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Bayberry School

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Bayberry School ranks 347 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Bayberry School in Watchung, NJ, is a public elementary school serving 391 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade, and is part of the highly-rated Watchung Borough School District, which ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey districts. The school stands out for its exceptionally low poverty rate, with only 1.28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a stark contrast to nearby schools like East End School (80.49%) and Stony Brook School (89.34%) in the North Plainfield School District. This demographic advantage helps Bayberry achieve strong academic results, though it is slightly outperformed by nearby Berkeley Heights School District schools like Thomas P. Hughes School and Mountain Park School, which have slightly higher poverty rates (2.8% and 4.46%) but rank higher overall.

Bayberry excels in mathematics, with 81.6% of 3rd graders proficient in math in 2024-2025—over 30 percentage points above the state average—and maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.0%, below the state average of 14.4%. The school also boasts a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, lower than many peers, including Thomas P. Hughes School (10.6) and Evergreen Elementary School (12.0) in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District. However, the school shows notable volatility in its performance rankings, fluctuating between the 67th and 87th percentiles over the past decade, and has a significant area of concern: its Asian student subgroup ranks in the bottom 28th percentile statewide, suggesting a need for targeted instructional support.

Despite these challenges, Bayberry achieves strong results with efficient spending of $9,432 per student (2018-2019 data), lower than many neighboring schools, including struggling ones like Stony Brook School ($13,043) and high-performing Mountain Park School ($10,264). This efficiency, combined with a low poverty rate and strong math foundation, makes Bayberry a solid choice for families in Watchung, though parents should be aware of the performance gap for Asian students and the school's sensitivity to cohort changes.

391

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,432

Per pupil spending ?

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

113 Bayberry Lane
Watchung, NJ 07069

(908) 755-8184

District: Watchung Borough School District

Students who attend Bayberry School usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View School
High:	Watchung Hills Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Asian:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg49%

347^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^th of 609Watchung Borough School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	347 of 1347	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	437 of 1338	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	371 of 1342	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	347 of 1345	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	263 of 1317	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	175 of 1360	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	307 of 1353	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	178 of 1352	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.3	279 of 1346	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	135 of 1357	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	85.8	92 of 1363	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	84.6	106 of 1367	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	57 of 1363	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	77.7	285 of 1360	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	88 of 1354	93.5%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	19 of 1346	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	81.8	112 of 1338	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	83.0	46 of 1329	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	86.5	8 of 1314	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	79.3	203 of 1303	84.4%	★★★★☆
2004	82.9	114 of 1298	91.2%	★★★★★
2003	86.4	75 of 1204	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	238 of 330	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	249 of 340	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	215 of 346	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	195 of 348	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.4	85 of 339	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	195 of 370	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	225 of 370	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	274 of 1326	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	445 of 1317	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	419 of 1318	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	395 of 1326	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	337 of 1290	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	283 of 1331	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	412 of 1333	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	346 of 1032	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	418 of 989	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	279 of 982	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	322 of 953	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	409 of 1318	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	397 of 1313	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	291 of 1315	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	276 of 1324	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	179 of 1297	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	100 of 1335	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	233 of 1334	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	490 of 1023	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	404 of 989	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	586 of 958	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.3	126 of 949	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	29 of 868	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	67.9	256 of 1007	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	353 of 1001	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	300 of 970	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	452 of 963	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	362 of 975	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	228 of 976	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	386 of 964	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.5	119 of 1023	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	247 of 1022	75.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+21 vs state

English Language Arts62%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bayberry School	Public	PK, KG-4	113 Bayberry Lane	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-8184	391	42	9.4	1.3%	203 (51.9%)	18 (4.6%)	75 (19.2%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	75.6	347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	437^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.3%	90		61.6	62.5		81.6	57.5		$9,432	$20	$9,412
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	651 Mountain Avenue	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-5583	256	22	11.5	2.3%	126 (49.2%)	6 (2.3%)	35 (13.7%)	59 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.7%)								(n/a)								$7,956	$48	$7,908
School One Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	563 Willow Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-7731	424	34	12.4	9.0%	229 (54.0%)	37 (8.7%)	85 (20.0%)	49 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	67	455^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.2%		74.4	361^st of 1338 public elementary schools	73.0%	94		44.1	75.7		54.9	70.5		$8,863	$53	$8,810
East End School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 Oneida Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6070	451	45	10.0	80.5%	22 (4.9%)	61 (13.5%)	354 (78.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.8	1103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.4	1070^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.0%	33		15.1	37.8		23.9	38.5		$10,925	$775	$10,150
Emerson Community School	Public	K-5	305 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4205	414	36	11.5	72.7%	6 (1.4%)	105 (25.4%)	296 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	31.9	931^st of 1347 public elementary schools	30.9%		21.5	1054^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.2%	123	8.0	47.7	33.9	43.3	53.6	30.8	28.9	$9,801	$208	$9,593
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	Public	K-5	E Front St & Farragut Rd	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4300	423	33	12.6	83.2%	8 (1.9%)	37 (8.7%)	375 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.1	1189^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.2	1202^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.2%	13	7.2	22.9	21.4	30.4	32.8	20.8	21.4	$10,430	$260	$10,170
Thomas P. Hughes School	Public	3-5	446 Snyder Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1717	250	23	10.6	2.8%	148 (59.2%)	8 (3.2%)	34 (13.6%)	37 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.4%)	84.9	200^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.2%		90	112^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.6%	88	65.8	53.5	68.9	81.8	79.8	68.8	80.5	$9,155	$68	$9,087
Mountain Park School	Public	3-5	55 Fairfax Dr	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1713	224	24	9.3	4.5%	112 (50.0%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.6%)	57 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	81.9	253^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	81.2%		87.2	168^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.4%	85	58.8	59.2	61.7	69.6	79.0	70.0	67.5	$10,264	$03	$10,261
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2280 Evergreen Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-5331	449	37	12.0	2.2%	262 (58.4%)	35 (7.8%)	68 (15.1%)	57 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	64	492^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.5%		70.6	412^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.2%	80		47.3	61.3		64.2	55.0		$9,438	$41	$9,397
Stony Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	269 Grove Street	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6063	272	28	9.7	89.3%	16 (5.9%)	6 (2.2%)	244 (89.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9.9	1256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.8%		9.9	1240^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.3%	16		14.8	30.2		15.8	22.2		$13,043	$923	$12,120

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