Best Public Schools in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Summary:

The city of Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey is home to two strong-performing elementary schools: Lake Hiawatha Elementary School and Knollwood Elementary School, both part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. These schools consistently outperform the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, with Lake Hiawatha Elementary School ranking 200th out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools and Knollwood Elementary School ranking 306th.

Lake Hiawatha Elementary School stands out with particularly strong test scores, with 5th-grade students achieving 78.4% proficiency in ELA and 76.9% proficiency in Mathematics. Knollwood Elementary School also impresses, with 3rd-grade students achieving 70.9% proficiency in Mathematics. The schools differ in their student demographics, with Lake Hiawatha Elementary School having a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (12.25%) compared to Knollwood Elementary School (21.79%).

Both schools have a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a strong educational environment in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. The higher per-student spending at Lake Hiawatha Elementary School ($11,814) compared to Knollwood Elementary School ($9,117) may contribute to the school's high academic achievement, while the lower student-teacher ratio at Knollwood Elementary School (11.5:1) could also be a factor in its strong performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)			NJSLA Mathematics (2024)			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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Lincoln Avenue	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-4344	462	35	13.0	19.0%	111 (24.0%)	12 (2.6%)	83 (18.0%)	245 (53.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	85.6	200^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.1%		88.7	141^st of 1342 public elementary schools	89.5%	59	53.8	62.5	66.2	78.4	70.1	74.0	76.9	$11,814	$384	$11,430
Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Knoll Road	Lake Hiawatha	07034	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7060	389	30	12.7	25.2%	93 (23.9%)	10 (2.6%)	53 (13.6%)	210 (54.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	78	306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.1%		83.2	224^th of 1342 public elementary schools	83.3%	82	31.4	67.5	61.0	61.2	70.9	76.3	62.8	$9,117	$161	$8,956

Cities Near Lake Hiawatha

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parsippany	0.77 mi	8	87^th
Montville	1.54 mi	4	49^th
Pine Brook	1.69 mi	2	16^th
Boonton	1.75 mi	4	129^th
Mountain Lakes	2.5 mi	4	25^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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