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Montclair Public School District Schools
Montclair Public School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Essex County (Montclair). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Montclair Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Montclair Public School District
10 of 11 schools in Montclair Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 6C: 4
Best schools in Montclair Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Montclair High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Hillside Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Charles H Bullock School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Buzz Aldrin Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Watchung Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Renaissance Middle School At The Rand Building (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Bradford Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Northeast Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Edgemont Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Glenfield Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Montclair Public School District
High schools (1)
- B+ Montclair High School, Montclair
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B- Buzz Aldrin Middle School, Upper Montclair
- C+ Glenfield Middle School, Montclair
- B- Renaissance Middle School At The Rand Building, Montclair
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C+ Bradford Elementary School, Upper Montclair
- C+ Edgemont Elementary School, Montclair
- B Hillside Elementary School, Montclair
- Nishuane Elementary School, Montclair
- C+ Northeast Elementary School, Upper Montclair
- B- Watchung Elementary School, Montclair
Other schools and academies (1)
- B- Charles H Bullock School, Montclair
Where Montclair Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Montclair (8)
- Upper Montclair (3)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Essex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,192 students with 545 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,019 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3410560
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Glen Ridge Public School District (5 schools, 1 mi)
- Bloomfield Township School District (11 schools, 2 mi)
- Verona Public School District (6 schools, 2 mi)
- Cedar Grove Township School District (4 schools, 2 mi)
- Nutley Public School District (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Belleville Public School District (10 schools, 3 mi)
- Little Falls Township Public School District (3 schools, 3 mi)
- Clifton Public School District (18 schools, 4 mi)
Questions about Montclair Public School District
How many schools are in Montclair Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Montclair Public School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Montclair Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Montclair, Upper Montclair.
How good are the schools in Montclair Public School District?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 41.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.4%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Montclair Public School District?
6,192 students were enrolled in Montclair Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Montclair Public School District?
Montclair Public School District is in New Jersey, based in Essex County, with its district office in Montclair. Its boundary covers about 6.3 sq mi.