Chester M. Stephens Elementary School

Regular School · BUDD LAKE, NJ

Chester M. Stephens Elementary School is a regular school school in BUDD LAKE, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 696 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

696

Teachers (FTE)

63.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	268	39%
Asian	170	24%
Hispanic/Latino	161	23%
Black or African American	60	9%
Two or more races	34	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	696	368M / 328F

English Language Learners: 38 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	36.0% +10.4pp	25.6%	316
Reading Proficiency	51.0% +4.2pp	46.8%	318
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	108

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.50 grade levels

Math

-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

5.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	696	100%

Contact & Location

99 SUNSET DRIVE

BUDD LAKE, NJ 07828

Phone: (973)691-4002

http://www.motsd.org/cms/

District

Mount Olive Township School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,092

District enrollment: 4,754

Other Schools in District

Mountain View Elementary School Elementary
Sandshore Rd. Elementary School Elementary
Tinc Rd. Elementary School Elementary
Mount Olive High School High
Mount Olive Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07828) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341098004404

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD