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Mount Olive Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mount Olive Township.

Mount Olive Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of New Jersey school districts

Students
4,776
Schools
6
Spent per student
$27,069
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$9.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mount Olive Township School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.9M, about $2,073 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Mount Olive Township 29,503

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mount Olive Township. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Mount Olive Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Mount Olive High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 35.5% · 2,421 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 48.6% · 2,442 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 90.5% · 367 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,069 per student · 5% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 43%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 41%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,630’20
4,575’21
4,754’22
4,823’23
4,776’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 51%Hispanic 22%Asian 15%Black 8%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flanders
B+
565 students10:1
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Budd Lake
B+
696 students11:1
Tinc Rd. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Flanders
B+
449 students10:1
Sandshore Rd. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Budd Lake
B+
409 students10:1
Mount Olive Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Budd Lake
B+
1,137 students10:1
Mount Olive High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Flanders
A−
1,520 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lenape Valley Regional School DistrictByram Township, Netcong, Stanhope
$30,313per student
West Morris Regional School DistrictChester Township, Washington Township
$27,126per student
Allamuchy Township School DistrictAllamuchy Township
$24,746per student
Byram Township School DistrictByram Township
$22,306per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.