Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building

Among the schools in MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, is Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building, a small middle school. The school serves 203 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in New Jersey is roughly 578 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.

Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building is one school in Montclair Public School District, a system of 11 schools with 6,193 students.

Roughly 53% of students at Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building are White. Enrollment also includes 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Essex County, the White share is about 30%. Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.

Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building counts 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 7.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 3.7 below the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. About 15% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Essex County is 54%.

allk12 grades Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building's results are within a point of predicted: 57.2% against 57.8%.

In the county around the school, Essex County, the median household income is $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 249 public schools in Essex County, enrolling about 145,473 students in all.

The closest public school, Montclair High School, is about 0.1 miles from Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building is 6th on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment is down 16% from 2020-21, when Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building had 243 students, to 2024-25, when it had 203.

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