 11-19 <50 35-39
2018-2019 67 80-84 21-39 40-49 PS >=50 65-69
2017-2018 63 85-89 20-29 30-39 >=50 60-64
2016-2017 62 85-89 20-29 40-49 >=50 61
2015-2016 63 85-89 20-29 50-59 >=50 62
2014-2015 64 75-79 11-19 40-59 >=50 65-69
2013-2014 91 >=95 50-59 80-89 >=50 93
2012-2013 92 >=95 60-79 80-89 >=50 92
2011-2012 93 >=95 60-79 80-89 >=50 95
2010-2011 93 >=95 60-79 60-79 PS 94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 63 80-84 40-59 40-49 >=50 60-64
2018-2019 83 85-89 40-59 70-79 PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 76 85-89 30-39 40-49 >=50 75-79
2016-2017 75 90-94 40-49 50-59 >=50 75
2015-2016 73 85-89 40-49 60-69 >=50 72
2014-2015 78 90-94 30-39 40-59 >=50 80-84
2013-2014 91 >=95 60-69 80-89 >=50 93
2012-2013 89 >=95 60-79 80-89 >=50 90
2011-2012 89 90-94 60-79 80-89 >=50 89
2010-2011 88 90-94 40-59 >=80 PS 90

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 680 1.3
2022-2023 671 8.2
2021-2022 616 1.1
2020-2021 609 0.8
2019-2020 604 -6.0
2018-2019 640 -7.0
2017-2018 685 -2.9
2016-2017 705 1.8
2015-2016 692 -46.8
2014-2015 1,016 31.8
2013-2014 693 -2.9
2012-2013 713 4.5
2011-2012 681 -5.7
2010-2011 720 0.4
2009-2010 717 4.0
2008-2009 688 0.4
2007-2008 685 0.4
2006-2007 682 -6.9
2005-2006 729 9.9
2004-2005 657 1.5
2003-2004 647 7.7
2002-2003 597 -9.9
2001-2002 656 12.7
2000-2001 573 2.3
1999-2000 560 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Watchung Borough School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 19.7 10.3
Black 7.5 14.5
Hispanic 16.8 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 5.2 3.1
White 50.9 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Watchung Borough School District had 63.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.71.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.50
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 36.70
Secondary: 6.80
Total: 63.50

Watchung Borough School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 4.90
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.01
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.60
Other Support Services: 11.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Watchung Borough School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bayberry School398PK-4
Valley View School2765-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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