Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07034

Summary:

The 07034 zip code area is home to two high-performing elementary schools, Lake Hiawatha Elementary School and Knollwood Elementary School, both part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District. These schools consistently rank among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with both earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While both schools demonstrate strong academic performance, Lake Hiawatha Elementary appears to be the stronger performer, outpacing Knollwood Elementary in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments. Lake Hiawatha also has a higher percentage of Asian students and lower rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a more affluent student population. However, Knollwood has a more diverse student body, with a higher percentage of students identifying as two or more races.

Both schools maintain a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating they provide a high-quality education for their students. The differences in student demographics, academic performance, and resource allocation between the two schools offer interesting points of comparison that could be further explored to identify best practices and areas for improvement. Overall, families in the 07034 zip code can be confident that their children will receive an excellent education at either Lake Hiawatha Elementary or Knollwood Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)			NJSLA Mathematics (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	449	34	13.0	12.2%	100 (22.3%)	10 (2.2%)	75 (16.7%)	255 (56.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	88.7	141^st of 1342 public elementary schools	89.5%		81.1	266^th of 1345 public elementary schools	80.2%	125	49.1	61.9	84.0	79.7	71.0	84.3	72.8	$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	358	31	11.5	21.8%	76 (21.2%)	6 (1.7%)	52 (14.5%)	199 (55.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	83.2	224^th of 1342 public elementary schools	83.3%		79.2	300^th of 1345 public elementary schools	77.7%	76	48.3	77.4	70.9	60.7	74.2	68.6	60.7	$9,117	$161	$8,956

Cities Near Zip Code 07034

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Hiawatha	0.26 mi	2	71^st
Parsippany	0.77 mi	8	109^th
Montville	1.54 mi	4	44^th
Pine Brook	1.69 mi	2	17^th
Boonton	1.75 mi	5	126^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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