Montclair

Montclair is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Quincy, Massachusetts, run under Quincy, teacheing 365 students in grades K through 5.

Within Quincy, which oversees 20 schools and 9,939 students, Montclair is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Montclair reports that 62% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder consists of 22% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Norfolk County indicate median household income runs about $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Norfolk County runs 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), of which Montclair is one.

The closest other public school is North Quincy High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 412 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 27% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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