| Index | Upper Montclair | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 63% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,604 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 823 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 157 | 7,963 |
| Index | Upper Montclair | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 97.7% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 97.5% | 86.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 94.4% | 60.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 87.9% | 43.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 86.4% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 47.3% | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 18.5% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 6.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Upper Montclair. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Upper Montclair, NJ schools is 63%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Upper Montclair, NJ, an average of 97.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 97.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orangeburg, NY | 4,454 | 98% | 103.1% |
| Teterboro, NJ | 110 | 95% | 96.9% |
| Alpine, NJ | 1,459 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 5,349 | 87% | 80.2% |
| Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ | 4,096 | 85% | 77.1% |
| Upper Montclair, NJ | 11,439 | 63% | 30.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Emmaus, PA | 11,438 | 62% | 29.9% |
| Terryville, NY | 11,437 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Ravenna, OH | 11,436 | 57% | 19.2% |
| Elizabethtown, PA | 11,445 | 63% | 31.9% |
| Manvel, TX | 11,432 | 49% | 2.5% |
| Upper Montclair, NJ | 11,439 | 63% | 30.6% |
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