Mount Olive Middle School

Mount Olive Middle School is a 6-8 campus of high-enrollment scale in BUDD LAKE, New Jersey, one of the schools within Mount Olive Township School District, caters to 1,137 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 97% above typical.

Mount Olive Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Mount Olive Township School District, a district that hosts 4,776 students overall.

On demographics, Mount Olive Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

In terms of school funding signals, Mount Olive Middle School shows 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mount Olive Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.1%; this one delivers 46.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate median household earnings sit near $137,326, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Morris County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), Mount Olive Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tinc Rd. Elementary School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mount Olive Middle School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.1%.

Mount Olive Middle School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Mount Olive Middle School's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,063 (now 1,137). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 62% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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