Montclair High School

Montclair High School, a large four-year high school in MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, part of Montclair Public School District, hosts 1,925 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 107% larger than typical.

Montclair High School is one of 11 schools operated by Montclair Public School District, a district that teaches 6,193 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Montclair High School records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Montclair High School reports 150 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Montclair High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.4%, the actual is 49.4%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,789 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Montclair High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Montclair High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 62.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 2,106 students in 2018 compared to 1,925 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 29% to 23% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.