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Schools in Upper Montclair

Upper Montclair’s public schools

Montclair Town School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Upper Montclair. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/9schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.0K
▼ 5% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,509 students on the public path
In brief

Upper Montclair’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of Upper Montclair’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Montclair High School places highest (better than 83%); Glenfield Middle School lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Upper Montclair, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and one high school: Montclair High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Upper Montclair, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–12Montclair High Schoolin MontclairA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montclair Town School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Montclair Town School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 6,193 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$26,961NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 48.6% · 3189 students tested
Math46%
State average 35.5% · 3200 students tested

Upper Montclair vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Upper Montclair’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Upper Montclair—Montclair Town
MontclairB+Montclair Town
Cedar GroveB+Cedar Grove Township
CliftonC−Clifton City

Every school in Upper Montclair

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Upper Montclairin other towns
Bradford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
388 students10:1Rate it →
Nishuane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Montclair
377 students9:1Rate it →
Charles H. Bullock School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Montclair
A−
438 students10:1Rate it →
Watchung Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Montclair
A−
406 students12:1Rate it →
Northeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B+
391 students11:1Rate it →
Edgemont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Montclair
B+
251 students11:1Rate it →
Buzz Aldrin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
618 students10:1Rate it →
Glenfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Montclair
B
512 students9:1Rate it →
Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Montclair
A−
203 students7:1Rate it →
Montclair High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Montclair
A−
1,925 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Upper Montclair’s schools

Are Upper Montclair’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Upper Montclair. Montclair Town School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Upper Montclair. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Upper Montclair in?

Montclair Town School District.

Where do Upper Montclair kids go to high school?

Montclair High School.

Parents talk

What Upper Montclair families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.