Montclair Public School District

Summary:

The Montclair Public School District in New Jersey consists of 11 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving a diverse student population. The district's schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, with several standout institutions and some areas for improvement.

Montclair High School is a top-performing high school, ranking in the top 135-163 in New Jersey and boasting a high 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%. The school's test scores are also impressive, with 62.9% proficiency in ELA and 69.1% proficiency in Math for 11th graders. At the middle school level, Buzz Aldrin Middle School and Glenfield Middle School are standouts, ranking in the top 185-196 and 177-256 middle schools in the state, respectively, with strong test scores.

While the middle and high schools in the district are performing well, the elementary schools show more variation in their academic performance. Hillside Elementary School and Edgemont Elementary School are among the top-performing elementary schools, but others, like Northeast Elementary School, lag behind. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is on the higher end and may be an area for improvement.

District Detail

22 Valley Rd.
Montclair, NJ 07042

(973) 509-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
151^st of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,193

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	Public	6-8	176 North Fullerton Avenue	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-5741	203	28	7.2	15.3%	107 (52.7%)	36 (17.7%)	31 (15.3%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)	74.2	160^th of 752 public middle schools	78.7%		70.5	189^th of 743 public middle schools	74.6%	29				33.3					75.0	81.4	76.2					56.8	57.7			43.7		43.7						$18,417	$89	$18,328
Montclair High School	Public	9-12	100 Chestnut St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4100	1,925	150	12.8	17.9%	935 (48.6%)	434 (22.5%)	305 (15.8%)	97 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	145 (7.5%)	62.5	135^th of 434 public high schools	68.9%		62.3	136^th of 429 public high schools	68.3%	1	88.1	69.1			47.9							62.9									14.3	14.3		43.3	43.3	96.0	96.0	$9,854	$108	$9,746
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	87 Mt Hebron Rd	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4155	388	41	9.5	8.2%	209 (53.9%)	39 (10.1%)	51 (13.1%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (16.8%)	82.6	239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.3%		83.8	224^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.3%	15			62.9			75.8	66.7	53.7					82.3	70.0	68.6													$13,293	$53	$13,240
Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Edgemont Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4162	251	23	10.9	17.1%	130 (51.8%)	17 (6.8%)	68 (27.1%)	13 (5.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	78.7	307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.2%		81.1	267^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	40			48.7			72.1	67.5	73.7					65.1	55.0	64.1													$13,652	$243	$13,409
Glenfield Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Maple Ave	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4172	512	59	8.7	19.9%	238 (46.5%)	106 (20.7%)	77 (15.0%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.5%)	72.6	177^th of 752 public middle schools	76.5%		69.2	199^th of 743 public middle schools	73.2%	22				30.2					77.0	80.1	76.2					52.8	55.8		100.0	44.0		50.9	100.0		100.0			$12,589	$535	$12,054
Hillside Elementary School	Public	3-5	54 Orange Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4200	684	47	14.6	13.5%	328 (48.0%)	134 (19.6%)	107 (15.6%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.3%)	84.7	205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.8%		83.5	230^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.8%	25			52.2			64.8	74.5	77.8					69.9	69.9	68.0													$12,700	$181	$12,519
Buzz Aldrin Middle School	Public	6-8	173 Bellevue Ave	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4220	618	63	9.7	17.2%	317 (51.3%)	90 (14.6%)	91 (14.7%)	45 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (11.7%)	70.5	196^th of 752 public middle schools	73.9%		71.4	185^th of 743 public middle schools	75.1%	11				24.0					75.7	69.6	72.5					62.9	59.3	7.1	100.0	52.1		57.6						$11,896	$170	$11,726
Nishuane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	32 Cedar Ave	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4222	377	42	8.9	17.2%	171 (45.4%)	92 (24.4%)	51 (13.5%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.5%)								(n/a)																												$12,673	$186	$12,487
Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	603 Grove St	Upper Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4242	391	36	10.8	19.2%	205 (52.4%)	41 (10.5%)	87 (22.3%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	61.5	518^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.5%		65	480^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.1%	38			35.3			41.9	61.9	56.9					56.3	63.1	53.0													$11,807	$55	$11,752
Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Garden St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4259	406	34	11.9	9.1%	245 (60.3%)	28 (6.9%)	57 (14.0%)	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	81.2	270^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		83.4	231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	82.7%	39			47.9			75.0	64.6	66.2					88.3	62.9	62.0													$11,719	$53	$11,666
Charles H. Bullock School	Public	K-5	55 Washington Street	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4255	438	44	9.9	12.6%	239 (54.6%)	75 (17.1%)	46 (10.5%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.0%)	83.2	227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.2	249^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.4%	22			52.8			61.9	70.0	71.9					76.0	68.6	67.4													$12,790	$183	$12,607

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glen Ridge Public School District	0.88 mi	5
Verona Public School District	1.32 mi	6	143^rd
Bloomfield Township School District	1.47 mi	11	312^th
Cedar Grove Township School District	1.72 mi	4	117^th
West Orange Public Schools	2.14 mi	13	226^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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