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Mount Olive Middle School

Q: Is Mount Olive Middle School a good school?

Mount Olive Middle School ranks 283 rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 62% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Mount Olive Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,124 students in grades 6-8 in Budd Lake, New Jersey. The school is part of the Mount Olive Township School District, which is ranked 206 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Olive Middle School has historically been a strong-performing school, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools for many years. However, its ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 101 out of 716 New Jersey middle schools in 2016-2017 to 283 out of 752 in 2024-2025. The school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 6-8, with particularly strong performance among African American and English Language Learner students. However, the school's performance for White and Special Education students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 50% of New Jersey middle schools in these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Long Valley Middle School ranks higher in the state and has stronger performance across most subject areas. Additionally, Mount Olive Middle School has a higher student-teacher ratio (10.2) compared to nearby schools like Long Valley Middle School (8.7) and Black River Middle School (9.2), which may impact the quality of instruction. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.3% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to the school's declining academic performance.

1,137

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,624

Per pupil spending ?

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Wolfe Road
Budd Lake, NJ 07828

(973) 691-4006

District: Mount Olive Township School District

Students who attend Mount Olive Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mount Olive High School

Feeder schools for Mount Olive Middle School:

Elementary:	Chester M. Stephens Elementary School
	Mountain View Elementary School
	Sandshore Rd. Elementary School
	Tinc Rd. Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Asian:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2017 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2017) to 62nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg43%

283^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

206^th of 609Mount Olive Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	283 of 752	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	266 of 743	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	203 of 748	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	174 of 745	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	186 of 652	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	128 of 745	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	101 of 716	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	94 of 712	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	101 of 713	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	52.1	338 of 713	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.6	142 of 717	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	165 of 704	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	161 of 677	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	150 of 684	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	163 of 677	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	173 of 664	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.5	145 of 640	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	156 of 631	75.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.9	232 of 615	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.8	104 of 599	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	78.4	143 of 588	75.7%	★★★★☆
2003	83.5	79 of 574	86.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	41 of 359	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	31 of 352	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	44 of 361	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	24 of 356	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	26 of 291	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	36 of 326	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	74 of 326	77.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	117 of 204	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	118 of 200	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	80 of 201	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	73 of 200	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	62 of 147	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	37 of 199	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	29 of 200	85.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	103 of 343	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	95 of 320	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	49 of 288	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	112 of 270	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	33 of 197	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	12 of 227	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	4 of 202	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	242 of 728	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	235 of 717	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	170 of 720	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	179 of 726	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	173 of 625	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	110 of 703	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	73 of 680	89.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	278 of 608	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	269 of 589	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	165 of 587	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	196 of 591	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	80 of 480	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	32 of 524	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	28 of 504	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	223 of 613	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	125 of 584	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	100 of 568	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	64 of 549	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	104 of 467	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	37 of 541	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	52 of 522	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	274 of 726	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	244 of 719	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	204 of 718	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	178 of 730	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	178 of 635	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	105 of 697	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	81 of 675	88.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	289 of 507	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	241 of 510	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	142 of 505	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	150 of 535	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	143 of 401	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	108 of 492	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	85 of 471	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	286 of 502	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	251 of 510	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	221 of 509	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	179 of 512	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	226 of 435	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.9	90 of 504	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	48 of 497	90.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)89th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+19 vs state

Algebra I72%+24 vs state

English Language Arts61%+4 vs state

Mathematics41%+6 vs state

Science23%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, January 20, 2019

The best school I've ever been to. I love it a lot and the place itself is amazing. I recommend greatly. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Very good school, very educational Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

i hate this school but i love some of my teachers Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

