Buzz Aldrin Middle School
Upper Montclair, NJ · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Buzz Aldrin Middle School is a middle school in Upper Montclair, NJ with 610 students enrolled and a 62% proficiency rate. Part of Montclair Public School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Buzz Aldrin Middle School is a middle school located in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. The school serves 610 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 62% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Buzz Aldrin Middle School is part of the Montclair Public School District in New Jersey.
How This School Compares
Buzz Aldrin Middle School has 610 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Montclair Public School District (557 students). Its 62% proficiency rate is 7 percentage points below the district average of 68%. Compared to the New Jersey state average of 56%, the school performs 5 points higher. With a 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Buzz Aldrin Middle School has 610 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 62% of students at Buzz Aldrin Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Buzz Aldrin Middle School is part of the Montclair Public School District in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.