Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07828

Summary:

The 07828 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Chester M. Stephens Elementary School and Sandshore Rd. Elementary School) and 1 middle school (Mount Olive Middle School) - all part of the Mount Olive Township School District. These schools generally perform well, with Sandshore Rd. Elementary School and Mount Olive Middle School standing out as top performers in the state.

Sandshore Rd. Elementary School has the highest statewide ranking among the 3 schools, ranking 349 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools. It also has the highest percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. In contrast, Chester M. Stephens Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 21.6%, indicating a more diverse student population.

Mount Olive Middle School has the highest statewide ranking among the 3 schools, ranking 203 out of 748 New Jersey middle schools. It also has the highest percentage of students proficient or better in Algebra I and Algebra II compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. However, all 3 schools struggle with lower proficiency rates in 8th grade Mathematics, with Mount Olive Middle School having only 6.1% proficient or better in 2024-2025.

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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 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 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
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Sunset Drive	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4002	696	64	10.9	27.3%	268 (38.5%)	60 (8.6%)	161 (23.1%)	170 (24.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	61	524^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.1%		64.1	488^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.5%	36	29.9		47.5	63.5	63.2				55.7	64.4	44.0									$9,600	$530	$9,070
Sandshore Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	498 Sandshore Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4003	409	41	9.9	10.5%	231 (56.5%)	19 (4.6%)	72 (17.6%)	67 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	75.5	349^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.1%		68.8	435^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.5%	86	44.0		55.5	67.1	81.3				54.1	64.6	65.4									$10,512	$325	$10,187

Cities Near Zip Code 07828

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Budd Lake	1.97 mi	3	209^th
Flanders	2.75 mi	3	172^nd
Netcong	2.88 mi	1	340^th
Stanhope	3.14 mi	4	214^th
Long Valley	3.64 mi	4	124^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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