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Enrollment
512
Middle
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTCLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341056002172
Glenfield Middle School
25 MAPLE AVE, MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042 · (973) 509-4172 · Essex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
102 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Glenfield Middle School→Montclair High School
Based on grade levels within Montclair Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
77.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.1% | 45.8% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Glenfield Middle School
Glenfield Middle School's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenfield Middle School this school | 512 | 19.9% | 56.4% |
| Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School Springfield | 474 | 17.9% | 49.8% |
| Buzz Aldrin Middle School UPPER MONTCLAIR | 618 | 17.2% | 52.0% |
| Maplewood Middle School MAPLEWOOD | 762 | 18.6% | 48.2% |
| Lopatcong Township Middle School PHILLIPSBURG | 335 | 16.7% | 53.9% |
| Bordentown Regional Middle School BORDENTOWN | 504 | 20.6% | 48.7% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Glenfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #127 of 433 | #9 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #147 of 437 ▲ 28 | #13 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #78 of 437 ▼ 4 | #6 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #239 of 445 | #17 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #47 of 417 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #41 of 419 | #2 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #282 of 436 | #12 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #47 of 282 | #6 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
-143 (-22%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 512 | 58.6 | 8.7:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 57.6 | 9.1:1 | 19% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 64.6 | 8.5:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 67 | 9.8:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 65.3 | 9.8:1 | 19% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 72 | 9.0:1 | 21% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 59 | 11.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 65 | 10.8:1 | 19% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 45 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (641 to 512); teachers down 10% (65.3 to 58.6).
About Glenfield Middle School
Among the schools in MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, is Glenfield Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment is 512 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 11 schools in Montclair Public School District, with 6,193 students enrolled.
Glenfield Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Black, 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Essex County overall, about 30% of residents are White. Glenfield Middle School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Glenfield Middle School operates with 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.7:1. On average, middle schools in New Jersey have 10.9:1, compared with 8.7:1 here. Glenfield Middle School reports 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 34 points.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Glenfield Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Glenfield Middle School would score about 55.3%. It scores 56.4%, 1.1 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Essex County show that the median household income is $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Glenfield Middle School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Glenfield Middle School is Charles H. Bullock School, about 0.3 miles away. Glenfield Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Glenfield Middle School comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Glenfield Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 512, a 22% decrease from 655 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 9.8 to 8.7 over 4 years.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montclair Public School District
- Montclair High SchoolHigh · 1,925 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Charles H. Bullock SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in MONTCLAIR
- Montclair High SchoolHigh · 1,925 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Charles H. Bullock SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Watchung Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Nishuane Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Edgemont Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Charles H. Bullock School0.3 mi · 438
- Glen Ridge High School0.5 mi · 799
- Ridgewood Avenue School0.5 mi · 540
- Central School0.6 mi · 127
- Nishuane Elementary School0.7 mi · 377
- Bloomfield High School0.8 mi · 2,055
Frequently asked questions
About Glenfield Middle SchoolHow many students attend Glenfield Middle School?
Glenfield Middle School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 06-08.
Is Glenfield Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glenfield Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Glenfield Middle School have?
Glenfield Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenfield Middle School?
Student demographics at Glenfield Middle School are roughly 46% White, 15% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Glenfield Middle School public or private?
Glenfield Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montclair Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.