Robert R Lazar Middle School

Set in MONTVILLE, New Jersey, Robert R Lazar Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, overseen by Montville Township School District. It caters to 798 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Within Montville Township School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,500 students, Robert R Lazar Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Robert R Lazar Middle School reports that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Morris County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Robert R Lazar Middle School reports 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 4% of students at Robert R Lazar Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Morris County's rate of about 19%.

After controlling for student poverty, Robert R Lazar Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.9%, the actual is 70.1%, a residual of +6.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Morris County put median household income runs about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Morris County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), Robert R Lazar Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Montville Township High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert R Lazar Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert R Lazar Middle School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.6%.

Robert R Lazar Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 871 students in 2018 compared to 798 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Robert R Lazar Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.