📍 173 Bellevue Ave, Upper Montclair, Essex County, 07042
Buzz Aldrin Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Upper Montclair, Essex County. The school has 610 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montclair Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buzz Aldrin Middle School enrolls 610 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 16% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 314 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 44 | 7.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 610 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buzz Aldrin Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Buzz Aldrin Middle School is one of 11 schools in Montclair Public School District, based in Montclair, New Jersey. The district serves 6,278 students district-wide and employs 564 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 610 students, Buzz Aldrin Middle School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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