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Robert R Lazar Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 93% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Robert R Lazar Middle School is a public middle school located in Montville, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 751 students. This exceptional school is part of the Montville Township School District, which is ranked 56 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert R Lazar Middle School consistently delivers outstanding academic performance, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Algebra I, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th-grade Algebra I proficiency rate was 98.9%, compared to the state average of 72.7%. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking among the top middle schools in New Jersey for female, male, Asian, and special education students. Additionally, the school maintains low chronic absenteeism rates and a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Memorial Junior School, Grover Cleveland Middle School, and East Hanover Middle School, Robert R Lazar Middle School consistently outperforms them on academic measures. The school's exceptional performance, low student-teacher ratio, and relatively high spending per student suggest that the Montville Township School District is effectively allocating resources to support student learning and create a favorable learning environment.

798

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,639

Per pupil spending ?

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Changebridge Road
Montville, NJ 07045-9560

(973) 331-7100

District: Montville Township School District

Students who attend Robert R Lazar Middle School usually attend:

High:

Montville Township High School

Feeder schools for Robert R Lazar Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedar Hill School
	Hilldale School
	Valley View School
	William Mason School
	More...
	Woodmont School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Asian:

29.2%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg43%

51^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 609Montville Township 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	89.6	51 of 752	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	28 of 743	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	31 of 748	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	52 of 745	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	32 of 652	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	49 of 745	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	41 of 716	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	83.3	91 of 712	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.7	130 of 713	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.3	143 of 713	79.9%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	114 of 717	84.1%	★★★★☆
2013	83.5	87 of 704	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	87.8	31 of 677	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	38 of 684	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	67 of 677	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	83.1	70 of 664	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.4	51 of 640	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	82.5	65 of 631	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	83.2	82 of 615	86.7%	★★★★☆
2005	84.8	60 of 599	90.0%	★★★★★
2004	82.1	94 of 588	84.0%	★★★★☆
2003	85.1	59 of 574	89.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	20 of 204	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	36 of 200	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	29 of 201	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	51 of 200	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	5 of 147	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	51 of 199	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	49 of 200	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	50 of 728	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	31 of 717	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	32 of 720	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	78 of 726	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.3	27 of 625	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	48 of 703	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	42 of 680	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	155 of 608	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	37 of 589	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	48 of 587	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	76 of 591	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	52 of 480	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	70 of 524	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	14 of 504	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	379 of 613	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	89.7	25 of 584	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	64 of 726	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	41 of 719	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	47 of 718	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	48 of 730	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	34 of 635	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	84 of 697	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	68 of 675	89.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	73 of 507	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	35 of 510	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	54 of 505	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	114 of 535	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	44 of 401	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	45 of 492	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	26 of 471	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	71 of 502	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	49 of 510	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	65 of 509	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	94 of 512	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	75 of 435	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	88 of 504	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	82 of 497	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+52 vs state

English Language Arts80%+23 vs state

Mathematics67%+33 vs state

Science38%+19 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th 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 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 End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert R Lazar Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Changebridge Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 331-7100	798	76	10.5	4.1%	429 (53.8%)	11 (1.4%)	92 (11.5%)	233 (29.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	89.6	51^st of 752 public middle schools	93.2%		92	28^th of 743 public middle schools	96.2%	23		38.1				76.3	81.3	82.4				71.1	72.6	51.6	100.0	98.9	99.0			$14,639	$70	$14,569
John Hill School	Public	3-8	435 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	556	65	8.4	40.1%	263 (47.3%)	33 (5.9%)	179 (32.2%)	59 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	66.3	228^th of 752 public middle schools	69.7%		80.6	119^th of 743 public middle schools	84.0%	109	39.0	16.6	48.7	53.7	52.3	52.8	79.8	73.0	64.1	39.1	43.7	39.1	63.9	28.2		94.7	94.7			$11,679	$90	$11,589
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Route 46	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7125	755	79	9.5	25.2%	197 (26.1%)	31 (4.1%)	138 (18.3%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	76.5	148^th of 752 public middle schools	80.3%		76.2	150^th of 743 public middle schools	79.8%	2		31.9				71.4	63.2	65.0				67.1	54.4	33.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,269	$430	$10,839
Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	93	19^th of 752 public middle schools	97.5%		94.9	12^th of 743 public middle schools	98.4%	7		38.4				98.6	91.6	86.0				88.0	84.9	38.7		96.3	96.9			$18,304	$355	$17,949
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	5-8	90 Ryerson Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5520	368	31	11.9	24.5%	231 (62.8%)	3 (0.8%)	100 (27.2%)	28 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	84.9	84^th of 752 public middle schools	88.8%		88.7	53^rd of 743 public middle schools	92.9%	31	33.0	35.1			73.0	71.9	80.0	79.0			41.0	52.2	64.8	56.8		100.0	100.0			$9,325	$188	$9,137
East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	325	40	8.1	3.4%	207 (63.7%)	8 (2.5%)	50 (15.4%)	48 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	90.2	43^rd of 752 public middle schools	94.3%		89.1	50^th of 743 public middle schools	93.3%	7		31.6				76.7	91.7	82.3				70.1	74.1	73.5		100.0	100.0			$15,443	$135	$15,308
Valleyview Middle School	Public	6-8	320 Diamond Spring Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6535	571	55	10.4	6.0%	405 (70.9%)	10 (1.8%)	81 (14.2%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	81.3	115^th of 752 public middle schools	84.7%		82.4	101^st of 743 public middle schools	86.4%	14		30.4				71.5	84.9	87.3				45.6	61.9	39.3	100.0	94.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	$10,360	$32	$10,328
Brooklawn Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Beachwood Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7551	925	84	11.0	13.2%	322 (34.8%)	35 (3.8%)	118 (12.8%)	418 (45.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	80.4	127^th of 752 public middle schools	83.1%		82.5	97^th of 743 public middle schools	86.9%	30		39.3				68.1	65.4	70.2				66.2	57.8	41.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,010	$41	$10,969
West Essex Middle School	Public	7-8	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	558	60	9.3	4.8%	417 (74.7%)	16 (2.9%)	64 (11.5%)	46 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	78.4	138^th of 752 public middle schools	81.6%		81.6	109^th of 743 public middle schools	85.3%	29		29.4					81.1	73.3					64.1	21.3		95.5	95.5			$10,372	$71	$10,301
Memorial Junior School	Public	6-8	61 Highland Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2427	419	45	9.3	5.7%	247 (58.9%)	18 (4.3%)	68 (16.2%)	55 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	78.8	136^th of 752 public middle schools	81.9%		82.4	99^th of 743 public middle schools	86.7%	37		36.2				63.4	67.5	74.4				54.9	52.1	48.7		97.4	97.4			$9,917	$15	$9,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert R Lazar Middle School

How many students attend Robert R Lazar Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Robert R Lazar Middle School.

What district is Robert R Lazar Middle School in?

Montville Township School District

What high school do graduates of Robert R Lazar Middle School attend?

Students who attend Robert R Lazar Middle School usually go on to attend Montville Township High School

Is Robert R Lazar Middle School a good school?

Yes. Robert R Lazar Middle School ranks in the top 6.8% of New Jersey middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Robert R Lazar Middle School?

Students at Robert R Lazar Middle School are 54% White, 29% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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