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Lakeview Elementary School

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Lakeview Elementary School ranks 140 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lakeview Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Denville, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 691 students. The school is part of the Denville Township K-8 School District, which is ranked 85 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakeview Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lakeview's 5th-grade students scored 83.8% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.7% for the state. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, including male students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs, outperforming the state and district averages in these categories. Additionally, Lakeview Elementary has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages, indicating a strong commitment to student attendance and engagement.

When compared to nearby schools, Riverview Elementary, another school in the Denville Township district, has lower test scores and a higher chronic absenteeism rate than Lakeview. Similarly, schools in the Dover Public School District and Rockaway Borough School District, which are closer in proximity, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Lakeview. This sustained excellence is a testament to the school's effective teaching practices and strong academic programs, making it an attractive option for families in the region.

699

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,419

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44 Cooper Road
Denville, NJ 07834

(973) 983-6540

District: Denville Township K-8 School District

Students who attend Lakeview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Valleyview Middle School
High:	Morris Knolls High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Asian:

12.3%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (73% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg46%

140^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Denville Township K-8 School District

85^th of 609Denville Township K-8 School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	140 of 1347	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	240 of 1338	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	236 of 1342	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	255 of 1345	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	159 of 1317	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	224 of 1360	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	149 of 1353	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	250 of 1352	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.3	214 of 1346	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.9	215 of 1357	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.7	152 of 1363	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	191 of 1367	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	270 of 1363	80.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	306 of 1360	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	212 of 1354	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	410 of 1346	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.5	474 of 1338	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.2	402 of 1329	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.5	558 of 1314	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.6	427 of 1303	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.8	408 of 1298	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.7	304 of 1204	74.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	60.7	144 of 339	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	183 of 1326	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	220 of 1317	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	213 of 1318	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	250 of 1326	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	136 of 1290	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	200 of 1331	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	141 of 1333	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	66.1	277 of 989	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	66 of 896	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	205 of 1023	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	89 of 1318	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	234 of 1313	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	253 of 1315	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	242 of 1324	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	204 of 1297	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	245 of 1335	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	163 of 1334	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	55 of 1023	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	127 of 989	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	113 of 958	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	172 of 949	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	275 of 868	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.1	72 of 1007	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	163 of 1001	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	152 of 970	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	179 of 963	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	255 of 975	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	194 of 976	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	150 of 964	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	254 of 1023	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	185 of 1022	81.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2021)58th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+30 vs state

Mathematics71%+24 vs state

Science60%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Cooper Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 983-6540	699	59	11.9	10.7%	504 (72.1%)	18 (2.6%)	60 (8.6%)	86 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	89.1	140^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.6%		83	240^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.1%	100	59.8	73.6	83.2	83.8		67.0	75.5	70.0		$10,419	$102	$10,317
Mount Tabor Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Park Rd & Route 53	Mount Tabor	07878	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 889-3361	340	27	12.6	17.4%	106 (31.2%)	12 (3.5%)	57 (16.8%)	153 (45.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	89	141^st of 1347 public elementary schools	89.5%		91.1	93^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.0%	48	60.3	72.7	82.2	76.2		77.8	71.4	69.9		$8,719	$125	$8,594
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	37 Keller Avenue	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8602	272	22	12.5	27.9%	126 (46.3%)	10 (3.7%)	108 (39.7%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	31.4	936^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.5%		70.9	406^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	530		34.9				39.1				$8,637	$54	$8,583
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 St Marys Place	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6545	465	50	9.3	3.4%	365 (78.5%)	7 (1.5%)	39 (8.4%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	82.1	248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.1	218^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.7%	30	51.2	69.5	66.2	77.9		75.6	60.3	61.6		$9,403	$18	$9,385
Littleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Brooklawn Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2847	392	30	13.2	11.0%	144 (36.7%)	19 (4.8%)	49 (12.5%)	164 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	89.2	138^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.8%		92.4	76^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.3%	62	59.3	71.2	80.6	72.4		84.7	80.7	69.0		$10,284	$139	$10,145
Mountain Way School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 Mountain Way	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-0339	201	25	8.1	11.9%	141 (70.1%)	9 (4.5%)	27 (13.4%)	14 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)								(n/a)										$10,134		$10,134
East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	411	38	10.8	71.8%	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	388 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.3	889^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.0%		38	822^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	67	26.4	7.4	27.4	60.6	51.7	11.1	25.8	41.2	38.9	$4,452	$577	$3,875
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	314	31	10.1	21.0%	156 (49.7%)	10 (3.2%)	106 (33.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	530^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		72.4	387^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.1%	143	45.0	42.1	71.4	61.0		52.6	54.7	35.0		$15,674	$107	$15,567
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	509	41	12.2	83.3%	20 (3.9%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.8	1239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.6	1151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.0%	88	12.5	4.1	23.4	33.4	21.0	5.2	21.3	15.0	14.6	$4,572	$529	$4,043
Fernbrook School	Public	K-5	206 Quaker Church Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-0660	474	47	10.0	25.9%	199 (42.0%)	14 (3.0%)	170 (35.9%)	76 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	55	617^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.2%		57.3	574^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.1%	43	35.8	30.8	66.7	60.8		41.8	60.5	50.6		$11,152	$351	$10,801

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeview Elementary School

Is Lakeview Elementary School a good school?

Lakeview Elementary School ranks 140^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lakeview Elementary School in?

Denville Township K-8 School District

How many students attend Lakeview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Lakeview Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lakeview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lakeview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valleyview Middle School
High : Morris Knolls High School

What is the racial makeup of Lakeview Elementary School?

Students at Lakeview Elementary School are 72% White, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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