Schools in Budd Lake · Mount Olive Township School District
Budd Lake’s public schools beat 68% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Budd Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
79%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 11 pts vs NJ 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 10 pts vs NJ 25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 3 pts vs NJ 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$27.1K
▼ 5% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Budd Lake compares
B+ Test scoresB− Graduation
New Jersey school districts we grade (645)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (452)Better than 79%
High confidence. Built on 2,353 tested students and a graduating class of 390; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Budd Lake.
4 schools teach K in Budd Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Chester M. Stephens Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Tinc Rd. Elementary School and Sandshore Rd. Elementary School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Budd Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Chester M. Stephens Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Tinc Rd. Elementary School and Sandshore Rd. Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Budd Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Chester M. Stephens Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Tinc Rd. Elementary School and Sandshore Rd. Elementary School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Budd Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Chester M. Stephens Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Tinc Rd. Elementary School and Sandshore Rd. Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Budd Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Chester M. Stephens Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Tinc Rd. Elementary School and Sandshore Rd. Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Budd Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Chester M. Stephens Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Tinc Rd. Elementary School and Sandshore Rd. Elementary School.
The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Mount Olive Middle SchoolMount Olive Township School District
9–12Mount Olive High Schoolin Flanders
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading58%
State average 47.3%
Math35%
State average 25.4%
Every school in Budd Lake
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Budd Lake · in other towns
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School
B+696 students11:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
B+565 students10:1Rate it →
Tinc Rd. Elementary School
B+449 students10:1Rate it →
Sandshore Rd. Elementary School
B+409 students10:1Rate it →
Mount Olive Middle School
B+1,137 students10:1Rate it →
Mount Olive High School
A−1,520 students12:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Budd Lake
There’s no college in Budd Lake, but 27 are within 30 miles. The closest is Centenary University in Hackettstown, 5.4 miles away.
Centenary UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hackettstown
5.4 mi1,203 students
County College of MorrisCommunity college · Public · Randolph
8.3 mi5,346 students
Assumption College for SistersCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Denville
13 mi35 students
Rabbinical College of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Morris
13.3 mi206 students
Sussex County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Newton
13.5 mi1,826 students
Saint Elizabeth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Florham Park
16.8 mi874 students
Warren County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Washington
17.2 mi3,157 students
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Madison
17.3 mi2,671 students
Drew UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Madison
18.1 mi2,160 students
Raritan Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Branchburg
18.4 mi5,880 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Budd Lake. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 17 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.