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Montclair, NJ
Public School Ratings




Montclair Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Montclair Public School District details

Montclair Public School District
22 Valley Rd.
Montclair, NJ 07042

6,216 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Montclair Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.9% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.5% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
56%
44%
67%
50%
45%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bradford Elementary School
87 Mt Hebron Rd
Upper Montclair, NJ, 07042
PK-05
Buzz Aldrin Middle School
173 Bellevue Ave
Upper Montclair, NJ, 07042
06-08
Charles H. Bullock School
55 Washington Street
Montclair, NJ, 07042
KG-05
Edgemont Elementary School
20 Edgemont Rd
Montclair, NJ, 07042
KG-05
Glenfield Middle School
25 Maple Ave
Montclair, NJ, 07042
06-08
Hillside Elementary School
54 Orange Rd
Montclair, NJ, 07042
03-05
Montclair High School
100 Chestnut St
Montclair, NJ, 07042
09-12
Nishuane Elementary School
32 Cedar Ave
Montclair, NJ, 07042
PK-02
Northeast Elementary School
603 Grove St
Upper Montclair, NJ, 07042
KG-05
Renaissance Middle School At The Rand Building
176 North Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, NJ, 07042
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.8% 40.1%
Black 21.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 16.3% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.8% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 10.5% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,324 $82,820,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $4,915 $30,550,000 18.6%
Staff $750 $4,660,000 2.8%
General Administration $449 $2,793,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,209 $7,515,000 4.6%
Operation $2,067 $12,848,000 7.8%
Transportation $147 $912,000 0.6%
Other $590 $3,665,000 2.2%
Total Support $10,126 $62,943,000 38.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,905 $18,055,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $26,354 $163,818,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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