Tinc Rd. Elementary School, Flanders NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Tinc Rd. Elementary School

Tinc Rd. Elementary School is a regular public elementary school in Flanders, New Jersey, serving kindergarten through fifth grade within the Mount Olive Township School District. It is one of several elementary schools feeding into the district’s middle and high schools, and the grade band means no state graduation rate applies.

On state assessments for the 2024-25 school year, the school posted results that place its overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades above the midpoint relative to districts in Morris County. In both math and English language arts, a majority of students in grades three through five met or exceeded the NJSLA proficiency standard, with fourth graders showing the highest performance in both subjects. Math proficiency ran slightly higher than reading in grade four, while grade five saw a dip in math relative to the earlier grades. Science, tested only in grade five and measured against a different proficiency threshold, saw a smaller share of students meet the bar. The pattern is fairly typical for an elementary school: solid core academic performance with some variation by grade and subject, and parents may want to ask the school about supports in the upper elementary years, particularly around fifth-grade math and science.

Enrollment is moderate for its grade band, with about four hundred sixty students spread across kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest group, followed by smaller shares of Black, Asian, and multiracial students, and a handful of Native American and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Just over a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a level that is below the state average for elementary schools in New Jersey and reflects the area’s affluence. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not provided, so a parent looking into special education or English language support would want to contact the school directly for that information.

Flanders is an unincorporated community within Mount Olive Township, a suburban setting in southwestern Morris County. The area is car-dependent, a place where most residents commute to work, and the community is well-educated with a high share of bachelor’s degree holders. Median home values in the ZIP code are well above the national typical, and gross rents are also high, indicative of a competitive housing market. The population of Flanders declined modestly between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, though estimates suggest it has since stabilized. No specific major employers or a downtown core sit within Flanders itself; civic services and recreation are provided at the township level.

The Mount Olive Township School District, which oversees Tinc Rd., has made a lasting programmatic change in recent years by transitioning to full-day kindergarten, an expansion from the previous half-day offering. This matters for families with young children considering the district, as it eliminates the need for afternoon childcare or a half-day schedule. No other major district-level changes were reported in available sources, and no tax referendum or facility plans were identified.

Tinc Rd. Elementary offers a solid academic foundation with reading and math performance that sits comfortably in the upper half of Morris County districts. The school environment reflects its suburban, predominantly middle- to upper-middle-class community. Families drawn to the area should be prepared for a high-cost housing market, a commute-oriented lifestyle, and a school that provides consistent elementary instruction without major gaps in core academics. For those weighing options, the full-day kindergarten is a practical advantage, and the district’s overall proficiency profile suggests the elementary years are a reliable entry point into the Mount Olive system.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 58% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 66% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 55% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 55% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 66% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 69% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Science

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 36% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolMount Olive Township School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income63%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income55%Higher-income80%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income71%30 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income67%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income87%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income67%26 pp gap