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Best kept secret at Robert R Lazar Middle School?
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Enrollment
798
Middle
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341065004336
Robert R Lazar Middle School
123 CHANGEBRIDGE ROAD, MONTVILLE, NJ 07045 · (973) 331-7100 · Morris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL798 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
10.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
33 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 | 258 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 286 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 32% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Robert R Lazar Middle School→Montville Township High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Montville Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 73.7% |
% 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Robert R Lazar Middle School
Robert R Lazar Middle School's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert R Lazar Middle School this school | 798 | 4.1% | 70.1% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School RIDGEWOOD | 627 | 2.6% | 66.1% |
| Edgar Middle School METUCHEN | 761 | 10.0% | 68.9% |
| River Dell Middle School River Edge | 573 | 0.7% | 69.2% |
| Glen Rock Middle School GLEN ROCK | 642 | 1.1% | 66.6% |
| Tenafly Middle School TENAFLY | 916 | 4.8% | 73.9% |
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 Robert R Lazar Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #29 of 433 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #48 of 437 ▼ 20 | #7 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #61 of 437 ▼ 26 | #6 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 798 | #91 of 445 | #7 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #181 of 417 | #24 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #154 of 419 | #9 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.1% | #395 of 436 | #26 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #175 of 282 | #14 of 21 |
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
798
-41 (-5%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 798 | 75.7 | 10.6:1 | 4% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 76 | 9.9:1 | 4% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 75 | 9.7:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 88 | 9.5:1 | 2% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 871 | 93 | 9.4:1 | 3% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 931 | 92 | 10.1:1 | 3% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 990 | 67 | 14.8:1 | 1% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 801 | 57 | 14.1:1 | 2% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 48 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert R Lazar Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (871 to 798); teachers down 19% (93 to 75.7).
About Robert R Lazar Middle School
Robert R Lazar Middle School is a middle school located in MONTVILLE, New Jersey, in Morris County. The school serves 798 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average about 578 students.
Robert R Lazar Middle School sits within Montville Township School District, which has 7 schools and 3,500 students.
Robert R Lazar Middle School's enrollment is 54% White. The next largest groups are 29% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Morris County overall, about 68% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Robert R Lazar Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Its teaching staff equals 75.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.6:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 10.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 4%. The gap from the 19% average for public schools in Morris County is 15 points.
allk12 grades Robert R Lazar Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 63.9% at Robert R Lazar Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Morris County show that median household income is about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 156 public schools in Morris County, with a combined enrollment of about 72,239.
Of nearby public schools, Montville Township High School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 70.1% is above the 68.6% average for nearby schools.
Robert R Lazar Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Robert R Lazar Middle School saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 9.5:1 in 2020-21 and 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montville Township School District
- Montville Township High SchoolHigh · 1,035 students
- Woodmont SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Valley View SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Cedar Hill SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Hilldale SchoolElementary · 327 students
- William Mason SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other schools in MONTVILLE
- Montville Township High SchoolHigh · 1,035 students
- William Mason SchoolElementary · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Montville Township High School0.4 mi · 1,035
- Valley View School1.0 mi · 360
- Hilldale School1.3 mi · 327
- Lake Hiawatha Elementary School1.8 mi · 445
- Knollwood Elementary School1.8 mi · 394
- Cedar Hill School1.9 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Robert R Lazar Middle SchoolHow many students attend Robert R Lazar Middle School?
Robert R Lazar Middle School enrolls approximately 798 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Robert R Lazar Middle School serve?
Robert R Lazar Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Robert R Lazar Middle School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Robert R Lazar Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert R Lazar Middle School?
At Robert R Lazar Middle School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 29% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Robert R Lazar Middle School public or private?
Robert R Lazar Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montville Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.