this school doesn't know how to handle anything and the "principal" doesn't know how to manage a school. they just dont care Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Wolfe Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 691-4006	1,137	114	10.0	23.9%	599 (52.7%)	84 (7.4%)	242 (21.3%)	162 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.3%)	59.5	283^rd of 752 public middle schools	62.4%		61.3	266^th of 743 public middle schools	64.2%	17		22.8				57.9	64.7	60.3				50.9	48.0	6.1	100.0	68.2	71.7			100.0	100.0	$9,624	$367	$9,257
Hackettstown Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Washington Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-8554	507	44	11.5	46.0%	261 (51.5%)	17 (3.4%)	194 (38.3%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	55.6	305^th of 752 public middle schools	59.4%		61.8	259^th of 743 public middle schools	65.1%	46	24.4	19.2			46.2	49.6	60.0	63.3			31.9	30.2	44.5	31.9		100.0	100.0					$11,392	$146	$11,246
Long Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Mill Rd	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 876-3434	625	73	8.6	7.7%	472 (75.5%)	18 (2.9%)	82 (13.1%)	31 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	80.5	124^th of 752 public middle schools	83.5%		81.6	111^th of 743 public middle schools	85.1%	13		24.1				70.7	83.4	81.3				58.5	62.8	32.5	100.0	86.1	88.2	100.0	100.0			$11,408		$11,408
Black River Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Rt. 513 - North Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 879-6363	352	36	9.8	5.7%	255 (72.4%)	7 (2.0%)	52 (14.8%)	29 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	84.3	90^th of 752 public middle schools	88.0%		84.2	87^th of 743 public middle schools	88.3%	3		47.9				73.4	72.0	80.5				62.4	55.7	46.8	100.0	91.7	94.9	100.0	100.0			$11,856	$160	$11,696
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	7-8	47 Eyland Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-2973	531	53	9.9	21.3%	317 (59.7%)	26 (4.9%)	133 (25.0%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	55.8	304^th of 752 public middle schools	59.6%		60.9	269^th of 743 public middle schools	63.8%	35		18.9					62.1	66.0					40.7	12.6		75.9	76.2					$16,096		$16,096
Lincoln/Roosevelt School	Public	5-6	34 North Hillside Avenue	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-4331	484	46	10.5	25.4%	286 (59.1%)	21 (4.3%)	139 (28.7%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)								(n/a)	26.6				41.0	48.9					37.4	36.3										$11,069		$11,069
Allamuchy Township School	Public	3-8	20 Johnsonburg Road	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-1894	253	22	11.3	11.9%	158 (62.5%)	18 (7.1%)	44 (17.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.3%)	59.8	278^th of 752 public middle schools	63.0%		61.4	264^th of 743 public middle schools	64.5%	14	18.5	25.6	31.7	40.4	29.6	47.7	62.5	83.8	61.0	34.1	25.9	36.4	43.8	10.0		86.9	86.9					$12,269	$382	$11,887
Hopatcong Middle School	Public	4-7	1 David Road	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8804	435	36	12.1	40.0%	219 (50.3%)	28 (6.4%)	165 (37.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22.2	578^th of 752 public middle schools	23.1%		22.1	578^th of 743 public middle schools	22.2%		32.1			38.3	46.2	39.5	34.7			29.9	39.5	20.2	20.4									$11,825		$11,825
Byram Intermediate School	Public	5-8	12 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	346	34	10.1	8.7%	266 (76.9%)	16 (4.6%)	54 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	74	163^rd of 752 public middle schools	78.3%		75.8	155^th of 743 public middle schools	79.1%	8	28.0	29.3			56.1	74.1	70.1	61.3			26.8	44.8	59.5	34.8		100.0	100.0					$14,338	$137	$14,201
Mount Arlington Public School	Public	3-8	235 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-4400	223	29	7.6	26.0%	96 (43.0%)	14 (6.3%)	88 (39.5%)	21 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	72.7	176^th of 752 public middle schools	76.6%		63.5	247^th of 743 public middle schools	66.8%	71	50.0	31.4	55.2	51.0	63.3	89.2	83.3	82.8	44.7	55.3	50.0	51.3	43.4			50.0	50.0					$3,206		$3,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Olive Middle School

Is Mount Olive Middle School a good school?

Mount Olive Middle School ranks 283^rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Mount Olive Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mount Olive Middle School usually go on to attend Mount Olive High School

What district is Mount Olive Middle School in?

Mount Olive Township School District

How many students attend Mount Olive Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,137 students attended Mount Olive Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Olive Middle School?

Students at Mount Olive Middle School are 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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