Buzz Aldrin Middle School vs Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building

Buzz Aldrin Middle School and Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building are very closely rated, both scoring around 7.9 out of 10. Buzz Aldrin Middle School is significantly larger with 607 students, about 3.0× the size of Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building (201). In math proficiency, Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building leads at 82.0%.

Buzz Aldrin Middle School

Upper Montclair, NJ

7.9/10

Middle School6th – 8th

607 students

Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building

Montclair, NJ

8.1/10

Middle School6th – 8th

201 students

Ratings Comparison

Metric	Buzz Aldrin Middle School	Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building
Overall Rating	7.9 / 10	8.1 / 10
Academic Score	7.2	8.0
Growth Score	7.8	7.7
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	13.5%	12.4%
Environment Score	9.1	8.7
State Rank	#433 of 2,466	#334 of 2,466
State Percentile	83th	87th

Test Scores

Subject	Buzz Aldrin Middle School	Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building
Math Proficiency	69.0%	82.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	78.0%	89.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Buzz Aldrin Middle School	Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building
Type	Middle School	Middle School
Grades	6th – 8th	6th – 8th
Enrollment	607	201
Student-Teacher Ratio	10.1:1	7.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	13.5%	12.4%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)	7.7%	10.0%
District	Montclair Public School District	Montclair Public School District
City	Upper Montclair	Montclair

Neighborhood

Metric	Upper Montclair (07042)	Montclair (07042)
Median Household Income	$127,083	$127,083
Median Home Value	$733,100	$733,100
Median Rent	$2,017	$2,017
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	67.1%	67.1%
Poverty Rate	8.5%	8.5%
Avg Commute	33 min	33 min

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