Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Olive Township’s public schools outscore 73% of New Jersey districts
Math proficiency in Mount Olive Township’s districts is 47%, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Olive Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Mount Olive Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 458 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Olive Township’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 64% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $27,069 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Mount Olive Middle School, then Mount Olive High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Mount Olive Township’s grade
B+: better than 73% of New Jersey school districts, #120 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Olive Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Mount Olive Township
Mountain View Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 565 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Flanders
6th grade in Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,137 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Budd Lake
7th grade in Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,137 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Budd Lake
8th grade in Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,137 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Budd Lake
9th grade in Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,520 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Flanders
10th grade in Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,520 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Flanders
11th grade in Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,520 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Flanders
12th grade in Mount Olive Township
Mount Olive High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,520 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Flanders
Mount Olive Township’s public schools are run by Mount Olive Township School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Mount Olive Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Mount Olive Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive Township | B+ | Mount Olive Township |
| Byram | B+ | Byram Township PK–8 · Lenape Valley Regional 9–12 |
| Hackettstown | B− | Hackettstown Town |
| Allamuchy | C | Allamuchy Township |
| Washington | A− | Washington Township PK–8 · West Morris Regional 9–12 |
| Stanhope | B− | Stanhope Borough PK–8 · Lenape Valley Regional 9–12 |
| Netcong | B− | Netcong Borough PK–8 · Lenape Valley Regional 9–12 |
| Roxbury | B− | Roxbury Township |
| Chester | A | Chester Township PK–8 · West Morris Regional 9–12 |
Every school in Mount Olive Township
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Mount Olive Township’s schools
Are Mount Olive Township’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mount Olive Township children attend outscore 73% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #120 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mount Olive Township in?
Mount Olive Township School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,776 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Mount Olive Township kids go to high school?
Mount Olive High School in Flanders, with 1,520 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Mount Olive Township’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Mount Olive Township School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Mount Olive Township spend per student?
$27,069 in Mount Olive Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Mount Olive Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mount Olive Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.