Somerset Elementary Academy

Somerset Elementary Academy is an elementary school of micro-enrollment scale in Bridgewater, New Jersey, one of the schools within Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr, instructing 54 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 87% leaner than typical.

Within Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr, which oversees 3 schools and 131 students, Somerset Elementary Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Somerset Elementary Academy logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 37% Black, 15% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at school resources, Somerset Elementary Academy reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Somerset Elementary Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Somerset County (around 28%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, Somerset County reports that median household income runs about $140,374, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Somerset Elementary Academy is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students).

The Career Center of the SCESC is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 50%: 36 students in 2018 compared to 54 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 53% to 37% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Somerset Elementary Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.