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Lake Hiawatha Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 449 students in grades PK-5 in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District in New Jersey. The school consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 62.5% of 3rd graders, 66.2% of 4th graders, and 78.4% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 43.6%, 50.8%, and 52.3% respectively. In Mathematics, the school had 70.1% of 3rd graders, 74% of 4th graders, and 76.9% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 47.6%, 45%, and 40.1%.
Lake Hiawatha Elementary School also performs particularly well in certain student subgroups, ranking 61st out of 559 New Jersey elementary schools for English Language Learner students, 124th out of 939 for Low Socioeconomic Status students, and 193rd out of 1,317 for Female students. However, the school has seen some fluctuation in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.2% to 18.1% over the past few years. Compared to other elementary schools in the district, Lake Hiawatha generally performs on par or slightly better in academic achievement, but some nearby schools like Hilldale School and Woodmont School significantly outperform it in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates.
Despite its strong academic performance, Lake Hiawatha Elementary School's spending per student of $11,814 in the 2018-2019 school year is lower than the spending at some nearby schools, such as Rockaway Meadow Elementary ($15,440) and Woodmont School ($15,994). However, the school has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating a high level of performance that places it among the top elementary schools in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District and the state of New Jersey.
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